DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, May 2. Tajikistan’s
foreign trade turnover exceeded $2.67 billion from January to March
of the current year, increasing by 12.8% compared to the same
period last year, Trend reports via the press service of the President
of Tajikistan.
The announcement was made by President of Tajikistan Emomali
Rahmon at a government meeting held in Tajikistan.
According to him, the trade balance remains negative and amounts
to over $1.64 billion.
In this regard, the ministries of economic development and
trade, industry and new technologies, the Agency for Export, and
other relevant bodies were instructed to ensure an increase in
exports of processed products with high added value, reduce the
domestic market’s dependence on imports, strengthen the production
of competitive domestic goods, as well as diversify exports and
expand external markets.
Meanwhile, Tajikistan has been pursuing policies aimed at
diversifying exports, increasing industrial processing capacity,
and expanding access to external markets.
The government continues to prioritize the development of
competitive domestic industries and the promotion of value-added
production as part of its broader economic modernization
strategy.
