DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 30. Enterprises of the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region in the eastern part of Tajikistan produced goods valued at 93.223 million somoni ($8.4 million) from January through June 2023, Trend reports.
According to data from Tajikistan's statistical agency, this figure jumped by 3.8 percent, or 4 million somoni ($364,157), compared to the same period last year.
The regional authorities plan the construction of 92 industrial enterprises with 1,437 new job opportunities within the next four years. In 2023, the region plans to put 29 enterprises and production workshops into operation, creating 374 new job positions.
According to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan, the value of industrial production in the country reached 20.71 billion somoni ($1.9 billion) from January through June 2023, with a growth of 10.3 percent year-on-year.
During this period, 31 percent of the overall industrial production in Tajikistan was attributed to the mining industry, 22 percent to the food industry, 21 percent to the power industry, 8 percent to the automotive industry, and over 5 percent to the light industry.