From October 2024 to March 2026, FSVC, with funding from the U.S. Department of State, FSVC implemented a program in Tajikistan to enhance fiscal transparency and improve the effective implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard.
FSVC’s program pursued two key objectives: 1) strengthen the adoption of the EITI Standard by implementing an EITI Electronic Reporting System (ERS); and 2) enhance the fiscal transparency of state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
Program Impact
FSVC’s program strengthened Tajikistan’s institutional capacity to implement the EITI Standard, improved multi-stakeholder understanding of transparency requirements in the extractive sector, and enhanced the Government of Tajikistan’s (GoT) ability to oversee and report on SOE fiscal performance. Key program results include:
- The development, testing, and formal hand-over to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) of a fully functional EITI Electronic Reporting System, replacing a manual, paper-based process with a multilingual electronic platform that enables extractive companies and government agencies to submit EITI reports electronically and reconcile data automatically;
- The production of six professionally animated EITI educational videos in Tajik (with Russian and English subtitles), covering topics including EITI governance, beneficial ownership, and Validation results, published on the EITI National Council’s YouTube channel and Facebook page;
- Training of 110 individuals across government, extractive companies, civil society, and media on the 2023 EITI Standard, ERS use, and Tajikistan’s 2025 Validation findings, with 86% of government participants and 89% of industry, CSO, and journalist participants reporting increased knowledge;
- Seven practical recommendations to the MoF to strengthen SOE fiscal transparency, of which the MoF reported implementing six measures by program end;
- Targeted workshops to help the EITI National Council interpret Tajikistan’s 2025 EITI Validation findings and develop a prioritized action plan ahead of the 2027 Validation, which will assess Tajikistan’s compliance with the EITI Standard and has significant implications for the country’s international standing and investment climate.