In a report issued by the Tajik state news outlet Khovar, Tajikistan’s and Uzbekistan’s intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation met in Dushanbe on March 12th.
The Tajik side stated its interest in collaborating with the Uzbek industrial sector to develop sizable industrial parks in Tajikistan. Proposals currently under consideration include production in the fields of building materials, pharmaceuticals, electronics, information technology, food, mining and metallurgy, textiles and clothing, and agricultural machinery and equipment.
In addition, representatives from both countries shared perspectives on the the manufacture of tyres in cooperation with OJSC Talko, as well as the joint production of automobiles in Tajikistan.
In 2023, bilateral trade between the two countries reached $500 million. With a share of 6.1 percent of Tajikistan’s foreign trade total, Uzbekistan ranks fifth among its bilateral trade partners.
