Tajikistan is set to attract approximately $43 million in financing to modernize its telecommunications infrastructure, while the government and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are also advancing plans for a new logistics hub on the border with Uzbekistan.
The initiatives were discussed during the EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum and reflect the bank’s broader support for improving digital and transport connectivity in Tajikistan.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between Tajikistan’s Ministry of Finance, the Communications Service under the government, and the EBRD to support the modernization and expansion of the country’s telecommunications network.
The document was signed by First Deputy Finance Minister Yusuf Majidi, First Deputy Head of the Communications Service Parviz Noriyon, and Holger Münt, EBRD director for telecommunications, media and technology.
The project aims to expand digital infrastructure, improve access to modern communications services, enhance service quality and support the country’s ongoing digital transformation. The planned investment of approximately $43 million is expected to strengthen regional connectivity while creating new opportunities for businesses and consumers.
Separately, Transport Minister Azim Ibrohim met with EBRD Country Director for Tajikistan Holger Wiefel and other bank representatives to discuss transport infrastructure projects, including plans for a logistics center at the Dusti border crossing in Tursunzade, on the Tajik-Uzbek border.
The talks focused on a preliminary feasibility study for the proposed logistics hub, covering legal, technical and economic aspects of the project. Officials said the preparatory work should allow the initiative to move to the next stage of implementation.
The parties also reviewed the progress of ongoing transport-sector investment projects and discussed opportunities for further cooperation.
The discussions come as Tajikistan seeks to strengthen both its physical and financial links with external partners. Last week, TCA reported that officials from the National Bank of Tajikistan and the Agricultural Bank of China had discussed expanding interbank cooperation, easing trade payments, supporting Chinese-backed investment projects and using digital tools in Tajikistan’s financial sector. The two sides also discussed the possibility of opening branches of Chinese banks in Tajikistan.
That push reflects the growing role of external finance in Tajikistan’s infrastructure plans. TCA has previously reported that more than 70% of funding for the country’s state investment projects comes from three institutions: the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the EBRD, with China also remaining an important source of trade and investment financing.
Tajikistan EBRD cooperation goes back more than three decades. Since beginning operations in the country in 1993, the bank has invested more than €1 billion across 192 projects.
Under its 2025-2030 country strategy, the EBRD is focusing on private-sector competitiveness, sustainable energy, transport, municipal infrastructure, financial-sector development and support for small and medium-sized enterprises, with connectivity projects expected to play an increasingly important role in Tajikistan’s economic development and regional integration.
