DUSHANBE, December 25, Asia-Plus — On Tuesday December 25, President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with representatives from Tajik business circles to discuss problems facing development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the country.
Addressing the meeting, the head of state noted that noticeable economic results had been yielded in the country over the past years. According to him, gross domestic product (GDO) has risen 1.5 times over the last five years and budget allocations have risen five times.
The president underlined the importance of construction of roads and noted that the problem of reduction of Tajikistan’s isolation from world markets would be resolved before the end of 2009. According to him investment in such projects promotes development of entrepreneurship and export industries in the country.
Dwelling on the energy sector, President Rahmon called on Tajik entrepreneurs to invest in construction of power plants and power-transmission lines.
On the construction sector, the head of state noted that foreign investment have accounted for more than 80 percent of the total volume of funds invested in enhancement of the construction sector, while a share of the Tajik private sector remains inconsiderable.
“In the industrial sector, a share of the private sector accounts for 43.5 percent, in the agrarian sector – 90.2 percent, while in the construction sector, it accounts for less than 20 percent,” the president said.
