Tajkistan

Tajik authorities seek additional financing sources for completion of construction of Roghun HPP

Tajik authorities say it is impossible to construct large facilities such as the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) at the expense of the national budget alone.

17:35, february 13, 2020

New tax code of Tajikistan expected to come into effect by September this year

A draft tax code in new edition is almost ready and it will be submitted for consideration to the government in the near future.

17:04, february 13, 2020

Individual persons start producing precious stones and metals in artisanal and small-scale way

Individual persons have begun producing precious stones and metals in artisanal and small-scale way in Tajikistan.

16:39, february 13, 2020

Tajikistan’s external debt amounts to 2.888.4 billion USD, says finance minister

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Minister of Finance Faiziddin Qahhorzoda revealed on February 14 that Tajikistan’s external debt amounted to 2.888.4 billion U.S.

15:31, february 13, 2020

Dushanbe mayor assures the electorate of regular supply of water, electricity and heat in the city

An election program of Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has been published.

11:29, february 13, 2020

241 candidates to compete for 63 seats in Tajik parliament

241 candidates will compete for 63 seats in Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Milli), according to the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER).

11:07, february 13, 2020

Tajik artists lead social change: the role of art in questioning Tajik traditional values

By Lola Ulugova CAP Paper 227 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2020 Lola Ulugova (Lolisanam) has been an art manager in Tajikistan since 2000.

10:58, february 13, 2020

Tajikistan listed among the top ten reformer countries in the world, says GosKomInvest head

President Emomali Rahmon took part in the 20th Session of the Consultative Council on Improvement of the Investment Climate that took place here on February 12.

10:27, february 13, 2020

Tajik tax chief officer seeks taxation of Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook

Tajik tax chief officer considers that large global companies must pay taxes since they make profits at the expense of citizens of Tajikistan.

09:49, february 13, 2020

Tajik tax chief officer claims that the 2019 tax collection target was not fulfilled due to wider use of Internet

Tajik tax chief officer complains that people have become call less frequently and communicate more on the Internet.

17:59, february 12, 2020

President’s hometown expected to become provincial capital

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service says the hometown of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is receiving a major overhaul as it is being transformed into a provincial capital.

17:37, february 12, 2020

Former presidential palace in Dushanbe will be demolished

Former presidential palace located in the center of Dushanbe will be demolished and a new building will be constructed in its place, deputy mayor of Dushanbe, Mahmadsaid Zuvaydzoda, told reporters in

16:45, february 12, 2020

Tajikistan hopes to earn about 70 million USD from the supply of electricity to Afghanistan

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Mirzo Ismoilzoda, the head of Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national integrated power company), noted on February 12 that Tajikistan will

15:33, february 12, 2020

The process of restructuring Tajikistan's power holding expected to completed this year

The process of restructuring Barqi Tojik power holding (Tajikistan’s national integrated power company) is expected to be completed this year.

15:09, february 12, 2020

Tajik power utility company reportedly repays its tax debts

In the previous years, tax debts of Barqi Tojik (Tajik power utility company) have reached 300 million somoni, Barqi Tojik top manager Mirzo Ismoilzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 12.

14:41, february 12, 2020

Barqi Tojik reportedly owes 1.3 billion somoni to OJSC Sangtudinskaya GES-1

As of January 1, 2020, Barqi Tojik power holding (Tajikistan’s national integrated power company) owes 1.3 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 135 million U.S.

11:51, february 12, 2020

International human rights organization call on Tajik authorities to release independent journalist Daler Sharifov

Authorities in Tajikistan must take urgent steps to ensure that independent journalist, Daler Sharifov, who is currently being held in pre-trial detention in the State Committee for National Security

10:55, february 12, 2020

POLITICS

Emomali Rahmon invites Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Hassanal Bolkiah to pay visit to Tajikistan

On Monday February 10, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin was received by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali

10:16, february 12, 2020

SECURITY

Chinese diplomats snarled in anti-coronavirus measures at Dushanbe airport

Eurasianet says a group of Chinese diplomats was last week held at Tajikistan’s main international airport for up to 18 hours after they declined to submit to quarantine procedures intended to

09:55, february 12, 2020

SECURITY

Not all Tajik students evacuated from Wuhan

Not all Tajik students have been evacuated from Wuhan. Three of them have refused to leave Wuhan at will and seven others were not allowed on board because of having high temperature.

17:09, february 11, 2020

Tajik government develops a draft water code

A draft water code, which has been worked out by the government of Tajikistan, will combine the previously adopted laws related to water and the usage of water in the country.

16:50, february 11, 2020

Eight new industrial enterprises will be built in Tajikistan

In a statement released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) Farrukh Hamralizoda noted on February 11

16:07, february 11, 2020

None of top managers of two troubled banks were prosecuted, say anticorruption agency officials

None of top managers of Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB) and Agroinvestbonk that have been experiencing financial problems since 2016 were prosecuted, officials from the Agency for State Financial Control and

14:54, february 11, 2020

ADB continues supporting improved food security in Tajikistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $1 million technical assistance grant to prepare a proposed investment project to modernize irrigation and drainage systems in the lower Vakhsh River

14:42, february 11, 2020

Tajikistan wants to revive an ancient Aryan festival of Tirgan

Tajikistan plans to revive an ancient festival of Tirgan, Farhod Rahimi, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 10.

14:14, february 11, 2020

Japan’s government completes GGP project in healthcare sector in Dushanbe

On Monday February 10, Mr.

11:34, february 11, 2020