Tajkistan

ADB plans to provide over $280 million to Tajikistan during 2018-2020

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to provide over 280 million U.S. dollars to Tajikistan during 2018-2020. ADB President, Mr. Takehiko Nakao, noted this in Dushanbe today.

16:14, october 26, 2017

Rahmon attends groundbreaking ceremony for the Dushanbe-Qurghon Teppa road rehabilitation project

President Emomali Rahmon today attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the project aiming at rehabilitation of the road connecting Dushanbe and Qurghon Teppa, two major cities and economic hubs in the

15:13, october 26, 2017

Tajikistan fulfills this year's cotton target

Tajik cotton growers have fulfilled this year’s cotton target having yielded more than 356,000 tons of raw cotton by October 23, which is 100.

14:45, october 26, 2017

“Malik” disappears, there is no more “Early Rose”…

Today, you practically will not see at Tajikistan’s bazaars fruits and vegetables grown from domestic seeds.

11:32, october 26, 2017

Female car thief detained in Dushanbe

A 24-year-old woman from Dushanbe has been detained on suspicion of carjacking (the word is a portmanteau of car and hijacking).

11:17, october 26, 2017

Rahmon receives ADB president

President Emomali Rahmon today received Mr. Takehiko Nakao, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

10:27, october 26, 2017

‘I am forced to protect my good name,’ says ex-head of Hisor district accused of killing local imam

“I am forced to protect my good name, former Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan, Jamoliddin Mansourov, who had also served as head of the Hisor district and mayor of Dushanbe in the 1990s,

09:48, october 26, 2017

President urges the government to refrain from non-essential expenses

President Emomali Rahmon yesterday held a meeting to review the results of the work carried out over the first nine months of this year, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

09:07, october 26, 2017

Moody’s analysts forecast that Tajikistan’s government debt will rise to 55% of GDP in 2017-2018

Moody's Investors Service said on October 20 that Tajikistan's credit profile reflects the country's very low per capita income and institutional strength, as well as its robust growth

17:15, october 25, 2017

First deputy minister of economic development and trade replaced

By government’s decree Saidrahmon Nazrizoda has been relieved of his post of First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade in connection with transfer to other job.

17:02, october 25, 2017

Tajikistan reports record coal production

Tajik coal-mining enterprises have produced 1.

16:19, october 25, 2017

Scandalous movie by Russian filmmaker Alexey Uchitel to be showcased in Dushanbe

A scandalous movie “Matilda” by Russian filmmaker Alexey Uchitel will be showcased in Dushanbe tomorrow. “Matilda” is a Russian historical drama film.

15:06, october 25, 2017

Afghan drug trafficker detained with large amount of drugs at the Tajik border in GBAO’s Darvoz district

An Afghan drug trafficker has been detained with a large amount of narcotic drugs at the Tajik border in the Darvoz district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), according to the Drug

14:47, october 25, 2017

Sughd court rejects appeal by Sughd resident jailed for propagating IS terror group’s ideas

The Sughd regional court has upheld the Zafarobod district court’s verdict against local resident jailed for propagating ideas of the Islamic State (IS) terror group’s ideas.

14:20, october 25, 2017

Sorry smokers: Tajikistan toughens tobacco product regulations

Sorry smokers. Tajikistan has toughened tobacco product regulations.

11:31, october 25, 2017

Resident of Vahdat detained for inflicting serious stab wounds on Dushanbe resident

A resident of Vahdat Township has been detained for inflicting serious stab wounds on a Dushanbe resident.

11:17, october 25, 2017

Tajikistan’s national integrated power company calls conditions for avoidance of power rationing

Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national integrated power company) has called conditions for avoidance of introducing power rationing in the country during autumn-winter 2017-2018.

10:29, october 25, 2017

POLITICS

Tajikistan’s Center for Islamic Studies accuses Iran of imposing its religious ideology on Tajikistan

An article by Qamar Nourulhaqov, an employee of the Center for Islamic Studies under the President of Tajikistan, accuses Iran of imposing its religious ideology on Tajikistan and attempting to

09:40, october 25, 2017

220 students graduate from UCA’s School of Professional and Continuing Education in Tajikistan

The University of Central Asia (UCA)’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) provides post-secondary, short-cycle education, giving young people and adults professional and

09:29, october 25, 2017

EBRD and its partners award the best climate resilience projects financed in Tajikistan through CLIMADAT program

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and its partners yesterday afternoon awarded the best climate resilience projects financed in Tajikistan through the Climate Resilience

17:07, october 24, 2017

Tajik private air carrier launches new air route

Tajikistan’s privately owned air carrier, Somon Air, has launched a new air route – from Dushanbe to Seoul, South Korea.

16:49, october 24, 2017

Chinese newspaper considers that Chinese businesspeople face difficulties in Tajikistan, including murky politics

A Hong Kong English-language newspaper South China Morning Post has sharply criticized the investment policy of official Beijing in in Central Asia’s nations, particularly in Tajikistan.

14:57, october 24, 2017

Four residents of northern Tajikistan jailed for membership in Salafi group

Four residents of the northern Sughd province have been jailed for membership in the outlawed Salafi group.

14:39, october 24, 2017

Deputy prime minister criticizes Sughd authorities for poor preparations for winter

Deputy Prime Minister, Azim Ibrohim, has sharply criticized inadequate measures taken by Sughd local authorities to ensure regular work of the province’s economy during autumn-winter 2017-2018,

14:17, october 24, 2017

Trade possibilities spurring rapprochement between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

An exhibition of Tajik industrial goods that took place at the UzExpoCenter exhibition hall in Tashkent this month was a response to an analogous event in April organized for Uzbek exporters looking

13:54, october 24, 2017

OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe trains Tajik law enforcement officers on working with the media

Twenty-five officers from the Tajik Border Troops, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Customs Service and the Drug Control Agency completed a one-week workshop on working with the media in

11:41, october 24, 2017

Gas retailer Umed-88 reportedly misappropriates funds intended for construction of Roghun HPP

The anticorruption agency has confirmed the arrest of top managers of Umed-88, one of Tajikistan’s largest gas retailers.

10:40, october 24, 2017

Vice-rector of Tajik Medical University detained on suspicion of large-scale bribery

Vice-Rector of Tajik State Medical University, Professor Dilshod Solehov has been arrested on suspicion of taking a US$16,000 bribe.

10:14, october 24, 2017

Musicians from Tajikistan’s Academy of Maqam participate in international musical festival in Moscow

Musicians from Tajikistan’s Academy of Maqam are participating in the 4th international musical festival in Moscow, dubbed “The Musical Map of the World”, according to Tajik

09:47, october 24, 2017