DUSHANBE, December 21, Asia-Plus — A forum of Tajik entrepreneurs, staged by the State Committee for Investments and Management of State-owned Property, is expected to be held at the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex in Dushanbe on December 24.
The source at the committee said that the conference would bring together more than 1,300 entrepreneurs from all regions of the country. According to her, 200 entrepreneurs from Dushanbe, 130 from Khatlon and 100 from Sughd will attend the meeting.
She found it difficult to say how many entrepreneurs from Gorno Badakhshan and the districts subordinate to the center will take part at a December 24 meeting in the Tajik capital.
Meanwhile, Asia-Plus’ correspondent for Gorno Badakhshan said that 25 local entrepreneurs representing all districts of the region would attend the forum in Dushanbe.
Representatives from the government institutions and international financial institutions accredited in Tajikistan will also attend the forum.
On December 25, representatives of the Tajik business circles will meet with President Emomali Rahmon.
We will recall that during a meeting with senior representatives of the government and leading businesspeople on November 21, President Rahmon called for greater investment in strategically significant projects essential ford development of the country and stressed that development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) was one of the basic purposes of the government’s economic policy. He also highlighted the need for entrepreneurs and businessmen to familiarize themselves with modern foreign technologies. The president also announced a follow-up meeting set for December.
