Issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) and Commerzbank AG (Germany) were discussed at a meeting of the NBT head Abdujabbor Shirinov with the member of the Commerzbank AG Executive Board Christoph Metz that took place here on November 7.

According to the NBT press center, the sides expressed satisfaction with the level of bilateral cooperation and declared for further expansion of bilateral ties.

The National Bank of Tajikistan is the central bank of Tajikistan.  The Bank is engaged in developing policies to promote financial inclusion and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.

Commerzbank AG is a German global banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It is the second-largest German bank after Deutsche Bank.  Commerzbank is mainly active in commercial bank, retail banking and mortgaging.  Commerzbank holds a nationwide network of branch offices throughout Germany and numerous branch offices in the EU and Europe (namely London, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain and Switzerland) and with a leading market share in online banking.  The bank holds representations and holdings in various commercial and financial centers in Asia and the Americas.  Commerzbank is the second largest lender to shipping companies in Germany.