Tajkistan

Tajikistan intends to borrow more than 1 billion USD within the next three years despite unsettle debts

Despite a considerable amount of debts accumulated, the Tajik government is not going to discontinue the practice of foreign borrowing, and is planning to borrow more than 1 billion U.S.

11:24, november 9, 2021

Rahmon congratulates Tajikistanis on the Constitution Day

On November 6, Tajikistan celebrated the 27th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan.

17:02, november 5, 2021

Tajikistan increases gold production by 8.2 percent

Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan has produced gold 8.2 percent more compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT).

15:45, november 5, 2021

229 new industrial enterprises introduced into operation in Tajikistan in January-September this year

Overt first nine months of this year, 229 new industrial enterprises have been introduced into operation in Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT).

14:27, november 5, 2021

GBAO governor Yodgor Fayzov dismissed

The Governor of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Yodgor Fayzov, has been dismissed.

11:46, november 5, 2021

China expected to deliver the next consignment of CoronaVac vaccine to Tajikistan on November 7

China is expected to deliver 500,000 more doses of CoronaVac vaccine to Tajikistan on the following Sunday (November 7), according to Khovar news agency.

11:10, november 5, 2021

World food prices reach new peak, says FAO report

The world food price barometer surged to a new peak reaching its highest level since July 2011, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported on November 4.

10:41, november 5, 2021

The United States provides US$186.766 for restoration of Ancient Panjakent

The U.S. Ambassador John Mark Pommersheim to Tajikistan has visited the Tajik northern city of Panjakent to launch the Preservation and Restoration of the Ancient Panjakent Archeological Site Project.

10:17, november 5, 2021

Exchange rate of TJS against USD start to devaluate again

The exchange rate of the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS) against the U.S. dollar (USD), which has been relatively stable since the beginning of the year, has begun devaluing again.

16:48, november 4, 2021

UN health agency approves India coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted approval for emergency use to India's government-backed Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin.

16:22, november 4, 2021

Tajik government to take mountains under special protection

The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) has endorsed amendments offered to the country’s law “On the Mountain Regions of the Republic of

15:47, november 4, 2021

TALCO Gold’s production complex expected to be introduced into operation by late March next year

A production complex being built by Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) TALCO Gold in Ayni district of Sughd province is expected to be introduced into operation by late March next year.

15:44, november 4, 2021

EBRD expects Central Asian economies to grow by 4.9 percent on average in 2021

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is expecting Central Asian economies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to grow by 4.

14:31, november 4, 2021

Central Asia’s region the most vulnerable to climate change impacts, say experts

Experts say the Central Asian is the most vulnerable to climate change impacts.

11:11, november 4, 2021

Most part of Tajikistan experiences electricity shortages, but authorities deny imposition of power rationing

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service says the capital, Dushanbe, and provincial centers such as Bokhtar have so far been exempted from electricity rationing that began -- with no official

10:49, november 4, 2021

The CDC recommends that US citizens avoid travel to Tajikistan

The United States national public heal agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recommends that citizens of the United States avoid travel to Tajikistan because the current

10:29, november 4, 2021

Alif Bank opens its banking service centers in Vahdat and Bokhtar

Alif Bank has opened it banking service centers in Vahdat and Bokhtar. In Vahdat Township, Alif Bank opened its banking service center on November 1.

10:09, november 4, 2021

POLITICS

Tajikistan ready to offer its logistics capabilities for provision of assistance to Afghanistan, says Tajik leader

The deep political military, economic and social crisis in Afghanistan, which has become a matter of concern to the world community, is causing tension in the region.

14:33, november 3, 2021

Tajikistan adopts the new Tax Code

Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has endorsed a draft new Tax Code.

11:33, november 3, 2021

Russia plans to open pre-departure training center for labor migrants in Tajikistan

Migrants make enormous development contribution to their host and origin countries.

10:24, november 3, 2021

Some 1.6 million Tajiks have reportedly entered Russia this year so far

Eurasianet says new government data from Moscow show that some 1.6 million Tajik citizens have entered Russia to work this year so far.

09:47, november 3, 2021

Rahmon urges Tajikistan population to save and rationally use food products

President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting yesterday evening to discuss issues related to the socioeconomic situation in the country and preparations for the upcoming winter period, according to the

09:11, november 3, 2021

Tajik leader says the total volume of glaciers in Tajikistan has decreased by almost a third

President Emomali Rahmon on November 2 virtually joined the High-Level Panel Meeting on Water and Climate.

16:37, november 2, 2021

About 160 fleeing Afghan families ask Tajik authorities for permission to cross the border

Asia-Plus Media Group has received a letter from a certain Ahmad Tahir, who said that he had previously headed a civil society organization in Afghanistan and been adviser to Afghan parliament

15:08, november 2, 2021

Barqi Tojik’s debt to OJSC Sangtudinskaya GES-1 reportedly exceeds 2 billion somonis

Barqi Tojik’s debt to Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP), has reportedly reached 2,007,330,191 somonis

14:29, november 2, 2021

Most population in Tajikistan believe that women are obliged to tolerate domestic violence in order to keep it

A 2016 study conducted by the Committee on Women and Family Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan together with the international association Oxfam (Oxfam) covered 400 people in six regions of

11:40, november 2, 2021