ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 1. Kazakhstan is ready to increase exports of 85 commodity items worth $190 million to Tajikistan, Trend reports.
This topic was discussed during the intergovernmental commission between the countries in Dushanbe during the visit of Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov to Tajikistan.
The Kazakh side noted that the country has large production capacities for railway equipment for the Tajik railways. The Aktobe plant is ready to cooperate in the supply of rail and beam products.
There is also the possibility of increasing the export volumes of locomotives, diesel locomotives, switches, transformers, agricultural machinery, batteries, and vehicles produced in Kazakhstan.
In addition, the parties discussed the growth of trade volume in the agricultural sector. For two months of this year, the turnover of agricultural products amounted to $84.9 million, an increase of 8.9 percent compared to the same period in 2023.
At the same time, there is a diversification of the structure of agricultural exports to Tajikistan. Among the current challenges in the industry is increasing the volume of flour supplies.
Moreover, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan considered it promising to create joint projects on flour-grinding production, processing of livestock products, etc.
To note, the volume of trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Tajikistan amounted to $1.13 billion in 2023. The structure of trade is dominated by Kazakh exports to Tajikistan, which totaled $860 million, while imports from Tajikistan amounted to $271 million.