DUSHANBE, 16.10.2020 (NIAT Khovar) – Today, a round table on Entrepreneurship and Investment as Basis for Economic Development was held within the framework of the Day of Entrepreneurs in the hall of the National Library under the leadership of the Chairman of State Committee on Investments and State Property Management Hamralizoda Farrukh. Representatives of the private sector, relevant ministries and agencies, development partners, and invited guests attended the round table.

Taking into account the priorities identified by the government, necessary measures will be taken to continue the process of economic reform to support entrepreneurship, taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and potential risks to the national economy.

Jan Peter Olters, chair of the Development Coordination Council, Permanent Representative of the World Bank in Tajikistan, Pratibha Mehta, UNDP resident representative, representatives of the National Bank of Tajikistan, Shuhrat Mirzoev, UNDP expert, Zamira Samadova, CEO of Imkon Consulting, and Turaev Alikhon, deputy executive director of Anzob Metallurgical Company delivered brief presentations at the meeting.

The main focus of the event was investment and business climate, the formation of dialogue with entrepreneurs and investors, new investment opportunities, legal, economic and social aspects of business development. Pesentations were given on the results of the analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium businesses, the project State Support and Private Sector Development Program for 2021-2030, corporate governance, and other relevant topics.

Putting effort and contributing to the development of domestic production, the production of more import-substituting, and export-oriented products, providing the domestic market with competitive products was emphasized.