Mining-to-manufacturing push: President Emomali Rahmon told officials in Sughd that Tajikistan must stop exporting raw minerals and instead process them domestically into finished goods, urging better industrial investment conditions, infrastructure, land allocation and support for private export-oriented projects across mining, construction materials, energy, chemicals and food processing. Border industry logistics: Tajikistan is working to complete demarcation of its 1,008-km border with Kyrgyzstan by 2027, with field surveys on a 416-km section and engineering on 300 km already done. Energy security: Tajikistan warned another winter power shortfall is likely; Barki Tojik says it may import electricity from Uzbekistan again under the seasonal exchange, with last winter’s imports at 306m kWh. Agrifood exports: Tajikistan’s state exporter Tojagroexport shipped 21,900 tonnes of agricultural products worth 59.7m somoni in the reporting period, led by dry fruits. Tourism demand: Foreign arrivals reached 889,400 in H1 2026 (+16.7%), with 1.063m entries total and tourism infrastructure expanding. Fuel dependence: Tajikistan imported nearly 600,000 tonnes of petroleum products in H1 2026, with Russia supplying 91.1% and diesel and gasoline volumes rising. Regional trade corridor: Iran, Tajikistan and Afghanistan agreed on a road transit corridor through Afghanistan, with a pilot shipment expected within a month to test customs and logistics. Tajikistan-Mongolia ties: Rahmon will visit Mongolia July 20–22 for talks on trade, economy, agriculture, energy and transport, plus a business roundtable.