Tajkistan

15:21, august 4, 2020

INCIDENTS

Four killed, two injured in Rasht Valley traffic accident

Four people killed and two others were injured on August 3 as a car fell into a 70-meter abyss in the Rasht Valley (eastern Tajikistan).

14:53, august 4, 2020

ECONOMY

Sughd and GBAO serve as Tajikistan’s entry and exit points for trade and travel to neighboring countries

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on July 30 approved the grant-financed Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (CARs-4), which aims to enhance Tajikistan’s

11:55, august 4, 2020

SOCIETY

Tajikistan resumes regular flights to Dubai

Tajikistan has resumed regular flights to Dubai.

11:25, august 4, 2020

ECONOMY

Generation of electricity by Roghun HPP increasing

Generation of electricity by the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) is increasing.

10:41, august 4, 2020

ECONOMY

Tajikistan trade portal – exporters support platform

One of the main priorities of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in economic development is support to exporters.

10:36, august 4, 2020

SOCIETY

EFSD provides a US$50 million loan to Tajikistan to counter impacts of COVID-19 on its economy

The spread of COVID-19, the drastic decline in external demand, and lockdown-related restrictions have an extensive negative impact on the economies, budgets, and solvency of EFSD member countries.

10:18, august 4, 2020

SOCIETY

USAID partners with the government of Tajikistan to improve the health of over 1.5 million people

The U.S.

10:07, august 4, 2020

SECURITY

GBAO hosts a large-scale military exercise

A large–scale military exercise for servicemen of the Ministry of Defense of (MoD) of Tajikistan began in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) on August 2.

09:42, august 4, 2020

SOCIETY

Coronavirus: 43 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan yesterday

43 new officially confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 7,538 as

17:35, august 3, 2020

ECONOMY

FEZ Danghara receives direct investments more than other Tajikistan’s free economic zones

27.5 million somoni (equivalent to some 2.6 million U.S.

17:01, august 3, 2020

ECONOMY

Tajik authorities seek grants to support development of the country’s economy

Tajik authorities are seeking grants from international financial institutions to support development of the country’s economy.

16:11, august 3, 2020

ECONOMY

Tajikistan continues exploring the possibility of joining the Eurasian Economic Unity

Tajikistan is studying the pros and cons of other countries that have already joined the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Zavqi Zavqizoda, told

15:33, august 3, 2020

LAW-ORDER

Tajik interior minister denies report about extradition of Iranian opposition activist to Tehran as baseless

Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda today denied a report that Tajikistan allegedly extradited an Iranian opposition activist Jamdshid Sharmahd to Tehran as absolutely unfounded.

14:10, august 3, 2020

SECURITY

Tajik police reportedly prevent two terrorist attacks

Officers from the Interior Ministry Organized Crime Control Directorate have reportedly prevented two terrorist attacks at the beginning of this year in Rasht (eastern Tajikistan) and Shahrinav

11:29, august 3, 2020

SOCIETY

UCA supports transformation of its undergraduate campus towns in Khorog and Naryn into “university towns”

As economic development is at the heart of the University of Central Asia’s (UCA) overall strategy, the UCA has been supporting the transformation of its undergraduate campus towns in Khorog

11:03, august 3, 2020

ECONOMY

250 Chinese specialists expected to arrive in Tajikistan to participate in implementation of a number of projects

Tajikistan is waiting for the arrival of Chinese specialists to implement a number of projects, according to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MoEDT).

10:30, august 3, 2020

POLITICS

Tajik, Turkish presidents agree to resume regular air traffic between their countries

On Saturday August 1, President Emomali Rahmon had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

09:32, august 3, 2020

SOCIETY

Coronavirus: the official coronavirus-linked death toll rises to 61 in Tajikistan

One COVID-19 patient died yesterday, bringing a total number of the noel coronavirus-linked deaths in the country to 61, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population

09:01, august 3, 2020

ECONOMY

Barqi Tojik hopes that there will be no necessity for imposing power rationing in the country

Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company) says water levels in a reservoir powering the Nurek hydroelectric power plant (HPP) are increasing and most likely there will be no

08:15, august 3, 2020

SOCIETY

43 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan on Friday

43 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan on Friday, bringing a total number of officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 7,409

16:12, july 30, 2020

SOCIETY

Purge of customs officers in Tajikistan

More than 100 customs officers have been dismissed after attestation, Khurshed Karimzoda, the chief of the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on July 30.

15:33, july 30, 2020

ECONOMY

Arvand Bank first Tajik lender to benefit from EBRD Solidarity Package

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a financial package of US$ 2 million for Arvand Bank, the seventh-largest bank in Tajikistan, to support local businesses

15:21, july 30, 2020

ECONOMY

Expenditures on public management personnel reduced in Tajikistan.

Revenues of Tajikistan national budget for the first six months of this year have stood at 9.8 billion somoni which is 4.5 percent or 462.

13:45, july 30, 2020

POLITICS

Tajik FM has phone conversation with Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Relations to discuss cooperation

On July 29, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin had a telephone conversation with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi

11:20, july 30, 2020

POWER

Kyrgyzstan can always count on Tajikistan’s support, says Tajik president

Tajik president Emomali Rahmon has sent a cable of condolences to his Kyrgyz counterpart Sooronbay Jeenbekov over a national day of mourning declared in Kyrgyzstan today to commemorate the victims of

10:42, july 30, 2020

SOCIETY

Two streets and three neighborhood units of Tajik capital will be left without electricity for several hours today

Rolling blackouts have been resumed in some areas of Dushanbe in connection with routine maintenance work on power stations in these areas, according to the Dushanbe electricity supply network.

10:32, july 30, 2020

SOCIETY

44 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan yesterday

44 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 7,320

10:29, july 30, 2020

SOCIETY

ADB allocates additional grant to Tajikistan for covid-19 medical supplies

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated a $928,000 grant for Tajikistan to procure additional personal protective equipment for health care workers to support the country’s efforts in

09:52, july 30, 2020

ECONOMY

Tajikistan’s external debt now amounts to 3.1 billion USD, says finance minister

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Minister of Finance Faiziddin Qahhorzoda revealed on July 29 that Tajikistan’s external debt has risen 170 million U.S.

09:30, july 30, 2020

SOCIETY

UCA and AKAH partner to promote development in Tajikistan

The University of Central Asia (UCA) and the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) in Tajikistan on July 27 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop Khorog into a safe and resilient city,