A round table with participation of senior representatives of Tajikistan’s relevant ministries and agencies, Tajik private sector, the U.S.-Tajikistan Business Council as well as representatives of United States’ General Electric, Coca-Cola, Valley Irrigation and VISA took place in Dushanbe on October 27, according to the State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest).
During the meeting, US businesspeople were reportedly informed of business and investment environment in Tajikistan.
Sectors like industry energy, agriculture and banking sector were outlined as areas, which could drive the trade between Tajikistan and the United States.
After the official part of the meeting, a meeting of representatives of the Tajik and the U.S. business communities took place.
U.S. companies were invited to invest in Tajikistan’s economy and launching joint ventures in Tajikistan.
In terms of the amount of capital invested in Tajikistan’s economy, the United States stands fourth among 65 countries, behind only China, Russia and the United Kingdom.
According to data from the GosKomInvest, the United States invested 712.8 million U.S. dollars in Tajikistan’s economy during the period from 2007 to 2021, which was 6.5 percent of total foreign investments attracted by the country over the reporting period.
The United States has invested in communications, financial, agrarian, educational, health, construction and industrial sectors of Tajikistan as well as in embankment construction and improvement of water supply in the country.
