AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoGeorgia–Tajikistan Deal-Making: Georgian PM Irakli Kobakhidze wrapped up an official visit to Dushanbe with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, signing a package of cooperation documents and 11 agreements covering civil aviation, agriculture, tourism, science and education, culture, sports, and climate change, plus a new intergovernmental economic commission. Transit & Trade Ambitions: Kobakhidze said Georgia is pushing deeper Central Asia ties to boost its role as a Europe–region transit corridor via the Black Sea, citing a post-2022 trade surge driven largely by re-export of passenger cars. Islamic Finance for Trade: At the IsDB Group Annual Meetings in Baku, ITFC signed deals including a US$10m Murabaha facility with Tajikistan to finance cotton purchases and exports, alongside agreements with The Gambia and an IFC risk-sharing arrangement to expand trade finance. Climate Project Pipeline: A Green Climate Fund readiness workshop in Almaty concluded, with Tajik participation focused on building a pipeline of national climate projects for submission to the GCF. Industry Push: Tajikistan reiterated plans to raise industry’s GDP share to 30% by 2030, pointing to critical minerals and shifting from raw extraction toward processing sectors like textiles and construction materials.
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