DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, December 26. In the city of Khujand, located in Tajikistan's Sughd region, 57 small and medium-sized industrial firms have been established, in 2023, Mayor of the city Firdavs Sharifzoda said, Trend reports.
The mayor mentioned that the total number of city enterprises has now reached 262, with the establishment of these new productions resulting in the creation of 334 job opportunities. Direct investments totaling 30.7 million somoni ($2.8 million) were attracted to establish these capacities.
Mayor Sharifzoda emphasized the ongoing efforts towards the development of the industrial sector. However, out of over 260 enterprises, only 23 from Khujand have exported goods to both near and distant foreign countries.
Tajikistan is now implementing a rapid industrialization strategy for the years 2022-2026. In January 2022, President Rahmon named this period the 'Years of Industrial Development,' with ambitious intentions to raise industrial output by 2.5 times in five years. The target for 2026 is 95 billion somoni ($9.3 billion), up from 38.8 billion somoni ($3.7 billion) in 2021.