The Business Information Services for Newly Independent States (BISNIS) Program will close effective March 31, 2008.  The U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (www.export.gov), together with Embassies in Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia, will continue to work with U.S. companies interested in opportunities in the region. For more information specifically related to the Tajikistan market, please contact the U.S. Trade Information Center at 1-800-USA-TRADE.  Alternatively, below are listed a number of other useful resources.

1. Information on Exporting, Commercial Opportunities, Trade Events:

·         U.S. Commercial Service Export Assistance Centers: http://www.buyusa.gov/home/us.html

·         Market Research: http://www.export.gov/mrktresearch/index.asp

2.         Local assistance in Tajikistan:

U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan: http://dushanbe.usembassy.gov/

3.         Information about investment climate, laws and regulations, and travel to Tajikistan:  Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in the U.S.: http://www.tjus.org/

4.         Economic and Trade Statistics:

·         TradeStats Express: http://tse.export.gov/

·         CIA's World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

5.         Market access and trade compliance issues:

            U.S. Department of Commerce Market Access and Compliance Program (MAC): http://trade.gov/mac/index.asp

6.         Other Useful Resources:        

·         USAID/Caucasus Mission in Tajikistan: http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/tajikistan/

·         Tajikistan Chamber of Commerce: http://www.tpp.tj/en/

·         Tajikistan Information Center at Eurasianet: http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/tajikistan/index.shtml

·         Asia Plus Information Agency: http://www.asiaplus.tajik.net/