The Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Social Entrepreneurship

PUBLISHED: JANUARY 2025

On January 2, 2025, the President of Tajikistan signed the Law on Social Entrepreneurship (SE) (the Law on SE). The Law on SE provides a legal basis for SE through guarantees of state protection and support, as well as expansion of the activities of subjects of SE (social enterprises and social entrepreneurs), with a specific focus on support to socially vulnerable groups of people. Overall, the new Law on SE can be considered a positive legal reform for civil society. This Brief highlights the key novelties in the law that affect subjects of SE and touches on the additional legal reforms necessary to make the Law on SE fully implementable and impactful.