Tajkistan

17:32, april 22, 2022

SOCIETY

Tajik capital expected to host the second kite festival next year

Asia-Plus Media Group is holding the second kite festival entitled “Osmoni Dushanbe – 2022” (2022 Dushanbe Sky) under support of the Dushanbe Administration.

16:47, april 22, 2022

SOCIETY

INVITATION TO BID Republic of Tajikistan Supply of spare parts for crushing plant OJSC Pamir Energy

INVITATION TO BID Republic of Tajikistan Supply of spare parts for crushing plant OJSC Pamir Energy Pamir Energy Company (PEC) is announcing open tender for supply of spare parts for

16:23, april 22, 2022

ECONOMY

Electricity rates will not be raised this year

The Government of Tajikistan has decided to postpone the increase in tariffs for electricity at least until the end of this year.

15:48, april 22, 2022

SOCIETY

Tajikistan ranks 83rd among 113 countries in terms of food security

Tajikistan climbed from 93rd in 2019 to rank 83rd among 113 nations in Global Food Security Index (GFSI) in 2021. Tajikistan obtained 51.

14:32, april 22, 2022

ECONOMY

Tajik authorities want to pay for electricity generated by Sangtuda-1 HPP in rubles

The Government of Tajikistan wants to review the agreement signed with the Government of Russia o payment of electricity generated by the Sanfgtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) as it wants to

10:36, april 22, 2022

POLITICS

Top diplomats of Russia and Central Asia’s nations holding virtual meeting today

Foreign minister of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are holding an online meeting via video link today.

10:09, april 22, 2022

SECURITY

Tajikistan and Turkey sign Military Framework Agreement

Tajikistan and Turkey have signed the Military Frame Agreement.

17:56, april 21, 2022

SOCIETY

Tajik MPs raise the issue of military recruitment raid on students

Parents of some university students have complained to MPs that unknown persons in civilian clothes forcibly take their children into the army.

15:31, april 21, 2022

ECONOMY

Tajikistan seeks replacement of Kazakh grain with Russian gran imported on concessional terms

The Government of Tajikistan has instructed relevant ministries and agencies to take necessary measures to get non-tariff quota for grain from Russia.

12:34, april 21, 2022

LAW-ORDER

Jailed rights defender faces new charge

Jailed rights defense Izzat Amon now faces new charge – embezzlement of 7,000 U.S. dollars.

11:25, april 21, 2022

ECONOMY

Tajikistan resumes air traffic with Iran and India

After a two-year break, Tajikistan has resumed air traffic with Iran and India, an official source with the Civil Aviation Agency under the Government of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview.

09:35, april 21, 2022

ECONOMY

ITC’s GTEX project reports on the results and impact of its activities in the Tajik textile and clothing sector

The role and contribution of the International Trade Center (ITC) to the textile and clothing sector of Tajikistan, the results of the Global Textiles and Clothing Program (GTEX) project in 2021, and

17:45, april 20, 2022

ECONOMY

Disturbing forecasts: remittances may not save us this year

International financial institutions predict the unimaginable fall in remittances in Tajikistan this year.

15:41, april 20, 2022

SOCIETY

Only 59 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 estimated to be still alive in Tajikistan

According to data from the Council of Veterans of War and Labor of the Republic of Tajikistan, only 59 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 are estimated to be still alive in Tajikistan,

14:42, april 20, 2022

ECONOMY

Kazakhstan and Tajikistan plan to increase the number of mutual flights

Kazakhstan and Tajikistan will increase the number of mutual passenger flights, Kapitla.kz says, citing the press center of Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee.

14:08, april 20, 2022

POWER

Rahmon shakes up judges

President Emomali Rahmon has introduced a number of staff changes to the country’s judicial system, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

14:06, april 20, 2022

SOCIETY

Why are Afghan refugees forced to leave Tajikistan?

A group of Afghan refugees that arrived in Tajikistan amid Taliban fear found themselves forced to return to Afghanistan.

11:28, april 20, 2022

SOCIETY

Russian dishonest employers have not paid more than 2.2 million rubles to 49 Tajik labor migrants

Over the first three months of this year, the representative office of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) in Russia has helped 49 Tajik labor

09:39, april 20, 2022

POLITICS

Tajik diplomat says expansion of trade with Alborz Province on agenda

Maroufjon Abdurahmonov, First Secretary of the Tajik Embassy in Tehran, Maroufjon Abdurahmonov said at a meeting with the members of Alborz Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture on

09:12, april 20, 2022

POLITICS

Tajikistan-Iran relationships should outrank relations with other states, says Tajik diplomat

Relations between Tajikistan and Iran should outrank any of the two countries’ ties with other states given their numerous cultural and historical commonalities, Muzaffar Muhammadi, Deputy

16:29, april 19, 2022

ECONOMY

Tajik enterprises’ debts reportedly decreased by 2.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2021

Tajik enterprises’ debts decreased by almost 32 percent or 27.8 billion somonis (equivalent to about 2.5 billion U.S.

15:00, april 19, 2022

ECONOMY

Budget’s revenue part for January-March this year reportedly overfulfilled by 4.5 percent

The revenue part of the country’s budget for the first three months of this year has been overfulfilled by 4.5 percent, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

14:24, april 19, 2022

ECONOMY

Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia reportedly plan to establish logistics hub

Tajik and Saudi industry ministries are considering the possibility of establishing a logistics hub in order to increase the bilateral trade, according to the press center of the Ministry of Industry

11:43, april 19, 2022

SOCIETY

Saudi Arabia says the pilgrimage this year will be limited to vaccinated Muslims under age 65

For the first time in three years, Saudi Arabia has permitted foreign nationals, including Muslims from Tajikistan, to perform the Hajj this year.

10:49, april 19, 2022

ECONOMY

4,900 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in January-March this year

Forty-four countries of the world have provided about 52 million dollars’ worth of 4,100 tons of humanitarian aid to Tajikistan In January-March this year, according to the Agency for

10:24, april 19, 2022

ECONOMY

Tajikistan’s exports down by more than half in Q1 this year

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover has amounted to 1.677 billion U.S. dollars over the first three months of this year, which is which is 93.

16:16, april 18, 2022

LAW-ORDER

Tajik journalist who served almost 9 years in prison decides to move on to humor and satire

Tajik journalist Mahmadyusuf Ismoilov, who served almost nine years in the Khujand-based penal colony 3/5, was released Saturday (April 16) evening.

14:15, april 18, 2022

ECONOMY

Preparing agrarian businesses to better deal with climate change

The European Union (EU) Delegation to Tajikistan notes that in times of interrupted regional and global value chains and rising food prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent conflict

14:01, april 18, 2022

ECONOMY

49 enterprises creating 5,000 new jobs launched during 4-fay working visit of Rahmon to Sughd province

During a four-day working visit of President Emomali Rahmon to the northern province of Sughd (April 14-17), 49 enterprises creating 5,000 new jobs have been launched in the area, according to the

13:30, april 18, 2022

ECONOMY

Tajkistan

Tajik capital expected to host the second kite festival next year

Asia-Plus Media Group is holding the second kite festival entitled “Osmoni Dushanbe – 2022” (2022 Dushanbe Sky) under support of the Dushanbe Administration.

INVITATION TO BID Republic of Tajikistan Supply of spare parts for crushing plant OJSC Pamir Energy

INVITATION TO BID Republic of Tajikistan Supply of spare parts for crushing plant OJSC Pamir Energy Pamir Energy Company (PEC) is announcing open tender for supply of spare parts for

Electricity rates will not be raised this year

The Government of Tajikistan has decided to postpone the increase in tariffs for electricity at least until the end of this year.

Tajikistan ranks 83rd among 113 countries in terms of food security

Tajikistan climbed from 93rd in 2019 to rank 83rd among 113 nations in Global Food Security Index (GFSI) in 2021. Tajikistan obtained 51.

Tajik authorities want to pay for electricity generated by Sangtuda-1 HPP in rubles

The Government of Tajikistan wants to review the agreement signed with the Government of Russia o payment of electricity generated by the Sanfgtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) as it wants to

Top diplomats of Russia and Central Asia’s nations holding virtual meeting today

Foreign minister of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are holding an online meeting via video link today.

Tajikistan and Turkey sign Military Framework Agreement

Tajikistan and Turkey have signed the Military Frame Agreement.

Tajik MPs raise the issue of military recruitment raid on students

Parents of some university students have complained to MPs that unknown persons in civilian clothes forcibly take their children into the army.

Tajikistan seeks replacement of Kazakh grain with Russian gran imported on concessional terms

The Government of Tajikistan has instructed relevant ministries and agencies to take necessary measures to get non-tariff quota for grain from Russia.

Jailed rights defender faces new charge

Jailed rights defense Izzat Amon now faces new charge – embezzlement of 7,000 U.S. dollars.

Tajikistan resumes air traffic with Iran and India

After a two-year break, Tajikistan has resumed air traffic with Iran and India, an official source with the Civil Aviation Agency under the Government of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview.

ITC’s GTEX project reports on the results and impact of its activities in the Tajik textile and clothing sector

The role and contribution of the International Trade Center (ITC) to the textile and clothing sector of Tajikistan, the results of the Global Textiles and Clothing Program (GTEX) project in 2021, and

Disturbing forecasts: remittances may not save us this year

International financial institutions predict the unimaginable fall in remittances in Tajikistan this year.

Only 59 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 estimated to be still alive in Tajikistan

According to data from the Council of Veterans of War and Labor of the Republic of Tajikistan, only 59 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 are estimated to be still alive in Tajikistan,

Kazakhstan and Tajikistan plan to increase the number of mutual flights

Kazakhstan and Tajikistan will increase the number of mutual passenger flights, Kapitla.kz says, citing the press center of Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee.

Rahmon shakes up judges

President Emomali Rahmon has introduced a number of staff changes to the country’s judicial system, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

Why are Afghan refugees forced to leave Tajikistan?

A group of Afghan refugees that arrived in Tajikistan amid Taliban fear found themselves forced to return to Afghanistan.

Russian dishonest employers have not paid more than 2.2 million rubles to 49 Tajik labor migrants

Over the first three months of this year, the representative office of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) in Russia has helped 49 Tajik labor

Tajik diplomat says expansion of trade with Alborz Province on agenda

Maroufjon Abdurahmonov, First Secretary of the Tajik Embassy in Tehran, Maroufjon Abdurahmonov said at a meeting with the members of Alborz Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture on

Tajikistan-Iran relationships should outrank relations with other states, says Tajik diplomat

Relations between Tajikistan and Iran should outrank any of the two countries’ ties with other states given their numerous cultural and historical commonalities, Muzaffar Muhammadi, Deputy

Tajik enterprises’ debts reportedly decreased by 2.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2021

Tajik enterprises’ debts decreased by almost 32 percent or 27.8 billion somonis (equivalent to about 2.5 billion U.S.

Budget’s revenue part for January-March this year reportedly overfulfilled by 4.5 percent

The revenue part of the country’s budget for the first three months of this year has been overfulfilled by 4.5 percent, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia reportedly plan to establish logistics hub

Tajik and Saudi industry ministries are considering the possibility of establishing a logistics hub in order to increase the bilateral trade, according to the press center of the Ministry of Industry

Saudi Arabia says the pilgrimage this year will be limited to vaccinated Muslims under age 65

For the first time in three years, Saudi Arabia has permitted foreign nationals, including Muslims from Tajikistan, to perform the Hajj this year.

4,900 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in January-March this year

Forty-four countries of the world have provided about 52 million dollars’ worth of 4,100 tons of humanitarian aid to Tajikistan In January-March this year, according to the Agency for

Tajikistan’s exports down by more than half in Q1 this year

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover has amounted to 1.677 billion U.S. dollars over the first three months of this year, which is which is 93.

Tajik journalist who served almost 9 years in prison decides to move on to humor and satire

Tajik journalist Mahmadyusuf Ismoilov, who served almost nine years in the Khujand-based penal colony 3/5, was released Saturday (April 16) evening.

Preparing agrarian businesses to better deal with climate change

The European Union (EU) Delegation to Tajikistan notes that in times of interrupted regional and global value chains and rising food prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent conflict

49 enterprises creating 5,000 new jobs launched during 4-fay working visit of Rahmon to Sughd province

During a four-day working visit of President Emomali Rahmon to the northern province of Sughd (April 14-17), 49 enterprises creating 5,000 new jobs have been launched in the area, according to the

The cost of products of the food industry increases in Tajikistan on average by 3.9%

Over the first three months of this year, inflation in Tajikistan’s consumer goods sector has stood at 2.4 percent, which is 0.