On June 3, 2025, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Zavqizoda Zavqi Amin, held a meeting at the Ministry with Mr. Andreas Schneider, former Director of the German Development Bank (KfW) for Central Asia, and Mr. Petar Georgiev, the newly appointed Director of the Bank, who will officially begin his duties in Tajikistan on August 1, 2025.
At the beginning of the meeting, Zavqizoda expressed sincere gratitude on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan to KfW for its fruitful cooperation and significant contribution to the country’s socio-economic development. He emphasized that, thanks to the wise policy of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, H.E. Emomali Rahmon, cooperation between Tajikistan and Germany’s financial and economic institutions is steadily progressing and reaching a qualitatively new level.
During the meeting, the parties discussed ongoing joint projects in the socio-economic sectors of the country and expressed their commitment to ensuring their timely and effective implementation.
Zavqizoda thanked Mr. Andreas Schneider for his commendable leadership and valuable contribution to the development of Tajikistan and the expansion of bilateral cooperation during his tenure, and extended his best wishes to Mr. Petar Georgiev in fulfilling his new responsibilities.
In addition, Zavqizoda called on the Bank to support the restoration of Tajikistan’s status as an official partner country of Germany.
At the conclusion of the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their readiness to further strengthen cooperation and advance new development projects.
