DUSHANBE, March 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – An exhibition of economic achievements of Afghanistan is expected to take place in Dushanbe in August this year.
This issue was discussed here at the end of last week at a meeting of Sharif Said, Head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) with a delegation of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI), led by Khan Jan Alkozay, First Deputy Chairman of the ACCI.
Tajik CCI press center reports the two sides discussed issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Afghanistan.
They reportedly reached an agreement on holding the exhibition of economic achievements of Afghanistan in Dushanbe in August this year.
The number of Afghan entrepreneurs working in Tajikistan’s has reportedly increased in recent years. 85 Afghan enterprises now operate in Tajikistan.
According to data from the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, a two-way trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan last year valued at 106 million USD, which was 10.8 percent fewer than in 2013. This consisted of Tajikistan’s exports to Afghanistan estimated at 54 million USD and Tajikistan’s imports from Afghanistan worth 52 million USD.
