The Twentith Session of the Consultative Council

12 February 2020

Agenda

XX Session of the Consultative Council on Improvement of Investment Climate under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan

February 12, 2020, 09:00 am

1. Update on Implementation Process of Decisions of the Consultative Council on Improvement of Investment Climate under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan

    - Report of the Executive Secretary, Hamralizoda F. M.

    - Report of the Chairman of Development Coordination Council, Head of the World Bank Country Office in Tajikistan, Jan-Peter Olters

    - Report of the member of the Consultative Council from the private sector, Director of LLC "Resandai Tojikiston", Ravzabonu Negmatulloeva

2. Presentation of the results of cluster development in agro-industry sector

    - Report of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, Salimzoda Amonullo

    - Report of the Head of the German Agency for International Development, Sabine Olthof

    - Presentation of the Head of the FAO Country Director, Oleg Guchgeldiev

    - Report of the Chairman of the National Association of Milk and Dairy Products Producers of Tajikistan, Umed Shomurodov

3. Proposing the Issue of Draft Agenda for the Next Session of the Consultative Council -Analysis of the State of Country's Industry and Discovering New Opportunities to Enhance the Sector Capacity

    - Report of the Minister of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan, Faizullozoda Zarobiddin Kudrat

Chairman:
  Emomali Rahmon
President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Permanent members of the Council:
Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Qohir Rasulzoda
Chairman of the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan (Executive Secretary of the Council) Farrukh Hamralizoda
Non-permanent members of the Council:
Head of Resident Office of the World Bank in Tajikistan Jan-Peter Olters
Head of Resident Office of Asian Development Bank in Tajikistan Pradeep Srivastava
Head of Resident Office of Japan International Cooperation Agency in Tajikistan Hideki Tanabe
Head of SC «Rusal» Tsirkalyuk Tatyana
Director of CJSC “Faroz” Kasimov Azamat
Chairman of Union of Craftsmen of Tajikistan Ikromova Nigina
Director of LLC “Behamto” Hakimov Islomiddin
Director of LLC “Korporatsiyai Mohii Tojik” Davlatov Suhrob
Director of OJSC “Kombinati shiri Kulob” Bozorali Odina
Director of LLC “Barakati Isfara” Orifov Iskandar
Director of LLC “Spitamen Textile” Bakoev Mirzokodir
Director of LLC “Resandai Tojikiston” Negmatulloeva Ravzanabonu
Director of Pamir Tourism Association Zoolshoev Asadsho
Director of “Zindagi” Cooperative Zevarshoi Rustam
Director of LLC «Fabrikai kannodii Amiri» Homidov Akmal
Director of LLC «Korvoni Asr» Hasanov Abdullo
Director of LLC «Rakhsh Ltd» Rizoev Asomuddin
Invitees:
First Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Tajikistan Davlatali Said
Assistant to the President of Republic of Tajikistan on Economic Issues Nematullo Hikmatullozoda
Mayor of Dushanbe city Rustami Emomali
Minister of Justice Muzaffar Ashuriyon
Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavki Zavkizoda
Minister of Finance Faiziddin Qahhorzoda
Minister of Education and Science Muhammadyusuf Imomzoda
Minister of Industry and New Technologies Zarobiddin Faizullozoda
Minister of Agriculture Amonullo Salimzoda
First Deputy Minister of the Agriculture Karimzoda Sadi
Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment Gulru Jabborzoda
Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan Jamshed Nurmuhammadzoda
Chairman of Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan Nusratullo Davlatzoda
Chairman of the Committee on Food Security Muhammadsaid Fayzullozoda
Chairman of the Committee on Architecture and Construction Jamshed Ahmadzoda
Chairman of the State Committee on Land Management and Geodesy Orif Khojazoda
Head of the Customs Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan Khurshed Karimzoda
Head of Communications Service Beg Sabur
Head of the Export Development Agency Savkat Bobozoda
Director of the Agency for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection Qudrat Davlatzoda
Deputy Chairman of Khatlon region Rajabali Rajabov
Representative of GBAO EGB in Dushanbe Akramkhon Kuchahshozoda
Deputy Chairman of Sughd region Anvar Jaqubi
Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jamshed Jumakhonzoda
Chairman of the Committee on Environment Protection Davlatshoh Gulmahmadzoda
UN FAO Regional Coordinator for Central Asia Viorel Gutsu
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Tajikistan Pratibha Mehta
Head of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Resident Office in Tajikistan Ayten Rustamova
Ambassador of the European Union Representative in Tajikistan Marilyn Josefson
Permanent representative of the Swiss Cooperation Office Secretariat in Tajikistan Walburga Roos
Head of the International Monetary Fund in Tajikistan Yuri Sobolev
Head of the German Agency for International Cooperation in Tajikistan Sabine Olthof
Director of German Agency for Development of Agriculture Sector German Agency for International Cooperation Wulf H. Goretzky
Head of Food and Agriculture Organization Resident Office in Tajikistan Oleg Guchgeldiev
Head of USAID Office in Tajikistan Paul Richardson
Head of OSCE Office in Dushanbe Valeriu Kiver
Program Coordinator of Turkish Agency for Development and Cooperation in Tajikistan Tarık Mete
Consultant for the Resident Office of the International Finance Corporation in Tajikistan Tarik Sakhovich
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The Founder of Peace and National Unity, Leader of the Nation, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon took part in the 20th Session of the Consultative Council on Improvement of the Investment Climate.

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The main point of the session related to the implementation of decisions of 19th session, results of the analysis of cluster development in the agro-industrial complex and issues of draft agenda for the next session of the Consultative Council.

President Emomali Rahmon raised a number of issues related to the improvement of the country's position in the Doing Business report, modernization of public services for businesses with utilization of electronic documentation, simplification of business activities and provision of a favorable investment climate in the country, activities of regional Consultative Councils and activity assessment of regional, city and district executive authorities on improvement of investment and business climate, increasing employment opportunities, encouraging private investments, conduction of national rating, establishing a single window for export-import operations, provision of high-quality internet connection for introduction of electronic public services, establishment and development of value-added chain of final products in the agro-industrial sector of the country.

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Farrukh Hamralizoda, the Council’s Executive Secretary and Chairman of the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management spoke about the results of the implementation of decisions of 19th session. He informed the attendees that Tajikistan became one of top ten reformer countries in the world, and increased its position by 20 points moving to the 106th place out of 190 countries in the World Bank Doing Business Report 2020. He also briefed those present on the extension of the period of simplified taxation - 5% VAT for private educational facilities and 7% VAT for constructional activity until December 2023, exemption from VAT, road users tax, real estate tax and land tax for poultry, fishery and mixed poultry and livestock production facilities as well as exemption from VAT on import of technology, equipment and raw materials for poultry farming, fishery and import of goods used for direct activity for facilities in these sectors, adoption of the procedure for exemption from VAT and customs duties import of raw materials for processing and production of final products, exemption of state fee for registration for business entities starting from January, 2020 and abolishment of all taxes and registration fees for entrepreneurs manufacturing common consumption goods according to the list in the law amendment, abolishment of 1% income tax for enterprises, launch of the "Single Window, Monitoring and City Planning Cadaster" in Dushanbe, introduction of online application submission for getting technical conditions in connection to power supply network starting from March 1, 2019 and consideration of these applications within 10 days.

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Concerning the second issue of the session, Minister of Agriculture Salimzoda Amonullo presented results of an analysis of cluster development in agro-industry sector, in particular draft of the concept and action plan on the development of agro-industrial clusters and inclusion of Global GAP standards.

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On the last issue, Minister of Industry and New Technologies Faizullozoda Zarobiddin Kudrat proposed for discussion the analysis of the conditions of country's industry and discovering new opportunities to enhance the sector capacity during the next session, which was supported by council members.

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The Chairman of the Coordination Council of Development Partners, the World Bank Country Manager in Tajikistan Jan-Peter Olters, head of the German Agency for International Cooperation in Tajikistan Sabine Olthof, Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Tajikistan Oleg Guchgeldiev, Member of the Consultative Council, Director of Resandai Tojikiston Ravzabonu Negmatulloeva, Chairman of the National Association of Milk and Dairy Products Producers of Tajikistan Umed Shomurodov and others, also expressed their opinions and considerations.

Protocol (Minute) of the meeting



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