Published on 15 January 2025

Tajikistan

Tajikistan is a priority country of Switzerland’s development cooperation with Central Asia. The focus of Swiss engagement for Tajikistan, is on supporting economic, social and democratic development, strengthening economic ties, promoting good governance as well as an integrated and regional approach in the complex field of transboundary water management.

Tajikistan has stabilized its financial system, but economic growth remains hampered by unfavourable framework conditions. Overall, the economic situation is still very vulnerable to external shocks and was further complicated by security concerns arising from border conflicts and Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, strengthening the resilience of the economy against such external shocks is key. In this regard, Tajikistan has yet to implement systematically the strategies and programmes to develop its economy in greener, more sustainable ways, including foreign investments, and to increase women’s economic participation.

What are SECO's objectives?

SECO and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) jointly define and implement the Swiss cooperation programme 2022-2025 for Central Asia. As an overall goal, Switzerland will contribute to peace and social cohesion as well as to responsive and strengthened institutions and sustainable development in order to improve the resilience of the population in Central Asia. In this framework, SECO focuses on a conducive business environment, climate-resilient urban planning as well as on sustainable and affordable public services, including:

From 2022 to 2025, a total of some CHF 85.3 million is foreseen for Swiss transition cooperation with Tajikistan, of which around CHF 40 million is from SECO.