GDP
Tajikistan’s authorities report yearly on economic growth, an increase in gross domestic product (GDP) and higher incomes for the population. However, people say they do not feel the improvements in living conditions, and the nominal increase in wages is being eroded by inflation.
“With the relatively successful implementation of at least part of the necessary reforms, there is hope for the formation of more or less effective inclusive market institutions, for the creation of conditions for sustainable economic development, the formation of a “middle class” and civil society. The “middle class” and civil society will become a social support for further economic, legal and political reforms in the future,” mentioned Yuliy Yusupov, director of the Center for Assistance to Economic Development (Tashkent), in an article written specifically for the analytical platform CABAR.asia. (more…)