Tajkistan

12:26, january 19, 2009

TAJKISTAN

28th microfinance institution to open in northern Tajikistan soon

KHUJAND, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new microfinance-deposit institution, Kiropol-Express, is expected to be opened in the Sughd province soon.

12:12, january 19, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Farming units in Kulob repay nearly 31.5 percent of cotton loans to banks

KULOB, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Dehqon (peasant) farms in Khatlon’s Kulob region have repaid 31.49 percent of cotton loans to banks and microcredit lenders so far.

11:44, january 19, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Number of small power plants expected to increase by 30 percent this year

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government intends to increase the number of small power plants in the country by more than 30 percent, President Emomali Rahmon announced at a

11:30, january 19, 2009

POWER

Number of regional administrators replaced

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decrees of January 16 heads of a number of cities and districts in Gorno Badakhshan as well as Khatlon and Sughd provinces were

11:15, january 19, 2009

POWER

President introduces staff changes

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon introduced a number of staff changes at a January 15 government session reviewing the country’s economic results in 2008.

22:46, january 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

United States intends to use Tajik territory for transit carriage of commercial cargo to Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The United States intends to use Tajikistan’s territory for transit carriage of commercial cargo to Afghanistan.

21:41, january 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s budget increases 26 times over the past decade

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Compared to 2001 Tajikistan’s macroeconomic indices rose four times in 2008, according to presidential press service.

21:24, january 17, 2009

POWER

Rahmon orders to work out project for restructuring Tajik power holding

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at a January 15 government session reviewing Tajikistan’s economic results in 2008, President Emomali Rahmon ordered the Ministry of Energy

20:40, january 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president, Qatari minister discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Qatar were the focus of a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon

19:25, january 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Construction of Roghun dam expected to begin in late 2009

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Construction of the dam for the hydroelectric power station (HPS) Roghun is expected to begin in late 2009 and the first two units of the station are

18:52, january 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Sughd cotton farmers now owe 81 mlm somoni to their creditors

KHUJAND, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Cotton farmers in the northern Sughd province now owe 81 million somoni to local banks, other investors and budget, Inomjon Hojiboyev, head of the

18:39, january 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan to launch new air routes to Bishkek and St. Petersburg

KULOB, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Consideration of the issue of launching new air routes from Kulob to the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek and St.

18:21, january 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

1,500 labor migrants return form Russia to Khatlon province thins month

QURGHON TEPPA, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first ten days of January, some 1,500 labor migrants have returned from Russia to the Khatlon province, which is considerably more than

18:05, january 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik journalist Bahrom Mannonov passes away

Chief correspondent at the News Agency Asia-Plus Bahrom Mannonov, died untimely in Dushanbe on January 16 aged 61.

17:20, january 17, 2009

TAJKISTAN

FMFB-Tajikistan among top 100 MFIs in 2008 MIX Global 100 rankings

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The First MicroFinanceBank-Tajikistan (FMFB-Tajikistan), which is one institutions of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, was ranked among the

17:37, january 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Qairoqqum HPP expected to resume operation today evening

DUSHANBE/KHUJAND, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus / -- The hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Qairoqqum, which was closed Thursday early in the morning due to an accident, is expected to resume operation

17:13, january 16, 2009

POWER

President demands thorough investigation of illegal land allotment cases

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Inspections by the Agency for Land Management, Geodesy and Cartography recorded 7,760 instances of violation of the country’s land legislation last

16:45, january 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

All types of transportation ship more than 47 million tons of cargo in 2008

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In 2008 all types of Tajikistan’s transportation shipped 47.3819 million tons of cargo, which is 7.

16:20, january 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

More than 150,000 jobs expected to be offered this year, says labor ministry

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report made at a government session, Labor Ministry Shukurjon Zhukov noted on January 15 that the ministry intends to offer more than 150,000 job

15:24, january 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Cotton farmers repay more than $4 mln of loans to Amonatbonk so far

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus - Cotton farmers have repaid some 15 million somoni (equivalent to more than 4 million US dollars) of loans to Tajikistan’s savings bank to this date, Ms.

14:38, january 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

156 Salafis revealed in Sughd last year, local police chief says

KHUJAND, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 156 members of the Salafiya religious movement were revealed in the Sughd province last year, the Sughd police chief Abdurahim Qahhorov announced at a

14:22, january 16, 2009

POWER

President urges not to impede development of private economic entities

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The president demanded at a January 15 government sessions that anticorruption agency should not inspect small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),

13:46, january 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Compared to 2007 index of consume prices amounts to 111.8 percent in 2008

DUSHANBE, January 2009, Asia-Plus -- Compared to 2007 the index of consumer prices last year amounted to 111.8 percent, the State Committee for Statistics said.

12:50, january 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Population’s monetary incomes increases by 37 percent

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2008, Asia-Plus -- According to figures provided by the State Committee for Statistics, population’s monetary incomes rose 37 percent in the year to November 30 2008,

12:05, january 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Catalytic Fund Grant Project plans to completes construction of nine schools this year

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- This year, the Catalytic Fund Grant Project plans to complete construction of nine general schools in Tajikistan in the frames of the second tranch,

11:53, january 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Sughd company purchases 10 Opels from Estonia for taxi

KHUJAND, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand based open joint-stock company (OJSC), Sorbon, has purchased 10 cars Opel-Omega from Estonia for taxi.

11:39, january 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

38 criminal proceedings instituted against servicemen in Sughd last year

KHUJAND, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 38 criminal proceedings were instituted against servicemen of the Sughd military garrison last year, which is 20 proceedings fewer than in 2007, the

11:17, january 16, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Rehabilitation of TB hospital expected to be finished by the end of 2010

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Full rehabilitation of the republican TB hospital is expected to have been finished by the end of 2010, Health Minister Nusratullo Salimov remarked at

11:05, january 16, 2009

POWER

President sets tasks to improve socioeconomic situation

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A January 15 government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, reviewed last year’s economic results.

19:30, january 15, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Some $90 mln spent for construction of Sangtuda-2 HPP so far

DUSHANBE, January 15, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Of 255 million US dollars earmarked for construction of the Iranian-built hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Sangtuda-2, some 90 million dollars have