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Business in Tajikistan, Dushanbe. Tajik Economy



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Syllabus of the Subject

Privatization in Tajikistan. Tajik Foreign Trade. Mining. Silk Road

  1. Introduction to the Republic of Tajikistan (Central Asia)
  2. Tajik Economy
    1. Privatization Process in Tajikistan
  3. Business in Dushanbe
  4. Foreign Trade of Tajikistan
  5. Business Opportunities in Tajikistan:
    1. Energy
    2. Mining Industry
    3. Chemical industry
    4. Civil construction
    5. Construction materials manufacturing
    6. Light and food industry
    7. Agriculture and agricultural processing products
    8. Transport
    9. Tourism
  6. Investment in Tajikistan
  7. Case Study: Tajik Aluminum Company
  8. Access to the Tajik market
  9. Business Plan for Tajikistan

Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China...


The purposes of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Tajikistan” are the following:

  1. To analyze the Tajik Economy and Foreign Trade
  2. To identify business opportunities in Tajikistan
  3. To explore the Tajik trade relations with the student's country
  4. To know the Tajik Trade Agreements
  5. To examine the profile of Tajik companies
  6. To develop a business plan for the Tajik market

Online Student Master in International Business

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Tajikistan” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters in International Business and Foreign Trade (MIB)

Doctorate: World Trade.

Doctorate in International Business (DIB) Online

Masters adapted to Tajikistan, Masters, International Business Trade Tajik Students.

Languages: Masters, Doctorate, International Business, English (or Study Master Doctorate in International Business in Spanish Tajikistán Study Doctorate in International Business in French Tadjikistan).

  1. Credits of the subject “Doing Business in Tajikistan”: 1 ECTS Credits
  2. Duration: one week

Foreign Trade and Business in Central Eurasia

International Trade and Business in Tajikistan.

Tajikistan is one of the World's poorest countries.

Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (Silk Road, China-Europe)

Economic Corridors related to Tajikistan
  1. Almaty-Bishkek Corridor
  2. Kyrgyzstan-Iran Corridor
  3. North-South Corridor (India-Russia)
  4. Silk Road
  5. Europe-Caucasus-Asia Corridor
  6. China-Central-West Asia Corridor
  7. Trans-Caspian Corridor
  8. Access to the:
    1. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
    2. Islamabad-Istanbul Corridor
    3. India-Chabahar (Iran)-Afghanistan Economic Corridor
    4. International Transport and Transit Corridor of the Ashgabat Agreement (not a member)

Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor

Market Access - Free Trade Agreements

Tajik Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

  1. Tajikistan and the Central Eurasian Economic Area
  2. Commonwealth of Independent States
  3. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
  4. Shanghai Cooperation Organization
  5. Armenia-Tajikistan Agreement
  6. Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union
  7. Ukraine-Tajikistan Agreement
  8. Islamic Trade Preferential System
  9. Central Asia Cooperation (CAREC)

Trade Facilitation Programs. TFA Agreement

  1. WTO
    1. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
    2. GATS
    3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
    4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
    5. Agreement on Safeguards
    6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
  2. WCO
    1. Kyoto Convention
  3. BIC
  4. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
  5. IMO
    1. Convention for Safe Containers
    2. Istanbul Convention
  6. Customs Convention on Containers - not a member
  7. Convention Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
  8. IRU
    1. TIR Convention
    2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport
  9. Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD)

Islamic Organizations. Arab League

  1. OIC
  2. Islamic Development Bank
  3. Tajikistan - Middle East (AMED)

Euro-Asian Organizations:

  1. ESCAP
  2. Asian Development Bank
  3. Asia Cooperation Dialogue
  4. Boao Forum for Asia
  5. European Investment Bank
  6. UNECE
  7. Africa-Asia Strategic NAASP

Globalization and International Organizations

  1. UN
    1. ITC
    2. WIPO
    3. UNCTAD - Not-member
  2. WB
  3. WTO
  4. IMF
  5. WCO

  1. Tajikistan shares borders with Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan
  2. Tajik Capital: Dushanbe
  3. The largest cities of Tajikistan are Khujand, Kulyab, Kurgan-Tube, and Khorog
  4. Official language of Tajikistan: Tajik (Persian language) and Russian
  5. Tajik Population: 7 million people
  6. The Tajik people represent 80% of the population
  7. Independence of Tajikistan: 1991 (URSS)
  8. Tajikistan is a Landlocked country
  9. Area of Tajikistan: 141,800 km².
    1. Tajikistan is the smallest country in Central Asia
  10. Mountains cover 93% of the territory of Tajikistan

The main religion of Tajikistan is Sunni Islam.

Islam and Global Business. Islamic Economic Areas

Tajikistan belongs to the Central Eurasian Economic Area (Islamic Civilization).


Tajik Economy.

  1. Strong economic reforms in Tajikistan
  2. Tajikistan is part of the Silk Road, the Asian Trade route
  3. Tajik Natural resources: precious metals (gold, silver), zinc, uranium, iron, manganese, and ore (400 mines)
  4. Huge hydro resources potential
  5. Tajikistan has the largest Asian coal reserves
  6. Legal guarantees for investors and investment protection
  7. Free economic zones
  8. Tajik GDP growth: 5%
  9. Tajik Currency: Somoni

Tajik Aluminium Company

International Trade and Business in Tajikistan:
International Trade and Business in Tajikistan


Foreign Trade (Importing, Exporting)

International Trade of Tajikistan.

  1. Main Tajik exports: aluminum (50% of the total exports), hydro-power, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, and textile
  2. Largest export markets of Tajikistan: the Netherlands, Turkey, Iran, and Uzbekistan
  3. Main imports of Tajikistan: electricity, petroleum products, aluminum dioxide, cars, machinery, and food commodities
  4. Top Tajik import partners: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Turkey
  5. Main sectors receiving FDI: energy, civil construction, banking services, and communication sector
  6. The largest investors in Tajikistan are Russia, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, China, Canada, the U.S., and the UK
  7. Access to the Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

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