The Minister of Uzbek Foreign Affairs, Abdulaziz Kamilov, met with the Minister of Tajik Foreign Affairs, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, who arrived in Samarkand for the first ministerial meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue with Afghanistan on January 12.

Tajikistan reduced the volume of flour imports, and the volume of wheat import, on the contrary, increased in 2018, Tajik media reports.

Tajikistan is increasing production of cement, making it one of the most commonly exported products to the neigboring countries. The republic is becoming the main supplier of this type of construction material, displacing Pakistani products on the Central Asian markets.

The Tajik Government plans to increase electricity production by 2.5 times in the next 11 years.

Tajikistan's GDP per capita over the last year increased by 725 somoni, Trend reports via Tajik media.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a $1 million for the development of small businesses in Tajikistan, the press service of the EBRD reports.

Tajikistan plans to increase electricity exports to Afghanistan in 2019, Trend reports with reference to Avesta News Agency.

South Korea’s Myung Sung Placon Ltd has begun building hydroponic greenhouses in the northern Sughd province. The hydroponic system has an ancient history and was reportedly used for building of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Trend reports referring to news.tj.

Tajikistan is going to increase gross domestic product (GDP) by 2.6 times by 2030, Tajik media reports.

Tajikistan’s main export partners are Kazakhstan, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, Tajik media reports.