On July 17, 2025, the Economic, Investment and Tourism Forum of the Republic of Tajikistan and the United Arab Emirates was held at the Hayat Regency Hotel in Dushanbe on the initiative of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in the UAE and the Ministry of Economy and Tourism of the UAE.
The Forum was attended by heads and representatives of government agencies, as well as more than 100 companies and enterprises in the fields of energy, tourism, construction, transport, logistics, finance and banking from Tajikistan and the UAE.
At the official opening ceremony, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan Zavqizoda Zavqi Amin and the Minister of Economy and Tourism of the UAE Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri welcomed the guests and participants of the Forum, noting the event as an important step in expanding investment opportunities for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.
Zavqizoda Z. A. emphasized that thanks to the wise policy of the leaders of both countries, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Leader of the Nation, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, and the President of the UAE, Honorable Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, bilateral cooperation is constantly developing and has reached a high level.
It was noted that in 2024, the volume of bilateral trade between Tajikistan and the UAE reached $ 91.9 million, which is 61% more than in 2023. In the first six months of 2025 alone, the trade volume amounted to $ 57.6 million, which is 2.3 times more than the same period last year.
It was also noted that there are currently 36 enterprises from the UAE operating in Tajikistan, including the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, the Sipar Group, Oxus and others. Negotiations are underway with Masdar on the construction of a 400-megawatt solar power plant in Tajikistan. Abu Dhabi Ports and Avesto Group are establishing a logistics and export hub in Tajikistan.
Given the vast untapped opportunities for cooperation and significant investment climate reforms, the Government of Tajikistan has called on businesses and investment communities to show greater interest in implementing investment projects in priority sectors of the national economy, including energy, digitalization, processing industry, mining, green energy, agriculture, infrastructure, logistics and tourism.
The forum included thematic sessions on tourism opportunities, investments, energy and banking, attended by heads and representatives of ministries, departments and large companies of Tajikistan and the UAE, such as Chairman of the Tourism Development Committee under the Government of Tajikistan Jumakhonzoda Jamshed Jurakhon, Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan Manuchehr Safarzoda, Director of the Tajinvest Investment Company Dilshod Juraev, Second Deputy Chairman of the Chamber and Director General of the Abu Dhabi Chamber Shomis Ali Khalfan Az-Zahiri, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tajikistan Rajabzoda Haidar, Head of the investment company 40 Capital (UAE) Abdullo Al-Niyazi, Manager for Cooperation with Uzbekistan of Masdar (UAE) Behzod Teshaboev, Executive Director of the Operations Department of the investment company Epoint Zero Muhammad Zafar, Head of the Department of Global Cooperation with Governments and Sovereign states in First Abu Dhabi Bank Abdullah Aljunaibi and General Director of JSC AlifBank Tajikistan Gulanor Atobek, who made presentations and reports inviting their colleagues to cooperate.
During the forum, several cooperation agreements were signed, including the Air Services Agreement between the Federal Civil Aviation Authority of the UAE and the Civil Aviation Agency under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan, the Council on Artificial Intelligence under this ministry, the Smart City Dushanbe Air Company and Presight AI LTD from the UAE in the field of artificial intelligence development. These agreements are aimed at strengthening mutually beneficial relations in the field of civil aviation, developing interregional cooperation and creating a legal framework for regular and charter flights between the two countries, as well as promoting artificial intelligence technologies.
At the end of the Forum, bilateral meetings of entrepreneurs were held in the format of "Business to Business" (B2B) and "Business to the State", aimed at establishing partnership relations.
It should be noted that the official delegation of the UAE, consisting of heads of ministries, departments and investors, is on a working visit to Tajikistan and held bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister of Tajikistan, the respected Qohir Rasulzoda and ministers and heads of departments.
For more information, please contact the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan by phone 223 17 51 or by email infofez@mail.ru, as well as on the website www.medt.tj.
