The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan, in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan, with the support of the United Nations Development Program in Tajikistan (UNDP), held a regular meeting of the interdepartmental working group on “rapid industrialists of the country and export diversification” within the framework of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The meeting was attended by members of the interdepartmental working group on accelerated industrialization of the country and export diversification, representatives of government agencies, development partners, the private sector and representatives of civil society.
Opening the meeting, Advisor to the Minister of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan Bobokalonzod Qurbon spoke about the contribution of the industry, which is one of the main sectors of sustainable economic development and the main basis for achieving the country's fourth strategic goal in the medium-term development perspective.
At the same time, the Advisor to the Secretariat of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan at the beginning of the meeting spoke about the role of the Council in the implementation of the National Development Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan for the period up to 2030, the medium-term development program of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2021-2025 (NDS for 2021-2025) and the Sustainable Development Goals. It was noted that the Council is an advisory body to the President of the Republic of Tajikistan and was created to ensure cooperation between government agencies, the private sector and civil society on the implementation of strategic planning documents and Tajikistan's international commitments regarding the global agenda for the period up to 2030. Within the framework of the Council, there are interdepartmental working groups on 14 important priority areas of the country's development, the purpose of which is to discuss ways to achieve the set national goals and objectives.
It was noted that in order to transition the country's economy from an agrarian-industrial model to an industrial-agrarian one, taking into account the importance of the industrial sector in solving socio-economic issues and creating jobs in 2018, in the Message of the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, esteemed Emomali Rahmon to the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, accelerated industrialization of the country was declared the fourth national and strategic goal of the country. The main goal of accelerated industrialization of the country is considered to be the formation of a developed and competitive national industry and, on its basis, a qualitative increase in the level of the entire national economy and the well-being of the people of the country. The adopted goal plays a decisive role in reducing the country's dependence on imports of essential goods, providing various industries with modern equipment, strengthening export capacities and ensuring the diversification of domestic production.
It was noted with satisfaction that the volume of industrial production increased from 16.9 billion somoni in 2015 to 46.8 billion somoni in 2023, which is almost 3 times more. At the same time, the share of the industry in the GDP structure increased from 12.3% in 2015 to 16.2% in 2023. It was also noted that 3,453 industrial enterprises were registered in the republic in 2023, which is 1,454 (1999) more than in 2017.
During the meeting, the Voluntary Local Review of Dushanbe identified and discussed the runic principles of the program for accelerated industrialization of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2020-2025, the Action Plan for the implementation and the main indicators for monitoring and evaluating the NBR for 2021-2025, as well as an assessment of the issues of accelerated industrialization of the country and export diversification. During the meeting, it was noted that the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan is responsible for the implementation of 36 action plans and 22 key indicators for monitoring and evaluating the NBR for 2021-2025, and it is necessary to expand cooperation with all relevant parties and take practical measures to ensure their effective and timely implementation.
At the end of the meeting, the Advisor to the Minister of Industry and New Technologies and the Advisor to the Secretariat of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan invited the members of the working group to further strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation in the implementation of strategic planning documents at the National, sectoral and regional levels in order to achieve the goals set in the NDB 2021-2025, NDS-2030 and SDGs.
