Tajkistan, Economy

14:04, september 26, 2011

EITI development issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to development of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Tajikistan were discussed here on Saturday at a meeting

12:00, september 26, 2011

President inaugurates Khujand-Ayni power transmission line today

DUSHANBE, September 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A 220 kV power transmission line, Khujand-Ayni, will be put into operation today.

11:38, september 26, 2011

Xi’an Initiative adopted to accelerate launch of SCO Energy Club

DUSHANBE, September 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Energy ministers of China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan have adopted the Xi’an Initiative.

10:43, september 26, 2011

Textillegprom fair in Moscow hosts Tajik companies

DUSHANBE, September 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- For the first time, seven companies from Tajikistan will participate in Textillegprom, one of the leading international fairs of textiles and

09:37, september 26, 2011

USD falls against the somoni last week

At the end of last week the U.S. dollar (USD) fell more than 2.0 percent against the Tajik national currency, the somoni.

16:13, september 23, 2011

Tajik delegation attends Euro-Asia Economic Forum in China

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik delegation, led by the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) First Deputy Speaker, Amirsho Miraliyev, is attending

15:42, september 23, 2011

Sangtuda-1 HPP generated 887 mln kWh of electricity in Apr-Sept 2011

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) has generated 887 million kWh of electricity in April-September this year, which is 66 percent, or 344

14:49, september 23, 2011

Tajikistan begins to supply electrical power to Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will begin to supply electrical power via the 220 kV power transmission line from Sangtuda in Tajikistan to Pul-i Khumri in Afghanistan in the

17:15, september 22, 2011

Tajik-Russian joint venture launched in Isfara

KHUJAND, September 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik-Russian joint venture for processing farm produce, Badr, has been launched in Isfara district, Sughd province.

16:29, september 22, 2011

EBRD supports micro, small and medium enterprises in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the development of the market economy in Tajikistan with a syndicated loan of up

09:30, september 22, 2011

IMF concerned over rise of inflation rate in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr.

08:51, september 22, 2011

Made in Tajikistan

A ceremony of introduction of glycyrrhizic acid concentrate manufacturing plant into operation will take place today morning in Khatlon’s Qubodiyon district.

15:13, september 21, 2011

Global clothing brands boycott Uzbek cotton

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The article by James Kilner, entitled “Global Clothing Brands Boycott Uzbek Cotton,” which was posted on The Telegraph website on September 18 notes

10:00, september 21, 2011

Barqi Tojik spends $580,000 for purchase of new generation electricity meters

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 20,000 new generation electricity meters worth 580,000 U.S.

10:02, september 20, 2011

Wages of ZGC employees rising year after year, ZGC management says

KHUJAND, September 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The management of Tajik-Chinese joint gold mining company, Zeravshan Gold Company or ZGC, says wages of the ZGC employees are rising year after year.

15:47, september 19, 2011

Australia’s Santos to finance exploration of West Supetau field in Sugd

KHUJAND, September 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Australia’s company Santos Ltd, has announced its intention to participate in exploration and development of the West Supetau oil-and-gas field in

12:12, september 19, 2011

IGC of CASA-100 Project meets in Bishkek

DUSHANBE, September 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- First Deputy Minister of Energy and Industries, Poulod Muhiddinov, is representing Tajikistan at a meeting of the Inter Governmental Council (IGC)

17:17, september 17, 2011

Norak reservoir filled to the max level

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The reservoir powering the Norak hydroelectric power plant (HPP) is filled with water to the max level that is 910 meters above sea level, Nozirjon

15:07, september 17, 2011

Khatlon reaches 39% of 2011 target

QURGHON TEPPA, September 17, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Cotton growers in the southern Khatlon province have yielded more than 100,000 tons of raw cotton by September 17, which is 39 percent of their

11:11, september 16, 2011

Inflation for Jan-Aug 2011 estimated at 8.5%

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for the first eight months of this year has stood at 8.

13:50, september 15, 2011

Tajikistan will successfully cope with effects of global financial crisis, says ADB official

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2011, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan will successfully cope wit the effects of the global financial crisis and the gross domestic product (GDP) growth is evidence of that.

11:30, september 15, 2011

Four new economic entities registered with FEZ Sughd

KHUJAND, September 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Four new economic entities have been registered with the Free Economic Zone (FEZ) Sughd.

15:17, september 14, 2011

Large cement plant to be built in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Construction of a cement plant with annual capacity of 1 million tons of cement will officially commence in Yovon district, Khatlon province

14:47, september 14, 2011

Gasoline smuggling may lead to toughening control on Kyrgyz-Tajik border

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2011, Asia-Plus – The head of Kyrgyzstan’s government Almazbek Atambayev considers that it is necessary to tighten control on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border in connection with

14:25, september 14, 2011

Powerful transformer substation introduced into operation in Kulob

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A new transformer substation with capacity of 110/35/10 kW has been introduced into operation in the city of Kulob.

12:28, september 14, 2011

Tajik national air carrier launches three regular air routes to Russia

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, is launching three regular air routes to Russia – from Dushanbe to Irkutsk, from Khujand to Samara, and from

09:07, september 14, 2011

Somon Air launches new air route to Russia

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik air company, Somon Air, will launch a new air route to Russia next month.

17:07, september 13, 2011

Over 110,000 tons of coal produced in Tajikistan in Jan-Aug 2011

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, Tajikistan has produced more than 110,000 tons of coal, which is 5.

11:26, september 13, 2011

Austrian company offers Tajikistan assistance with tackling intellectual property problems

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Technopolis Group Austria has offered Tajikistan assistance with tackling the intellectual property (IP) problem at small and medium-sized

10:34, september 13, 2011

Modules of APCICT’s Academy in Tajik presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2011, Asia-Plus – Under support of the Tajik Branch of Open Society Institute/Assistance Foundation (OSI/AF-Tajikistan) and the United Nations, Asian and Pacific Training