Country Information
Country Brief , Sept 2003
Country Brief, Sept.2002
Country Assistance Strategy,
FY 2003-2005
Government of Tajikistan's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
June 2002
Poverty Assesment Report,
June 2000
Sector/ Issue Briefs
HIV/AIDS
Transport
Projects/Overview
Lending Projects
Projects in Pipeline
Data
Country Data Profile
Country At A Glance (.pdf)
Basic Demographic Data
Publications
Regional Publications
Bank Reports (full text)
News
Press Releases (Regn'l)
Contacts & Locations
|  | NEW : Empowering Women: Socio-Economic Development in Post-conflict Tajikistan. This World Bank seminar was held on September 3, 2003.
Chairman's Report of Proceedings at Consultative Group Meeting for Tajikistan held in Dushanbe on May 2-3, 2003
July, 2003- New Publication “Irrigation in Central Asia” : The Central Asian countries in the Aral Sea Basin - Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan- have some of the largest irrigation schemes in the world. Some 22 million people depend directly or indirectly on irrigated agriculture in these countries. Yet in the absence of maintenance, much of the infrastructure is fast approaching collapse. Although there is need to maintain the most critical infrastructure, there is disagreement regarding the scale, nature, timing and criteria for selecting these investments. The new World Bank study aims to help the governments in Central Asia weigh these arguments in making investment decisions until more detailed information becomes available... more
May 9, 2003- Donors come forward with unprecedented generosity and interest at the Tajikistan Consultative Group Meeting in Dushanbe on May 2-3, and announce pledges for commitment over 3 years that come close to the country’s annual GDP...more
Press Releases
September 29, 2003 : World Bank Vice-President Shigeo Katsu Concludes Tajikistan Visit
May 3, 2003: Donors, Tajik Government Pledge To Intensify Partnership In Fighting Poverty
Feb 27, 2003: World Bank Discusses New Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Tajikistan: The program envisages support of up to US$80 million over the next three years. The new CAS is largely based upon, and supportive of, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Program (PRSP) developed by the Government through a highly participatory process and adopted by Parliament in June 2002.
Press Releases Archive
July 3, 2002: World Bank and Tajikistan Sign Credit Agreements for Three IDA Projects: The Second Poverty Alleviation Project (SDR 11.1 million), the Dushanbe Water Supply Project (SDR 13.5 million) and Pamir Private Power Project (SDR 7.9 million).
The credits are the first lending operations to support the Government’s PRSP (Poverty Reduction Strategy) which was endorsed by the Parliament at the end of June 2002. The design of the credits reflects the priorities emphasized in the PRSP reform program.
Speech
March 1, 2002: Central Asia : Ten Years of Transition - Speech by Johannes Linn, Vice President, Europe and Central Asia Region at the Central Asia Donors' Consultation Meeting in Berlin, Germany
Tajikistan - 2000 |
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Population: 6 million
Surface area (1997): 143.1 thousand sq. km
Population per sq. km: 45
Population growth: 1.8%
Life expectancy (1999): 69 years
Population below national poverty line %: ..
GNP per capita (US$): 170
GDP (US$ millions): 987
Source: World Development Indicators Database
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