Tajkistan

17:13, november 26, 2019

POLITICS

Tajik capital makes preparations to host jubilee SCO summit in 2021

Chaired by Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda, the Organizing Committee on preparing Dushanbe for hosting the Second Conference of the 2018-2028 International Decade for Action 'Water for

16:33, november 26, 2019

ECONOMY

Tajikistan earned US$3.6 million from electricity supplies to neighboring countries last month

Over the first ten months of this year, Tajikistan has earned more than 89 million U.S.

15:41, november 26, 2019

ECONOMY

More than TJS20 million invested by Khatlon entrepreneurs in the repair of roads in the province

Entrepreneurs of the Bokhtar region (Vakhsh Valley) of Khatlon province have reportedly invested more than 20 million somoni (TJS) in the repair of roads and bridges in the area.

11:12, november 26, 2019

INCIDENTS

Small-time killer gets a jail term of eight years for attempt to kill Tajik national in St. Petersburg

A small-time killer has got a jail term of eight years for an attempt to kill a Tajik national in St. Petersburg. A court in St.

10:26, november 26, 2019

ECONOMY

Tajik, Uzbek customs officers to exchange preliminary information on commodities moving across the border

The customs agencies of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will exchange the preliminary information on commodities and vehicles moving across the mutual border.

09:43, november 26, 2019

SECURITY

Russian military base in Tajikistan to be reinforced with latest electronic countermeasures system

The Russian military base in Tajikistan will be reinforced with the latest Pole-21 electronic countermeasures system, according to the Russian Defense Ministry’s official website.

09:12, november 26, 2019

SOCIETY

30,000 Tajikistanis have got Russian passport this year so far

Over the first nine months of this year, 30,000 Tajikistanis have got Russian citizenship. In all, 285,000 foreigners have reportedly got Russian citizenship over the same nine-month period.

17:05, november 25, 2019

INCIDENTS

Five killed in three traffic accidents in Tajikistan last week

Five persons were killed in three traffic accidents that took place in the Istaravshan district of Sughd province, Dushanbe and the Roudaki district on November 21 and 22.

16:38, november 25, 2019

ECONOMY

Project on green economy financing launched in Tajikistan

Farmers and businesses across various agricultural value chains in Tajikistan will benefit from better access to finance and climate technologies thanks to the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF)

11:50, november 25, 2019

SOCIETY

Somon Mahmadbekov wins bronze at the Judo Osaka Grand Slam 2019

Tajik judoka Somon Mahmadbekov has won bronze medal at the Osaka Grand Slam 2019, finishing third in the -73kg weight category.

11:16, november 25, 2019

POLITICS

Emomali Rahmon will attend SCTO summit and informal Central Asian summit this week

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will attend the Collective Security treaty Organization (CSTO) summit and an informal Central Asian summit this week Chaired by Kyrgyz leader, the next session of

10:42, november 25, 2019

ECONOMY

Asian Development Bank provides US$10 million grant to support development of tourism in Tajikistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $10 million grant to help Tajikistan develop tourism in the country, according to the ADB Tajikistan resident Mission (TJRM).

10:24, november 25, 2019

INCIDENTS

Two Tajik killed, one another injured in traffic accident sin Russia

Six people, including a six-year-old child, were killed and at least three others injured on November 24 as the Hyundai minivan and a truck collided in Russia’s Orenburg oblast.

09:23, november 25, 2019

SOCIETY

Tajikistan celebrates National Flag Day

On Sunday November 24, Tajikistan celebrated a National Flag Day. Celebrations to mark a National Flag Day will take place across the whole country.

09:04, november 25, 2019

POWER

Dushanbe mayor, US ambassador hold talks to discuss cooperation

On Friday November 22, Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali met with U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan John Mark Pommersheim, according to the Dushanbe Administration press center.

16:37, november 22, 2019

ECONOMY

Total wage debt reportedly reaches some 48 million somoni in Tajikistan

A total wage debt rose 38.8 percent (more than 17.

16:04, november 22, 2019

ECONOMY

China expected to provide 30 million USD to support improvement of Tajik Customs Service’s capacity

China expected to provide 30 million USD to support improvement of Tajik Customs Service’s technical capacity.

15:36, november 22, 2019

ECONOMY

Social spending expected to account for more than 44 percent of 2020 budget allocations

Presenting the draft law on the country’s national budget for 2020 to lawmakers, Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda noted on November 22 that the budget’s revenues are projected to

15:14, november 22, 2019

ECONOMY

Foreign currency deficit existed and exists but we try to cover it, says NBT official

The banking system is doing everything to increase the supply of foreign currency in the domestic market and cover the existing deficit, an official source within the National Bank of Tajikistan

14:33, november 22, 2019

ECONOMY

Tajik central bank estimates TSB’s property at 3 billion somoni

Tajik central bank head Jamshed Nourmahmadzoda says the financial situation of two major problem banks of the country – Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB) and Agroinvestbonk – is getting better and

12:20, november 22, 2019

ECONOMY

VTB Leasing to provide Embraer E190E2s to Tajik private air carrier

Russian leasing company VTB Leasing and Tajikistan’s privately owned air carrier Somon Air have signed a memorandum on cooperation, under which the project on delivery of two Embraer E190E2s to

11:30, november 22, 2019

SOCIETY

More than 40 representatives of judicial system convicted in Tajikistan over the past decade

On Thursday November 21, President Emomali Rahmon met with representatives of the country’s judicial system, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:59, november 22, 2019

ECONOMY

Tajik telecommunications operators’ incomes fall by 35 million somoni

Over the first nine months of this year, total income of telecommunications companies operating in Tajikistan has been estimated at 1.

09:52, november 22, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Tajik business owners sentenced to prison over fake job recruitment scam

A court in Dushanbe has convicted two private business owners of defrauding more than 200 impoverished Tajiks through a fake job recruitment scheme that falsely guaranteed them employment at an auto

09:39, november 22, 2019

POWER

Tajikistan will not raise tax and fine rates in 2020, says official source

The draft law on the national budget for 2020, which is currently under consideration in the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), does not provide for raising the

16:52, november 21, 2019

ECONOMY

Spitamen Bank becomes leader in realizing of cards and in increasing the volume of external transactions

Spitamen Bank has become leader in realizing of cards and in increasing the volume of external transactions.

16:04, november 21, 2019

ECONOMY

Tajikistan starts exporting tractors to Afghanistan

Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Agrotekhservis (Agritechservice), assembling Belarusian tractors, has begun exporting tractors to Afghanistan.

15:26, november 21, 2019

SECURITY

Tajikistan falls 24 places in Global Terrorism Index

Tajikistan has slipped twenty-four places in Global Terrorism Index, ranking at 50. The 2019 Global Terrorism Index ( GTI ) ranks Tajikistan 50th among 163 countries.

14:49, november 21, 2019

ECONOMY

Tajikistan reportedly intends to borrow US$1.1 billion over the coming four years

Tajikistan intends to borrow $1.1 billion over the coming four years to avoid running budget deficits, a newly approved government plan has revealed, according to Eurasianet .

11:50, november 21, 2019

POWER

Some 20 flyovers expected to be built in Tajik capital

As a part of the municipal redevelopment plan for Dushanbe, some 20 flyovers will be constructed in Dushanbe by 2030, a reliable source within the Dushanbe Administration told Asia-Plus in an