Tajkistan

10:18, september 16, 2010

TAJKISTAN

US$400 mln needed for rehabilitation and modernization of Norak HPP

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 400 million U.S.

19:00, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan resumes rebroadcasting RTR-Planeta televisions station today evening

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will resume rebroadcasting Russia’s television channel, RTR-Planeta, today evening, Asia-Plus has learned from the source at Tajikistan’s

18:32, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

US$63.764 mln worth of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in Jan-Aug 2010

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 45 counties of the world have provided US$63.

18:24, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover for Jan-Aug 2010 amounts to some US$2.3 bln

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 2.

18:13, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s GDP for Jan-Aug 2010 amounts to more than 14.181 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first eight months of this year has amounted to more than 14.

17:35, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik law enforcement authorities in Gharm to conduct negotiations with former field commanders

According to some sources, heads of the national security commission as well as the ministries of interior and defense are currently in Gharm district to conduct negotiations with local former field

16:35, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik ministry of health denies new allegations by Russian chief sanitary inspector as ‘baseless’

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Said Davlatov, the head of the sanitary and epidemiological directorate within the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Tajikistan, has denied a statement by

15:54, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Inflation for Jan-Aug 2010 stands at 4.8 percent

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for August 2010 stood at 1.0 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. A 1.

15:42, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

More than 2.7 bln somoni earmarked for Roghun’s construction in 2010-2012

In 2010-2012, the government will allocate 4.

15:03, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Turajonzoda: Don’t trust rumors, slander and planted articles!

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus – Some local newspapers and persons unknown to Tajik journalist community have written slanderous articles against me and my activity in recent weeks, a

13:49, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Weeks of Germany take place in Tajikistan from Sep 20 to Dec 10

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010 Asia-Plus -- The German Embassy in Dushanbe in cooperation with numerous German and Tajik partners organizes Weeks of Germany in Tajikistan from September 20 to

12:56, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kulob farmers yield the first 5,000 tons of raw cotton

KULOB, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Farmers from five cotton producing districts in the Kulob zone of Khatlon province have yielded 5,155 tons of raw cotton by September 15, which is 1,540 tons

12:21, september 15, 2010

POWER

Dushanbe legislature to consider city’s preparedness for autumn-winter season

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The third session of the Dushanbe legislature (Majlis) will take place on September 23.

12:12, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Large consignment of heroin seized in Farkhor

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An attempt of smuggling a large amount of heroin into Tajikistan has been warded off at the Tajik-Afghan border in Farkhor district, Khatlon province.

11:53, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Urumqi CCIs sign cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of Tajikistan and Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have signed a

11:12, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Lab to detect avian flu set up in Khujand

KHUJAND, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Equipment to identify all strains of influenza has been installed and the laboratory is ready for operation, Nasib Ikromov, the deputy head of

10:52, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan announces reforms to Islamic Council

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan''s Religious Affairs Committee has announced that the country''s highest Islamic institution, the Islamic Council of Ulema, will be reformed in

10:35, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Conditions of tender for development of Tajik silver deposit to be determined in October

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A conference to discuss conditions of the tender for development of the Konimansuri Kalon (Big Konimansur) silver deposit in the Tajik northern

10:18, september 15, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sangtuda-2 HPP expected to become operational in September 2011

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Sangtuda-2 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) will be introduced into operation in September 2011, Said Askari, the head of Iranian company Sangab,

19:20, september 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

New director general of Somon Air appointed

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The board of directors of limited liability company, Somon Air, has appointed Alisher Rustamov, who had previously worked with Dushanbe

18:55, september 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sangtuda-1 HPP generates 1 bln kWh of electricity this year so far

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant has generated one billion kWh of electricity since the beginning of this year, press release issued by open

18:41, september 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

ICE to open it office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Expansion of trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Italy was the focus of a meeting of senior representatives of Tajikistan’s

16:05, september 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

U.S. Embassy donates 22 all-terrain vehicles to Tajikistan's border guards

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The United States Embassy in Dushanbe, as part of its Export Control and Related Border Security program (EXBS) provided twenty-two All-Terrain Vehicles

15:02, september 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dilapidated banknotes replaced with recently issued banknotes in Kulob

KULOB, September 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The branch of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) in Kulob and the main branch of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) here today began to replace

14:27, september 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Average cotton yields in Sughd expected to stand at 1.7 tons/ha

KHUJAND, September 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The mass cotton-harvesting campaign is progressing in the northern Sughd province, according to the Sughd agriculture directorate.

14:10, september 14, 2010

POWER

IMF team to give prognosis on Tajikistan’s economic development in H2 2010

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Like other Central Asian states, Tajikistan is gradually coming out of the global financial and economic crisis, Mr.

13:34, september 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Rail company officials from CIS and Baltic states gather in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Senior officials of rail companies from the CIS and Baltic states have gathered in Dushanbe for a four-day meeting that is opening here today

13:10, september 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

OSCE trains border officials on protection of human rights

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2010 Asia-Plus -- A five-day training course on human rights and border control organized by the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) and the OSCE Office for

12:23, september 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

President signs decree on autumn conscription campaign

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Monday September 13, President Emomali Rahmon signed a decree on drafting young Tajiks into the country’s armed forces from October through November

12:11, september 14, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Upcoming visit of Tajik leader to Italy discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Monday September 13, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi received a high-ranking Italian delegation, led by Vice-Minister of Economic