Economic Downturn Deepening

The Tajik economy continued to slow during the first half of 2009, with lower remittances from workers abroad likely to be a key factor weighing on headline growth. Moreover, given that unemployment is a lagging indicator, we expect both the domestic and foreign jobless rate to trend higher through the remainder of 2009 and 2010, with significant implications for the value of foreign remittances

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