Tajik President Emomali Rahmon at a meeting with World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Antonello Bassani expressed satisfaction with the level of cooperation between Tajikistan and the World Bank over 30 years of partnership, Avesta reports.
Rahmon emphasized that the WB had allocated more than $2.7 billion during this time for the implementation of 116 projects in various areas of Tajikistan.
At the meeting, the subject of discussion was the current state and prospects for cooperation between Tajikistan and the World Bank.
The guest recalled the significant opportunities of Tajikistan in the production and export of clean and renewable electricity and, on this basis, the "green" economy, reaffirmed the readiness of the World Bank to support Tajikistan's contribution to the global climate change agenda.
An exchange of views took place on attracting more investment from partners in the development of healthcare, education, social protection, water supply and irrigation, access of the population to high-quality products, as well as for the development of the digital economy.
Support for the continuation of economic reforms, financing for the development of the energy sector and ensuring food security were regarded as effective cooperation between Tajikistan and the World Bank.
Regarding the difficult situation of today's world and the strengthening of undesirable consequences, it was considered necessary to establish the implementation of permanent reforms to prevent and reduce the impact of threats and negative factors affecting the national economy.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
June 5, 2023