24 November 2015

According to paragraph 8 of the protocol of the 14 th session of the Consultative Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on improvement of the investment climate dated on 17 November 2014 (№1S / 22-7 from 28.11.2014), the executive authorities of GBAO, Khatlon and Sughd region and Districts of Republican Subordination for the establishment of Consultative Councils on improvement of investment and business climate under the chairmen of districts an cities and create the necessary conditions for the their continuing activities have been obliged.

In this regard, the Secretariat of the Council and the private sector with the support of development partners, including the United Nations Development Programme, conducted an awareness raising activities about the establishment of consultative councils on improvement of investment and business climate and strengthening the institutional capacity of the existing councils in in a number of cities and regions of the country.

Representatives of the Secretariat of the Consultative Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on improvement of investment climate and the Association of Agribusinesses of Tajikistan organized a series of meetings between October 29 and November 19, 2015 in 9 districts of the country, in Khatlon and Sughd regions, in the Rasht Valley, and the Istaravshan, Panjakent, Isfara cities, Jilikul, Shahritus, Vose, Fakhor and Temurmalik and Aini districts.

At these meetings, the business delegation was accompanied by district and regional Consultative Council officials. Meetings were attended by the representatives of the private sector and the executive authorities of the regions and cities, as well as representatives of the development partners and the civil society.

In meetings’ presentations entitled "Consultative Council on Improvement of Investment Climate under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan – an instrument to facilitate open dialogue between the public and private sectors" the various aspects of the activities of the Council, in particular special attention and initiative of the President, the Chairman of the Council, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, were presented. The meetings touched on the process of public private dialogue, the activities of the Council, procedures of consideration and decisions of the issues at the sessions. The Secretariat representative outlined the contribution of the Council to the implemented reforms in the country, the Council's achievements in the international arena, and the implementation Council’s activities in cities and districts.

At the meetings, the representatives of the private sector stressed that such structure of the dialogue at the regional and national level is important and shared their views on the issues faced by businesses.

In general, entrepreneurs and executive authorities of regions, cities and districts are the main part of public-private dialogue, and the meetings to strengthening mutual cooperation and business development have been deemed as effective.

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