DUSHANBE, April 18, 2011, Asia-Plus — The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will work with the Government of Tajikistan to improve the investment climate for energy investment, according to the State Committee on Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest).
The source says this issue was discussed here at a meeting of the GosKomInvest head Davlatali Saidov with Mr. Christopher Miller, IFC Country Officer in Tajikistan.
According to him, in the course of the talks, Mr. Miller noted that IFC plans to support the government in developing a law on Public Private Partnership which will help attract investors for construction of small hydropower plants in Tajikistan.
The two reportedly also discussed the progress of implementation of the IFC-sponsored projects in the country.
Saidov, in particular, noted that GosKomInvest was currently developing a program to enhance Tajikistan’s legislation for improvement of cooperation between the government and the private sector as well as the entrepreneurship development support program for 2012-2020, the source added.
