The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan met representatives of the International Monetary Fund’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington on 16 April 2026, focusing on strengthening financial system stability, continuing banking-sector reforms and expanding technical cooperation. The central bank noted that the first phase of IMF technical assistance has been completed with notable results and expects a second phase to begin in 2026. Discussions covered upgrading monetary and financial statistics, improving the quality of analytical data and aligning it with international standards, alongside steps to strengthen risk-based banking supervision and introduce macroprudential instruments. The agenda also included reinforcing compliance, internal control and risk management frameworks in the context of external factors and sanctions-related constraints, as well as issues around regulating operations involving digital assets and developing financial soundness statistics. Both sides confirmed their readiness to continue close cooperation through IMF technical assistance programmes, including experience-sharing and institutional capacity building.

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