The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan reported that its chair, Firdavs Tolibzoda, met an International Finance Corporation delegation led by newly appointed regional director Simon Andrews to discuss preparation of a new Country Partnership Framework for the next five years. The talks focused on expanding cooperation in digital financial services, mortgage lending and green finance. The meeting also covered stronger technical cooperation, development of financial infrastructure and use of international practices to support banking sector reforms. The central bank said it presented key indicators for Tajikistan's financial and banking system and pointed to positive sector trends, while IFC's delegation gave a positive assessment of the banking sector and cited the removal of financial credit institutions from sanctions lists as a notable result.