Fitch expects all these economies to grow in 2022, but has cut its forecasts by 0.2-4 percentage points, with the largest cuts for commodity importers.

The ADB projected the gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Central Asia and South Caucasus at 3.6 percent in 2022 and 4.0 percent next year.

TajRupt was the first NGO from Central Asia to receive financial backing from the European Endowment for Democracy. In 2018 Azimi’s success as a social entrepreneur was recognised by Forbes who included him in their annual ’30 under 30’ list, he is the first ever Tajik to receive the honour.

Growth is expected to decelerate to 1.7 percent in 2022, a downward revision of 2.5 percentage points relative to the forecast made in November 2021.

Khujand is a perfectly suitable destination for tourists due to the local hospitable people, the large number of parks, gardens, and various landmarks, which have all been recently restored.