DUSHNBE, January 12, Asia-Plus — Representatives from more than 50 Tajik enterprises will take part at a Tajik-Chinese business forum that will be held in China during President Rahmonov’s visit to this country.
Odil Sangov, the first deputy head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), told Asia-Plus that top managers of Tajik and Chinese largest companies and enterprises will take part in the forum’s work.
“CCI has already held talks with Tajik companies that expressed wish to attend the forum in Beijing,” Sangov said, noting that each of these companies has prepared at least one investment project to discuss in Beijing.
According to him, a Tajik business delegation will include top managers of Tojikcement (Dushanbe cement plant), Zeravshan Gold Company (ZGC), Shirin (confectionery), Joint-Stock Company Textiles, KhujandCotton, Yoqut-2000, Limited Liability Company Humo, Tajik Vostokredmet (Eastern Rare Metals), Babilon (cellular operator) and telecomm Technology Ltd, as well as heads of Tajikistan’s largest banks such as OryonBonk, AmonatBonk (Tajik savings bank), AgroInvestBonk and TajPromBank.
According to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MoEDT), 41 enterprises with participation of Chinese capital currently operate in Tajikistan. As of October 1, 2006, Tajikistan has received from China $9.3 million in direct investments.
