President Emomali Rahmon inaugurated 18 industrial, educational and social facilities during a working visit to Sughd province on November 1, creating 850 jobs, reported Asia-Plus, citing the president’s official website.
In total, 84 facilities are due to open during the visit, creating about 2,400 jobs. The new facilities include seven industrial enterprises, two schools for 1,540 pupils, four kindergartens for 760 children and a medical college for 750 students, in Khujand, Buston, Konibodom and Bobojon-Ghafurov district.
Among the new plants:
- Buston: a compound feed plant with capacity of 37,440 tonnes a year. Tajikistan imported $100 million worth of compound feed in 2025, and Rahmon instructed officials to expand domestic production.
- Bobojon-Ghafurov district: a juice and soft drinks factory and the Sughd Mall shopping centre, expected to employ 350 people.
- Konibodom: a poultry farm, a metal casting plant, a dried fruit plant and an asphalt concrete plant.
In Khujand, the president opened a new building for the regional branch of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, with a 250-seat conference hall, a library and solar panels on the roof.
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November 2, 2026