[3] Coming into the 21st century, Tajikistan received financing from IDA and IBRD of the World Bank with respect to programs of healthcare, education, irrigation and agriculture.
In order to better help with this development goal, the World Bank suggests that NDS should transform its growth model giving more space for private investment.
In this partnership strategy, the World Bank states that it will work with Tajikistan in terms of labor market improvement, job creation, private sector development, human capital cultivation and environment protection.
[16] Post the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan received $1.4 billion investment from the World Bank to improve people's lives and reduce poverty.
Initially, the World Bank only helped the country in the reconstruction process after the civil war and provided funding in response to natural disasters and food security.
After the economic shock between 2008 and 2014, which affected Tajikistan through lower prices for export commodities and reduced remittances, The World Bank invested in the country to promote income generation opportunities and protecting the poorest households in the rural regions.
The World Bank subsequently provided funding to Tajikistan to support the reforms of the second generations in energy, education, agriculture, and health, to improve the quality of services accessed by the population.
These strategic priorities aim to support the efforts of the country to transform its industrial innovations and its economy under Tajikistan’s National Development Strategy to 2030.
Since 1997, Tajikistan has received over $152 million investment from IFC to support regional projects in the retail, financial, manufacturing, hydropower, and tourism sectors.
World Bank has greatly invested in research to understand Tajikistan concerning its development experiences and share it with advisory and analytical services.
Additionally, the advisory services of the World Bank have brought international experience to Tajikistan regarding development in the health, agricultural, education, and energy sectors.