In its investment in Tajikistan, TeliaSonera has partnered with Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) who is the other shareholder of Tcell. AKFED is part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) which is a group of development agencies with mandates including the environment, health, education, architecture, culture, microfinance, rural development, disaster reduction, promotion of private-sector enterprise, and revitalization of historic cities. AKDN agencies conduct their programs without regard to faith, origin or gender. AKDN works towards the vision of an economically dynamic, politically stable, intellectually vibrant, and culturally tolerant Tajikistan. The majority of AKDN projects, playing an important role both in the cultural sphere and in further economic development of the country, are familiar to most of the people living in Tajikistan.
via Background to Tcell and Telecommunications in Tajikistan – TeliaSonera.
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