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The volume of bilateral trade between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan in the first six months of 2025 exceeded 1 billion US dollars, which is 10% more than in the same period of 2024. This was announced by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Tajikistan Semyon Grigoryev, speaking at the plenary session of the First Central Asian International Economic Forum in Dushanbe, TASS reports.
"A striking example of genuine trust and sustainability of Russian-Tajik relations is the rapid growth of trade turnover between our countries. In the first half of 2025, this figure exceeded $1 billion, increasing by more than 10% compared to the same period last year," Grigoryev emphasized.
According to the diplomat, over 30 investment projects in strategically important sectors of the economy — energy, mining, light industry and agriculture — are being implemented in Tajikistan with the participation of Russian partners. He noted that such Russian and joint ventures as Gazpromneft-Tajikistan, MegaFon, Sangtuda HPP-1, the Gemotest laboratory network, the Wildberries marketplace and others are successfully operating on the Tajik market.
Grigoryev emphasized that the countries of Central Asia are priority strategic partners for Russia, and deepening economic cooperation with them remains one of the key areas of Moscow’s foreign economic policy.
"The Russian Federation aims to expand joint initiatives in the areas of transport, energy, industrial cooperation, digital and innovative technologies. We also attach particular importance to integration mechanisms within the EAEU and SCO, which open up new prospects for trade and economic cooperation and policy coordination in the region," the ambassador added.
According to the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan, in 2024, the total volume of foreign trade of the republic amounted to more than $8.9 billion, an increase of almost 7% compared to 2023. The country's main foreign trade partners remain Russia, China and Kazakhstan.
Trade turnover between Russia and Tajikistan reached $1.9 billion in 2024, which is 15% higher than the 2023 figure. As Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in March 2025 following talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in the Kremlin, the parties intend to increase bilateral trade turnover by 2.5 times by 2030.
