Tajikistan's economy grew at higher-than-projected rate of 7.4 percent in 2013 on the back of record high inflow of remittances. High remittances fueled private consumption and investment. Meanwhile, weaker external demand and lower prices for aluminum and cotton adversely affected exports and resulted in a widening of the current account deficit. Inflation was reduced to a record low because of the limited increase in food prices and stable exchange...
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2014/04/01
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Working Paper (Numbered Series)
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2014/04/17
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Tajikistan - Strong growth, rising risks
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Citation
Tajikistan - Strong growth, rising risks (English). Tajikistan economic report ; no. 5 Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/439481468312633544