DUSHANBE , January 4, Asia-Plus - International conference on investments and privatizations is supposed to be held in Dushanbe in the autumn this year.    

The conference is staged by Tajikistan ’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) under support of the president’s office and government of country.  

According to information from the CCI, the conference is aiming to discuss issues related to the implementation of strategic investment projects in Tajikistan , strengthening of economic and scientific-technical ties both in bilateral format and within regional and international organizations.  

The source says the conference is dedicated to promote development trade-economic and investment cooperation, creation of favorable conditions for attraction of foreign investments in the implementation of the main projects, development of commercial, financial-banking system, launch of joint ventures and development of natural resources in the republic.  

It is supposed that senior representatives of chambers of commerce from Asian, African, European and CIS countries, as well as representatives from the Islamic financial institutions, including the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), 1 ^st Islamic Investment Bank and others, will take pat in the conference’s work.    

The source noted that analogous conference was held in Bahrain in February 2005.  Representatives from more than 50 countries participated at that conference.  Tajikistan was represented at the Bahrain conference by Sharif Saidov, head of Tajik CCI.