Tajikistan signs grant agreements with the Asian Development Bank and JICA

DUSHANBE, 22.10.2026 /NIAT “Khovar”/. The Republic of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank signed grant agreements for two projects — “Modernisation and Digitalisation of the Social Insurance System” and “Integration of Regional Health Security and Primary Health Care Services” — worth 63.84 million US dollars in total. The agreements were signed in Dushanbe on 21 October by Finance Minister Fayziddin Qahhorzoda and ADB Resident Representative in Tajikistan Ko Sakamoto. The first project is worth 20.57 million US dollars and the second 43.27 million US dollars. A separate grant agreement was also signed between Tajikistan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the project “Construction of a substation for Dushanbe’s main power system” worth 20.6 million US dollars. The project aims to improve the reliability of electricity supply in Dushanbe through construction of a new 220 kV transmission substation.