Tajkistan

12:00, april 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk’s branch in Kulob increases volumes of group loans

KULOB, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, the branch of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk in Kulob has provided 78,000 somoni in group loans of

10:15, april 20, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Brother of ex-minister of interiors detained on suspicion of killing

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Taghoinazar Solehov, the brother of the ex-Minister of Interiors Mahmadnazar Solehov, has been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of killing and illegal

21:07, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

US Assistant Secretary of State arrives in Tajikistan for two-day visit

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

20:29, april 18, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Security Council secretary’s son sentenced to five years in prison

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A court in Dushanbe’s Sino district has sentenced Bobour Azimov, the son of the Security Council Secretary Amirqul Azimov, to five years in prison, Radio

19:52, april 18, 2009

INCIDENTS

Gunmen attack police officer in Isfara

KHUJAND, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Unidentified men have attacked police officer in the northern city of Isfara.

19:10, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Followers of Sunni missionary group detained In Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus – The Tajik Interior Ministry says that security forces have detained dozens of followers of Jamaat-ut Tabligh, a Sunni missionary group, in a mosque in

19:05, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Four residents of Sughd detained in Russian this year for drug trafficking

KHUJAND, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, four residents of the Sughd province have been detained in the Russian Federation for drug trafficking, the acting

18:54, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

GBAO authorities to work out labor migrant support strategy

KHOROG, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to working out a strategy of raising legal awareness of labor migrants and supporting former and potential labor migrants were a major

18:17, april 18, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Officer gets jail term of 3.5 years for corruption and abuse of office

KHUJAND, April 18, Asia-Plus -- Commander of company at one of military units deployed in the Sughd province, Captain Mansour Sulaymonov, has been sentenced to 3.

17:56, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Heads of industrial enterprises report on the results of work carried out in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An April 17 board meeting of the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) reviewed the results of work carried out by industrial enterprises over the

17:40, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan to hold next border delineation negotiations in late April

DUSHANBE, April 18, Asia-Plus -- The next round of negotiations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on delimitation and demarcation of the common border is expected to take place in Tashkent,

11:02, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Swiss Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan visits Dushanbe on April 20

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, Mr.

10:46, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

United States special operations team and Tajik medical staff tend to patients in Panj

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Six medical specialists from the U.S.

10:30, april 18, 2009

POWER

Dushanbe marks Capital City today

By Dushanbe authoritiesâ€™ decision celebration of a Capital City Day has started by subbotinik (volunteer work) and city-wide action on cleaning the Dushanbinka River bank areas of debris.

10:15, april 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Situation in interbank and intrabank segments shows increasing demand for RR in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Average buying and selling rates of the US dollar against the somoni have increased by several points in recent days, reaching 1:3.

19:55, april 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

UAE’s design and engineering firm ready to participate in implementation of the Dushanbe municipal redevelopment

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- We are ready to participate in implementation of the Dushanbe municipal redevelopment plant, training Tajik young specialists and invest in enhancement

18:37, april 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Customs officers reach only 75% of the customs duty collection target for Q1 09

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The global financial crisis has hit activity of the country’s customs service significantly, the first deputy head of the Customs Service, Nematboy Rahmatov,

18:04, april 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan ready to sign agreement on transit NATO nonmilitary cargo through its territory to Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan does not see any obstacles to the signing of an agreement with the United States on the transit of NATO nonmilitary cargo through its

17:43, april 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk provides fewer loans in Jan-March 09 compared to Q1 08

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- As of April 10, 2009, capital of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk has amounted to 217 million somoni (equivalent to 56.

16:14, april 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Expert questions possibility of Tajikistan’s reaching energy independence in four years

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will scarcely manage to reach energy independence in the coming four years, known Tajik economist, Dr, Hojimuhammad Umarov, said in an interview

15:25, april 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajprombank’s branch in Kulob requests its employees to take unpaid vacation

KULOB, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Tajprombank (Joint-Stock Commercial Industrial Bank of Reconstruction and Development) in Kulob has requested its employees to take unpaid

14:43, april 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Nearly 30 jobs reportedly created in the country for returning Tajik labor migrants

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Some 30,000 anticrisis jobs have been created in Tajikistan for returning labor migrants, deputy chairperson of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s

14:14, april 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president, Portuguese FM discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday February 16, President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Portuguese Foreign Minister Luís Amado.

13:35, april 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Innovation projects needed to promote development of aluminum production, says Talco CFO

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The global financial crisis has hit Tajikistan’s economy and its economic entities, including Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco), which is a component of an

12:09, april 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

French diplomat familiarizes himself with activity of IRPT

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On April 15, Muhiddin Kabiri, the leader of the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT), met with French Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Henry Zipper de Fabiani.

11:28, april 17, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Four criminal proceedings instituted against 8 law enforcement officers in Sughd this year

KHUJAND, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Prosecutor’s offices in the Sughd province have instituted 28 criminal proceedings over the first quarter of this year, acting chief prosecutor of the

10:59, april 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

SCO anti-terror drill starts in Tajikistan today

A two-day joint anti-terror drill of member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), dubbed Norak-Antiterror 2009, is beginning at the Fakhrobod training ground in the Khatlon province

10:30, april 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Providing Tajikistan’s energy independence in four years quit a feasible task, says Tajik MP

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The task to provide Tajikistan with its own electrical power and natural gas in the coming four years due to all reserves and opportunities as well as

10:15, april 17, 2009

POWER

President Rahmon urges to consider nationwide shift to energy-saving light bulbs

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An April 16 cabinet meeting, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, considered issues related to working out the plan of actions for

18:54, april 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan raises Uzbek natural-gas supply prices

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has raised the Uzbek natural gas supply prices for all categories of consumers by nearly 9.8 percent.