Dushanbe, 11.05.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. A training program on private sector development that targets mid-level government officials has launched on May 10, in Dushanbe.
According to World Bank Mission in Tajikistan, the training is part of the World Bank Group financed Central Asia Youth Empowerment and Jobs Project, which aims to improve the business climate and foster youth entrepreneurship in Tajikistan through capacity building of state entities and skills training for youth.
Within the framework of the programm will be provided support to mid-level government officials to implement more effective policies that target private sector development with a specific focus on youth, given that more than 50% of the population is under the age of 25.
The training will also include more general topics on private sector development, such as foreign investments, tax policy and access to credit.
“As a result of reforms, the share of the private sector in GDP represents 67 percent; almost 80 percent of tax revenues come from the private sector and 65 percent of the economically active population is employed by the private sector,” said Nigina Anvari, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Investments and State Property Management.
The program will cover a new group of civil servants every 6 months and by the end of the project, in 18 months, over 100 representatives of selected ministries and public agencies will have been trained. A local company “Imkon Consulting” in collaboration with the World Bank Group team as well as regional and international experts implements the training.