AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHealth: Tajikistan carried out its first liver transplant on a two-year-old child with congenital biliary atresia, using a segment of the left liver lobe at the National Scientific Centre for Organ and Tissue Transplantation; officials say 139 organ transplants were performed in the first half of 2026. Energy & sanctions risk: Tajikistan has started receiving oil and petroleum products from Iran after talks in late August, potentially diversifying supplies beyond Russia, but the move could raise US secondary sanctions concerns for businesses tied to Iran’s petroleum sector. Electricity trade: Tajikistan is reviewing progress on CASA-1000 with the World Bank and separately with Afghanistan’s power company DABS, with construction in Afghanistan still ongoing and completion planned for spring 2027. Aviation links: Tajikistan ratified a new air services deal with the UAE to increase flight frequency and expand routes, aiming to boost tourism and investment and position Dushanbe as a transit hub. Sports (Tajik connection): At the Asian Games in Nagoya, India’s Sujeet Kalkal won men’s freestyle 65kg gold in a dramatic comeback over Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiev. Regional economy: Russia remains Tajikistan’s top trade partner, with trade turnover reaching $1.68B in Jan–Aug 2026 and officials citing plans to grow bilateral trade further by 2030.
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