Tajikistan Hopes to Secure A $220 Million International Monetary Fund Loan

AKIPRESS.COM - IMF mission led by Padmaja Khandelwal visited Tajikistan on March 4.

Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan Jamshed Nurmahmadzoda met with Padmaja Khandelwal. They discussed development of new program.

In February, Nurmahmadzoda said Tajikistan hopes to secure a $220 million International Monetary Fund loan in March after years of talks. A deal would be positive news for holders of the impoverished Central Asian nation's Eurobonds.

"We are in the final stages," Nurmahmadzoda told a briefing. "A concluding...