Tajikistan increases export volume to Afghanistan by 38%

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tajikistan exported more than $51.2 million worth of goods to Afghanistan in the first half of 2022, an increase of 38 percent against last
year. The total volume of trade amounted to $52.7 million, of which 97.2 percent accounted for supply of Tajik goods to Afghanistan, Asia
Plus reported.Last year the export of Tajik products amounted to just over $37.2 million, a decrease of three percent compared to the same
period in 2020.Electricity remains the main product supplied by Tajikistan to Afghanistan
According to the AKI Press, Tajikistan exported electricity worth $44.9 million in six months.Afghanistan became one of seven main markets
for Tajik products in 2022, after Kazakhstan, China, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Iran and Belgium.In general, the total volume of Tajikistan&s
exports in the first half of 2022 amounted to over $1.2 billion
Tajikistan&s foreign trade turnover amounted to more than $3.5 billion, which is 14.6% more compared to the same period last year, AKI Press
reported.The main trading partners of Tajikistan, which account for about 57% of the total foreign trade turnover, were Russia (about $750
million), China (about $670 million), Kazakhstan (more than $642 million).The post Tajikistan increases export volume to Afghanistan by 38%
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