Tajkistan

13:50, october 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik finance minister, French ambassador discuss construction of Dushanbe airport terminal

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Minister of Finance met with Ambassador of France to Tajikistan, Henry Zipper de Fabiani on October 20.

12:58, october 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

TSB begins to serve China UnionPay credit cards

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Automatic teller machines (ATM) of Tojik Sodirot Bonk (TSB) have begun to serve the China UnionPay (CUP) credit cards, according to TSB’s headquarters

12:02, october 21, 2010

POWER

Tajik president, Tajik speaker meet Iranian parliamentary delegation

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday October 20, President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Iranian parliamentary delegation, led by Hussein Hashimiyan, according to

11:45, october 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik aluminum plant rejects Uzbek charges of environmental damage

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2010, Asia-Plus – The Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco) has rejected allegations by an Uzbek political organization that its plant near the Tajik-Uzbek border has caused tens of

11:10, october 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik consumers’ cooperative union gets a 13.5 mln somoni profit in Q310

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the third quarter of this year, Tajik consumers’ cooperative union, Tojikmatloubot, has transferred 15.

10:52, october 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kulob farmers fulfill their cotton target

KULOB, October 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- By October 20, five cotton producing districts n the Kulob zone of Khatlon province have yielded 51,863 tons of raw cotton, which is 432 tons more than

10:34, october 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Interior ministry breaks up 16 organized criminal gangs in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Tajik police officers have dismantled 16 organized criminal gangs, Minister of Interiors Abdurahim Qahhorov

10:18, october 21, 2010

TAJKISTAN

First international investment forum on agribusiness in Tajikistan held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A two-day international investment forum on agribusiness in Tajikistan concluded in Dushanbe on October 20.

19:26, october 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik rail company to raise rail dispute with Uzbekistan at RTC meeting in Vilnius

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will raise the issue of a railroad dispute with Uzbekistan at the 53rd session of the Railway Transport Council (RTC) of rail companies

18:32, october 20, 2010

INCIDENTS

Damage caused to GBAO by this year’s disaster estimated at more than 25.2 mln somoni

KHOROG, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Damage caused to Gorno Badakhshan by this year’s natural disasters has been estimated at more than 25.

16:03, october 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik rail shipments reportedly decrease by 30 percent

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Tajik Railways have shipped 7.023 million tons of cargo, which is 3.

15:29, october 20, 2010

POWER

EBRD to fund 10 projects offered by Tajik government

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between the Government of Tajikistan and the European Bank for Reconstruction ad Development

14:58, october 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Interior ministry gives details of military operation in Rasht

Militants that have joined forces with government troops are providing assistance in hunting down their former companions-in-arms.

14:01, october 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan produces nearly 6 bln somoni worth of agricultural goods in Jan-Sept 2010

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Gross agricultural product from all categories of farms was nearly 6 billion somoni (in current prices) in January-September 2010, which is 397

13:19, october 20, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Crime rate decreasing in Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 228 crimes have been reported in Gorno Badakhshan over the first nine months of this year, which is 89 cases fewer than in the same period last year,

12:32, october 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

New national external migration strategy discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Human Rights Center public association in cooperation with Tajik Branch of Open Society Institute/Assistance Foundation (OSI/AF-Tajikistan) and

12:12, october 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Finance minister concerned about improper work of industrial enterprises in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov is concerned about improper work of industrial enterprises in the country.

12:02, october 20, 2010

INCIDENTS

Uzbek border guard wounds Tajik national

KHUJAND, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Uzbek border shot at Tajik national who was on Tajik territory and did not cross the border.

11:29, october 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Rise in cotton prices makes cotton growing profitable for Tajik farmers

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- More than two-fold rise in the international cotton prices has made cotton growing profitable for Tajik farmers this year, Qutfullo Ziyodulloyev, the head

11:10, october 20, 2010

POWER

Tajik, Iranian MPs may bring Tajik-Iranian relations to higher level, says Tajik speaker

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-Iranian cooperation is expanding due to friendly relations between the presidents of the two countries and common historical and cultural roots

10:53, october 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

PM criticizes slow pace of organization of activities of FEZs

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An enlarged government board meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, took pace in Dushanbe on October 19.

10:35, october 20, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Ramil Nadyrov represents Tajikistan at CIS defense ministers’ meeting in Yalta

DUSHANBE, October 20, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The First Deputy Defense Minister, Ramil Nadyrov, is representing Tajikistan at the 59th session of the CIS Council of Defense Ministers that is being held

20:33, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan on the way to full abolition of death penalty, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus - The issue of fully abolishing death penalty in Tajikistan will be solved positively in the near future, Jumakhon Davlatov, State Adviser to the

19:25, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

98 new HIV infection cases registered in Sughd in Jan-Sept 2010

KHUJAND, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, 98 new HIV infection cases have been registered in Sughd province, bringing the total number of the officially

19:04, october 19, 2010

INCIDENTS

Tajik rescuers need modern technical equipment

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) needs 76 million somoni for purchase of modern technical equipment for rescue teams,

18:13, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Finance minister asks government to refrain from exempting individual entities from tax payment

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov has asked the government to refrain from exempting individual entities from payment of taxes.

17:59, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Central bank head concerned about rise in consumer prices in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 19 2010, Asia-Plus -- The head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Sharif Rahimzoda, is concerned about increasing consumer prices in the country.

17:56, october 19, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tax Committee files lawsuit in Higher Economic Court against Tojiktransgaz

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has filed a lawsuit in the Higher Economic Court against Tojiktransgaz (natural-gas distributor), the

15:41, october 19, 2010

INCIDENTS

70% of bomb shelters in Tajikistan fit for exploitation, says CES head

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Up to 70 percent of bomb shelters in Tajikistan that are officially called “built-in antiradar shelter for the population during the special period of

15:15, october 19, 2010

INCIDENTS

Tajik rescuers continue search operation for bodies of six servicemen of Alpha unit

DUSHANBE, October 19, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Khaybullo Latipov, the head of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) told reporters in Dushanbe today that Tajik rescuers are