Tajkistan

14:26, august 10, 2023

ECONOMY

A large refinery in the south of Tajikistan is looking for light crude. Heavy oil is not suitable.

Due to the lack of raw materials the plant cannot be handed over for five years.

13:44, august 10, 2023

SOCIETY

The American Chamber of Commerce in Tajikistan celebrates its 14th anniversary in the Republic of Tajikistan

The American Chamber of Commerce in Tajikistan has received full accreditation of the U.S.

12:24, august 10, 2023

TAJKISTAN

The Head of the AKDN representative Office held a meeting with the Chairman of the First Microfinance Bank of Tajikistan

On August 8, 2023, Mr. Qozidavlat Qoimdodov, Resident Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Tajikistan met with Mr.

12:12, august 10, 2023

SOCIETY

15 thousand residents were evacuated from the flooding zone of the Rogun HPP in Tajikistan

Over the past 11 years, in order to evacuate the population from the flooded area of the Rogun HPP, 3211 families have been provided with household plots of land, about 15,000 people have been

11:38, august 10, 2023

ECONOMY

Tajikistan invests more than $100 million in tourism. What do the authorities expect from this?

Tajikistan will attract more than $100 million to the tourism sector in the coming years as part of 4 new projects.

11:15, august 10, 2023

SOCIETY

Tajikistan is at the bottom of the world open data ranking

From Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan is in the lead

09:17, august 10, 2023

ECONOMY

Tajikistan can export 1.5 million tons of cement this year. The ban has been lifted

The main buyers are Afghanistan and Uzbekistan

17:28, august 9, 2023

ECONOMY

KOICA contributes to power inequity reduction in rural areas of Tajikistan

A signing ceremony of the Record of Discussion between the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan was held on

17:21, august 9, 2023

ECONOMY

Amonatbonk head explains why he cannot voice the data on migrants’ remittances

Information on the volume of remittances sent by labor migrants to Tajikistan has not been published by banks for already several months, Sirojiddin Ikromi, the head of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s

16:33, august 9, 2023

SOCIETY

184 suicides reported in Tajikistan in H1 this year, says Tajik official

Over the first six month of this year, 228 suicide and suicide attempts have been reported in Tajikistan, which is 10 cases fewer than in the same period last year, Ms.

15:49, august 9, 2023

SOCIETY

The number of Tajik women leaving for Russia following their husbands increasing, says Tajik official

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Ms.

11:35, august 9, 2023

ECONOMY

President inspects construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant

President Emomali Rahmon and Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda today morning visited the site for construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP).

11:05, august 9, 2023

SOCIETY

Tajikistan authorities close down five NGOs in GBAO

Five nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been closed down in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) over the first six months of this year, in Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan region

10:38, august 9, 2023

ECONOMY

Tajikistan’s savings bank provides mortgage loans in a total amount of TJS15.3 mln since 2020

Since 2020, Tajikistan’s savings bank, Amonatbonk, has provided mortgage loans in a total amount of 15.3 million somonis (equivalent to US$1.

17:13, august 8, 2023

LAW-ORDER

13 suspects in case of Orienbbank deputy head’s abduction reportedly detained

One more person, suspected of being involved in the abduction and murder of the first deputy head of Orienbank Shuhrat Ismatulloyev, has been detained in Turkiye and extradited to Tajikistan, the

16:12, august 8, 2023

ECONOMY

Tajikistan must have its own defense industry, says Tajik minister of industry and new technologies

The Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan Sherali Kabir told reporters in Dushanbe on August 7 that a military vehicle assembly plant was introduced into operation in Tajikistan in

15:17, august 8, 2023

ECONOMY

Tajprombank officially declared insolvent

One of troubled banks that have been experiencing serious liquidity issues since 2015 -- Tajprombank – has officially been declared bankrupt.

11:36, august 8, 2023

POWER

Tajik authorities claim that the land plot where UCA campus in Khorog is located was sold illegally

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Rustam Mirzozoda, the head of Tajikistan’s High Economic Court, stated on August 7 that the Economic Court of the Gorno Badakhshan

10:03, august 8, 2023

SOCIETY

Tajik man detained in Slovakia risks torture if extradited, activists say

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Services reported on August 7 that human rights activists say Tajik activist Amriddin Kholmurodov, who was detained in February 2022 in Slovakia, faces extradition to

09:43, august 8, 2023

ECONOMY

Over the past year and a half, the number of monopolists has increased 2.5 times in Tajikistan

According to data from the Antimonopoly Agency under the Government of Tajikistan, 248 monopolistic companies have been registered today.

16:58, august 7, 2023

POLITICS

Tajikistan’s stance towards Taliban remains unchanged, says Tajik state-run think tank head

Tajikistan’s position towards the Taliban interim government remains unchanged, Khairiddin Usmonzoda, Director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan told

16:04, august 7, 2023

SECURITY

Kyrgyz authorities say border with Tajikistan can reopen 'gradually' after Delimitation work

Authorities in Kyrgyzstan’s southern region of Batken say the border with Tajikistan, shut down more than two years ago following a deadly standoff, can "gradually reopen" after

14:36, august 7, 2023

POWER

President shakes up senior border guard officers

President Emomali Rahmon has introduced staff changes to the Main Border Guard Directorate functioning under the State Committee for National Security (SCNS).

11:51, august 7, 2023

LAW-ORDER

Person suspected of killing 22 people 30 years ago being extradited from Russia to Tajikistan

The Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Russian Federation has granted Tajikistan's request for extradition of Yusuf Salikhov, who is accused of mass murder that was committed in the Tajik

11:11, august 7, 2023

POLITICS

Tajik leader holds a number of bilateral meetings in Ashgabat

On the sidelines of the tripartite summit of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in Ashgabat, Tajik President on August 4 held a meeting with his Turkmen counterpart Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

10:43, august 7, 2023

POLITICS

Tripartite summit of leaders Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan result sin adoption of joint statement

The first trilateral summit of the heads of state of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan took place in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, on August 4.

09:53, august 7, 2023

INCIDENTS

At least 10 people killed and 13 others injured in Kulob traffic accident

At least ten people were killed and thirteen others were injured Sunday as Chinese-made big-truck rammed several cars and crashed into residential buildings in the southern city of Kulob, Khatlon

16:29, august 4, 2023

SOCIETY

Tajik and Afghan students graduating from MUMS can become health ambassadors of Iran in their countries

Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA reported on August 1 that an official with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) has said 397 foreign students are studying at the undergraduate and

15:31, august 4, 2023

ECONOMY

The Istiqlol Tunnel expected to be fully completed by September 9 this year

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Dilmurod Davlatzoda, the Director of the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions under the Government of Tajikistan, said on August 4 that the

14:50, august 4, 2023

SOCIETY

Tajikistan reportedly allocates TJS261.2 million monthly to pay pensions to nearly 769,000 pensioners

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Dilmurod Davlatzoda, the Director of the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions under the Government of Tajikistan, said on August 4 that the