Tajkistan

19:04, april 27, 2010

INCIDENTS

Body of man killed by last December avalanche found in Vanj

KHOROG, April 27, Asia-Plus -- The body of the 25-year-old resident of the village of Bunay in GBAO’s Vanj district, Nematullo Nodilyobov, who had been reported missing since last December,

18:54, april 27, 2010

INCIDENTS

Five killed in Sughd traffic accident

KHUJAND, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Five persons were killed on April 26 as two vehicles collided in Sughd province, according to the Sughd traffic police department.

18:43, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Representatives of companies intending to participate in tender for assessment studies for Roghun HPP arrive in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from ten companies intending to participate in a tender for carrying out techno-economic and environmental and social studies for the

18:18, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Insufficient awareness of foreign investors of investment climate in Tajikistan impedes attraction of foreign capital

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Foreign investors are not well aware of the investment climate in Tajikistan and this impedes attraction of foreign capital for development of the

17:50, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s investment portfolio includes 55 projects for a total of more than 8 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- As of April 1, 2010, Tajikistan’s investment portfolio included 55 projects for a total of more than 8 billion somoni (equivalent to 1.8 billion U.S.

17:22, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Critical article published in Millat based on established facts provided by anticorruption agency

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Fattoh Saidov, director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, told reporters in Dushanbe today that an article about corruption

16:53, april 27, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Deputy border troops commander face corruption charge

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus - Deputy chief of the Main Border Guards Directorate within the State Committee for National Security, Colonel Saymuddin Mirzoyev, was caught red-handed in

15:26, april 27, 2010

LAW-ORDER

206 corruption-related crimes detected in Tajikistan in Q110

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a press conference in Dushanbe, director of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption Fattoh Saidov revealed on

15:10, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Working group set up to review mechanism of road toll management for Dushanbe-Chanak highway

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus - Minister of Transport and Communications Olim Boboyev told reporters today that the government has set up a working group to review some of a mechanism

14:44, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Kulma crossing on Tajik-Chinese border to operate year round soon

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus - The governments of Tajikistan ad China have reached an agreement on organization of the year-round operation of the Kulma crossing on the Tajik-Chinese

13:38, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CORRECTION

The April 24 Asia-Plus Blitz item titled “Tajikistan deeply disturbed by events in Kyrgyzstan, says Rahmon” should have noted that Tajikistan is deeply disturbed by events in neighboring

13:30, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM expresses gratitude to TBEA top manager for construction of the South-North power grid

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi who is currently on an official visit to China held a number of meetings in Beijing yesterday, according to the

12:43, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves increase by 98.8 percent in Q110

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves rose 9.8 percent in three months to March 31, 2010, reaching 385.8 million U.S.

12:15, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Sughd medical workers make rounds to reveal children left unimmunized against polio

KHUJAND, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Medical workers in Sughd province are making rounds to revel children aged 1 to 6 who have been left unimmunized against polio, according to the Sughd

11:59, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

MoH says only 7 polio cases detected in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- To-date, 123 cases of acute flaccid paralysis – or weakness and loss of muscle control – have been reported in Tajikistan and only seven of those

11:25, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Moratorium on inspection of SMEs has its advantages and disadvantages, says Tajik chief tax officer

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Tax Committee is currently preparing report to the Government on advantages and shortcomings of the law on moratorium on inspection of activities of

11:09, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

UNDP Energy and Environment Program organizes tree planting campaign in Hissar

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations declared 2010 as International Year of Biodiversity (resolution 61/203) and Countless Initiatives are being organized to disseminate

10:54, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

ADB”s mission in Tajikistan conducts loan disbursement seminar in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in cooperation with the Government of Tajikistan, is conducting a Loan Disbursement Seminar in Dushanbe on April

10:37, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

U.S. embassy supports seminar on role of sports in preventing drug use and crime in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) section of U.S.

10:20, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe authorities to gradually withdraw China-made family cars used as fixed-route taxis

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe municipal authorities have decided to gradually withdraw China-made economy family cars, popularly known as “tangem” and used as

10:04, april 27, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Uzbek economic commission meets in Tashkent today

A session of the Tajik-Uzbek intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation is taking place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan today.

19:46, april 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

CSTO anti-terror drill completed in northern Tajikistan on Monday

An anti-terror drill for the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Central Asian group, dubbed Rubezh-2010 (Frontier-2001), closed on April 26 with a final phase at the Chorukh-Dayron

19:22, april 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Volume of ‘problem loans’ increases in Tajikistan, says central bank head

DUSHANBE, April 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Sharif Rahimzoda, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), revealed on April 26 that an

18:48, april 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

To-date 76 mln somoni of amount collected from selling Roghun shares spent for Roghun’s construction

DUSHANBE, April 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- To-date, 76 million somoni (equivalent to 17.3 million U.S.

18:13, april 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe mayor’s office allocates 1 mln somoni to provide extraordinary grants to local war veterans

DUSHANBE, April 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On occasion of the 65th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the Dushanbe mayor’s office has allocated some one million

17:53, april 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tax collection target for Q110 overfulfilled by 8.4 percent

DUSHANBE, April 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The tax collection target for the first three months of this year has been overfulfilled by 8.4 percent and 617.

17:22, april 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Central bank to create conditions for establishment of small local banks in provinces

DUSHANBE, April 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) will make a decision on creation of conditions for establishment of local banks with relatively small authorized

16:47, april 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s foreign debt reaches nearly 35 percent of GPD, says finance minister

DUSHANBE, April 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- As of April 1, 2010, Tajikistan’s foreign debt reached 34.

16:21, april 26, 2010

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers amendments to the mortgage law

DUSHANBE, April 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli) considered a bill requiring amendments to the

15:11, april 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

PDPT candidates win repeated elections to GBAO regional legislature

KHOROG, April 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Repeated elections to the GBAO regional council (Majlis) took place in Khorog (constituency # 35) and the Shugnan district (constituency # 22) on April 25.