On 15 October 2025, in Washington, D.C., United States of America, during the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, a meeting was held between the delegation of the Republic of Tajikistan led by the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, H. H. Qodirzoda Hokim Hikmatullo, with the participation of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan, Kakhkhorzoda Fayziddin Sattor, and the Vice President of the World Bank for Europe and Central Asia, Ms. Antonella Bassani.
At the beginning of the meeting, the implementation of the priority project for the construction of the Rogun Hydropower Plant was discussed, including the World Bank’s support in the form of a non-repayable grant amounting to 350 million US dollars, as well as budget support within the framework of the economic policy program.
In addition, the sides emphasized the high level of bilateral cooperation and the World Bank’s key role as one of Tajikistan’s main development partners. Issues of expanding cooperation in priority sectors, including transport infrastructure, renewable energy, agriculture, digitalization of the economy, and private sector development, were also discussed.
The Tajik side reaffirmed its readiness to strengthen mutual cooperation and highlighted the importance of taking into account national priorities in the process of developing a new five-year Country Partnership Strategy between the Republic of Tajikistan and the World Bank.
The sides agreed to further strengthen cooperation within the framework of the new five-year Country Partnership Strategy in order to ensure financial sustainability of projects and to mobilize additional concessional resources, including grants and concessional loans.
