Meeting of the Council for the Expansion of the Middle Class of the Population in the Republic of Tajikistan

On September 28, 2023, under the leadership of the First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan Solehzoda Ashurboy, with the participation of the regional representative of the World Bank Mr. Obert Pimidzai and members of the Council from among representatives of ministries, departments and development partners, a regular meeting of the Council for the Expansion of the Middle Class of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan was held.

During his speech, Sоlehzoda A.A. noted that the activities of the Council for the expansion of the Middle class of the population in the Republic of Tajikistan creates the basis for achieving the highest strategic goal, that is, improving the standard of living of the population on the basis of sustainable economic development, and the issues discussed are considered important for achieving this goal.

At the meeting, the secretariat of the Council presented information on the experience of the Republic of Tajikistan in reducing poverty and expanding the middle class of the population.

Also, representatives of the World Bank and the UN Children's Fund presented presentations on a new methodology for assessing poverty in the Republic of Tajikistan and the latest global trends in the field of monetary poverty of children.

At the end of the meeting, it was decided that the activities of the Council for the Expansion of the Middle Class of the Population in the Republic of Tajikistan with the support of the World Bank will be strengthened, within which extensions will be consistently presented to take into account the issues of the level of poverty and the middle class of the population in the preparation of strategic planning documents and improving the methodology for calculating the level of poverty and the expansion of the population.