Kazatomprom and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) signed a purchase agreement in December 2020.

Nestled between the Pamir and Alay Mountains ranges, the landlocked country of Tajikistan has garnered little attention in the Western press since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

The Central Asian country's economy returned to growth in the first half of 2021 after months of contraction supported by the strong performance in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, construction and the production of construction materials.

ADB said that challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic "underlined the need for economic diversification."

The Central Asian's country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.3 percent year-on-year in January-June, the National Statistics Bureau said, after a contraction of 1.4 percent in the first quarter.

Sixteen investment projects worth over $1.5 billion will be implemented in the automotive industry, housing construction, metallurgy and agriculture.