Discusses the legal requirements/options for joint venture/licensing in this market.
Last Published: 2/15/2019
Between 1998 and 2018, Tajik authorities registered more than 700 companies with foreign participation. Fewer than 220 of these companies are currently in operation, however.  The majority of an estimated 35 U.S.-Tajik companies are owned by Tajik citizens who immigrated to the United States and transformed their Tajik companies into joint ventures to maintain their business activities in Tajikistan. The majority of them are not functioning.   Companies with foreign participation can be established as a limited liability company (LLC) or a joint stock company (JSC).  Companies with foreign participation exist in the banking, finance, mining, industry, energy, telecommunications, textiles, and food processing sectors.  Most joint ventures are registered with Russian, Kazakh, Iranian, and Chinese companies.  Large companies in aluminum production, aviation services, cotton, mining (gold and other metals), construction, and road maintenance conduct operations through their registered subsidiaries in Cyprus, the British Virgin Islands, and other off-shore tax havens. 

The 2011 “Law on Permits” reduced the number of permissions and licenses required for business activities in Tajikistan from 607 to 87.  Updated information on the legal issues and processes required to obtain permits can be found at the website of the State Committee on Investment and Property Management of Tajikistan, Single State Electronic Registry for Business Licenses and Permits (http://www.ijozat.tj/index.php?lang=en)
 
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Tajikistan Business Management Legislation