Signing of the Agreement on Simplification of Trade Procedures between the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)

The signing ceremony of the Agreement on the Simplification of Trade Procedures between the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan and German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) took place on February 19, 2020 at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade with the participation of the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan Mr. Zavqizoda Zavqi Amin and Director of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) Sabina Althof in the framework of the Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the Republic of  Tajikistan, which was signed in Berlin on March 27, 2003.

The Agreement was signed by the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Director of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).

The agreement is aimed at streamlining trade and transit procedures, improving the border management system, piloting and innovating activities to simplify trade procedures, as well as involving the private sector in decision-making regarding simplification of trade procedures.

It should be noted that the Agreement is of regional significance and its total value is 7 million Euros and covers four Central Asian countries, including the Republic of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

The project on simplification of trade procedures in Tajikistan will be implemented after signing the Agreement between the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) for 3 years, 2020-2023.