Tajikistan has launched a new Supplier and Export Development Program aimed at assisting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to integrate into national and international value chains, marking a major step in boosting the country's export potential.

The initiative was unveiled in Dushanbe and is designed to support export-oriented businesses, improve the competitiveness of Tajik-made products, and expand access to foreign markets, The Caspian Post reports via Interfax.

The program includes the drafting of a new Law on State Support for Exports, the establishment of regional supplier and export offices, targeted assistance for priority industries such as agribusiness, textiles, and tourism, as well as entrepreneur training and co-financed grant opportunities.

Speaking at the launch ceremony, First Deputy Prime Minister Hokim Kholikzoda said that expanding exports, encouraging entrepreneurship, and increasing the production of high value-added goods remain key priorities of Tajikistan's economic policy as the country advances its industrialization agenda.

Director of the Export Agency under the Government of Tajikistan Bakhriddin Sirojiddinzoda said that the program is being implemented under the Tajikistan Financial and Private Sector Development Project with support from the World Bank, reinforcing international efforts to strengthen the country's private sector and export capacity.