Tajkistan, Economy

09:58, october 18, 2011

Dushanbe hosts 2nd international agribusiness investment forum

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Tajik Agricultural Finance Framework Phase II (TAFF II) project, financed by the European Union

14:51, october 17, 2011

Inflation for Jan-Sep 2011 estimated at 9.0%

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for the first nine months of this year has stood at 9.

11:23, october 17, 2011

Dushanbe hosts 2nd International Agribusiness Investment Forum

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Tajik Agricultural Finance Framework Phase II (TAFF II) project, financed by the

10:36, october 17, 2011

Tajikistan fulfills 2011 national cotton target

The country’s cotton growers have fulfilled their targets by the end of this week.

09:43, october 17, 2011

President visits goldfields in Khovaling district

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday October 15, President Emomali Rahmon visited gold mining enterprises in the Shugnou jamoat of Khovaling district, Khatlon province.

14:34, october 14, 2011

IFC trains Central Asia bankers to finance small businesses, help create jobs

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2011, Asia-Plus – International Finance Corporation (IFC) is training bankers in Central Asia to develop their ability to provide financial services to small and medium

12:20, october 14, 2011

Somon Air’s Boeing 737-900 operates its first flight to St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2011, Asia-Plus – Boeing 737-900 belonging to Tajik private air carrier, Somon Air, has operated its first flight to St. Petersburg.

14:16, october 13, 2011

Electricity rationing introduced in Tajikistan

he rationing is to go into effect in the regions, with the exception of the capital Dushanbe and other large cities of the country.

14:15, october 12, 2011

International remittances discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2011, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday October 11, the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) with the support of the World Bank held a workshop on remittances to disseminate the finding of

11:12, october 12, 2011

Barqi Tojik top manager appeals to the population

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The power supply in the coming winter will be like the power supply in the past winter when large cities had regular electricity supplies, while the

15:35, october 11, 2011

TK-Mobile director faces charge of ignoring court’s ruling

Top manager of cellular operator TK-Mobile faces charge of ignoring court’s ruling on reinstatement of employee after unfair dismissal.

10:07, october 11, 2011

Tajik cotton farmers expected to fulfill their targets ahead of schedule

DUSHANBE, October 11, 2011 Asia-Plus -- The country’s cotton growers are expected to fulfill their targets by the end of this week, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

15:29, october 8, 2011

MSDSP microloan fund fulfills its tasks and goes out of business in GBAO

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- By resolution of the Board of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) of October 6 the certificate of the microloan fund of the Mountain Societies

12:11, october 7, 2011

Somon Air launches once-weekly service from Dushanbe to Krasnodar

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik air company, Somon Air, has launched once-weekly service from Dushanbe to Krasnodar, Russia.

10:01, october 7, 2011

Tajik miners' wages increased after strike threat

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Employees at the Zarafshon gold-mining company in northern Tajikistan have been given a pay increase after threatening a general strike last month, Radio

09:31, october 7, 2011

Russia lowers export duty on oil products

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Russia has lowered export duty on light oil again. By Russian government’s decree export duty on light oil is decreased from US$297.

14:40, october 6, 2011

Plane with US envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan on board could not land at Dushanbe airport

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The United States Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Ambassador Marc Grossman was expected to arrive in Tajikistan on Wednesday but the

12:25, october 6, 2011

Water fees to rise in Dushanbe this month

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Water fees are expected to rise some 30 percent for residential customers in Dushanbe beginning on October 15.

10:36, october 6, 2011

Tajikistan expected to begin to supply electricity to Afghanistan this year

President Emomali Rahmon and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai are expected to attend a ceremony of introducing the 220 kV power transmission line “Sangtuda-Pul-i Khumri” into operation.

09:26, october 6, 2011

Food safety and quality control issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Press Cafe on Food Safety and Quality Control of fresh and processed fruit and vegetable production in Tajikistan is being held at the Tajikistan Hotel in

16:01, october 4, 2011

Ban on land bargains will promote rational use of land, says MP

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- President’s decree on the targeted use of land plots will prevent land speculations in the country, Mahmadsharif Haqdodov, member of the Majlisi

14:42, october 4, 2011

Inspection moratorium will give impulse to development of entrepreneurship, says official

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Sharif Said, the head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), considers that introduction of moratorium on inspection of entrepreneurs

10:31, october 3, 2011

Electricity rationing has not yet been introduced in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Electricity rating has not yet been introduced in the regions and electricity supply disruptions that have been reported in some areas in recent days

10:01, october 3, 2011

Rahmon signs decree introducing moratorium on inspection of producers

Entrepreneurs engaged in the production sphere will be exempted from all kinds of inspection for three years.

14:49, october 1, 2011

IFC helps strengthen companies in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, October 1, 2011, Asia-Plus – International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a training series in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan designed to bolster corporate governance, a project that

11:14, september 30, 2011

Tajik private air carrier presents its fourth aircraft

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik private air carrier, Somon Air, presented its fourth Boeing type aircraft on September 29.

12:14, september 29, 2011

Cooperation between business communities of Tajikistan and Poland discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to establishment of cooperation between business communities of Tajikistan and Poland were discussed here yesterday at a meeting of

17:05, september 28, 2011

World encounters second wave of global financial crisis, says CPT leader

DUSHANBE, September 28, 2011, Asia-Plus --The world has encountered the second wave of the global financial crisis, leader of the Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT) Shodi Shabdolov told Asia-Plus

09:30, september 28, 2011

Preparations for the next Tajikistan Development Forum discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 28, 2011, Asia-Plus / -- A joint meeting of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT), the Secretariat of the National Council for Development under the President of

16:19, september 26, 2011