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ADB to provide US$50 million to support Tajikistan’s national budget

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide 50 million U.S. dollars to support Tajikistan’s national budget, ADB President Takehiko Nakao noted at a press conference in Dushanbe on October 27.

09:29, october 30, 2017

ADB president commits more than $5 bln to support new strategy for Central Asia regional economic cooperation

The 16th Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Ministerial Conference was held in Dushanbe on October 27. Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon made the keynote address.

17:42, october 27, 2017

Russian painting in Tajik National museum in Dushanbe

Works by famous Russian and Western artists have been kept in depositories of the National Museum of Tajikistan but residents of Dushanbe and guests of the Tajik capital have not seen them for a long

17:04, october 27, 2017

Fashion show: Famous Japanese designer visits Tajikistan

Japanese cultural mission is going to visit Tajikistan from November 1 to November 3, 2017, according to Japans Embassy in Dushanbe.

15:57, october 27, 2017

Tajik passport remains the least powerful one in the post-Soviet area among

Tajik passport remains the least powerful on in the post-Soviet area.

15:02, october 27, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakh president signs decree on switching to Latin-based alphabet

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed an executive order on Friday telling his government to prepare the Kazakh alphabet for a transition to Latin letters from Cyrillic ones by

14:43, october 27, 2017

INCIDENTS

Soldier reportedly shoots himself to death in Kulob

A 20-year-old Tohir Habibov, a soldier of a military unit of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) deployed in Kulob, has reportedly shot himself to death.

14:19, october 27, 2017

Tajik historical exhibits expected to be displayed in Paris in 1919

Tajik historical exhibits are expected to be displayed in the Guimet Museum in Paris in 1919.

12:07, october 27, 2017

Umed-88’s case: Why are not detained managers of the Ministry of Finance?

Dushanbe, October 27, 2017, Asia-Plus – The case of Umed-88, one of Tajikistan’s largest gas retailers, is becoming more and more interesting.

10:16, october 27, 2017

Tajikistan hosts AFC U-19 Championship qualification for Group “B”

Tajikistan is hosting AFC U-19 Championship qualification for Group “B”.

09:57, october 27, 2017

POLITICS

Tajik prime minister will visit Tashkent in early November

Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda will pay a working visit to Tashkent in early November, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

09:34, october 27, 2017

WFP presents equipment to Tajik government to help with emergency preparedness and response

A ceremony was held yesterday to mark the handover by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) of the Information Technology (IT) equipment to strengthen the capacity of Tajikistan’s

09:15, october 27, 2017

SECURITY

1,300 Tajik nationals fight alongside IS militants in Syria and Iraq, says the Soufan center report

1,300 Tajik nationals are fighting alongside Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq, a new report says.

16:39, october 26, 2017

ADB plans to provide over $280 million to Tajikistan during 2018-2020

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to provide over 280 million U.S. dollars to Tajikistan during 2018-2020. ADB President, Mr. Takehiko Nakao, noted this in Dushanbe today.

16:14, october 26, 2017

Rahmon attends groundbreaking ceremony for the Dushanbe-Qurghon Teppa road rehabilitation project

President Emomali Rahmon today attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the project aiming at rehabilitation of the road connecting Dushanbe and Qurghon Teppa, two major cities and economic hubs in the

15:29, october 26, 2017

WORLD

Pakistani court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Nawaz Sharif

International media reports say a Pakistani court issued an arrest warrant for ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after he failed to appear before the court over anti-corruption allegations.

15:13, october 26, 2017

Tajikistan fulfills this year's cotton target

Tajik cotton growers have fulfilled this year’s cotton target having yielded more than 356,000 tons of raw cotton by October 23, which is 100.

14:45, october 26, 2017

“Malik” disappears, there is no more “Early Rose”…

Today, you practically will not see at Tajikistan’s bazaars fruits and vegetables grown from domestic seeds.

11:32, october 26, 2017

Female car thief detained in Dushanbe

A 24-year-old woman from Dushanbe has been detained on suspicion of carjacking (the word is a portmanteau of car and hijacking).

11:17, october 26, 2017

Rahmon receives ADB president

President Emomali Rahmon today received Mr. Takehiko Nakao, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

10:27, october 26, 2017

‘I am forced to protect my good name,’ says ex-head of Hisor district accused of killing local imam

“I am forced to protect my good name, former Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan, Jamoliddin Mansourov, who had also served as head of the Hisor district and mayor of Dushanbe in the 1990s,

09:48, october 26, 2017

President urges the government to refrain from non-essential expenses

President Emomali Rahmon yesterday held a meeting to review the results of the work carried out over the first nine months of this year, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

09:07, october 26, 2017

Moody’s analysts forecast that Tajikistan’s government debt will rise to 55% of GDP in 2017-2018

Moody's Investors Service said on October 20 that Tajikistan's credit profile reflects the country's very low per capita income and institutional strength, as well as its robust growth

17:15, october 25, 2017

First deputy minister of economic development and trade replaced

By government’s decree Saidrahmon Nazrizoda has been relieved of his post of First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade in connection with transfer to other job.

17:02, october 25, 2017

Tajikistan reports record coal production

Tajik coal-mining enterprises have produced 1.

16:19, october 25, 2017

Scandalous movie by Russian filmmaker Alexey Uchitel to be showcased in Dushanbe

A scandalous movie “Matilda” by Russian filmmaker Alexey Uchitel will be showcased in Dushanbe tomorrow. “Matilda” is a Russian historical drama film.

15:06, october 25, 2017

Afghan drug trafficker detained with large amount of drugs at the Tajik border in GBAO’s Darvoz district

An Afghan drug trafficker has been detained with a large amount of narcotic drugs at the Tajik border in the Darvoz district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), according to the Drug

14:47, october 25, 2017

Sughd court rejects appeal by Sughd resident jailed for propagating IS terror group’s ideas

The Sughd regional court has upheld the Zafarobod district court’s verdict against local resident jailed for propagating ideas of the Islamic State (IS) terror group’s ideas.

14:20, october 25, 2017

Sorry smokers: Tajikistan toughens tobacco product regulations

Sorry smokers. Tajikistan has toughened tobacco product regulations.

11:31, october 25, 2017