DUSHANBE, October 27, 2009, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan’s current investment portfolio includes 59 projects for a total amount of 1.842 billion U.S. dollars, the first deputy head of the State Committee for Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest), Abdugaffor Rahmonov, told reporters in Dushanbe on October 26.
According to him, most of the projects are aimed at enhancement of energy and transportation sectors that are priorities of Tajikistan’s economic policy.
“Loans account for 75.3 percent of the overall amount of the country investment portfolio, grants – 14.3 percent, Tajik government’s contribution – 6.9 percent, and contributions of communities – 3.5 percent,” said Rahmonov, “Over the first nine months of this year, more than 210 million U.S. dollars have been drawn for implementation of the investment projects”
He added that 243 million U.S. dollars had been attracted for development of the energy sector. “These funds have been gone mainly to supporting construction of the Sangtuda-1 and the Sangtuda-2 hydropower plants,” the GosKomInvest official said.
Rahmonov noted that because of the global financial crisis, Tajikistan has received investments 400 million U.S. dollars less this year.
