Tajkistan, Economy

09:15, april 23, 2013

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at some 1.2 bln USD in Q1 2013

DUSHANBE, April 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to some 1.

17:02, april 22, 2013

New leather-processing to be introduced into operation in Tajikistan soon

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2013, Asia-Plus – A new leather-processing plant is expected to be introduced into operation in Tajikistan soon.

14:32, april 22, 2013

Tajik-Chinese JV reportedly increases production of lead and zinc concentrates

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) of Tajikistan says the Tajikistan-China joint venture, The Tajik-Chinese Mining Company, has increased

14:05, april 22, 2013

Construction of metallurgical plant at Anzob ore refinery nears completion

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A new metallurgical plant is expected to be introduced into operation at Open Joint-stock Company (OJSC) Anzob Ore Refinery in northern Tajikistan in

13:43, april 22, 2013

Grant Thornton announces new member firm in Kyrgyzstan

Grant Thornton has announced the formation of a new member firm in Kyrgyzstan through our existing CIS member firms in Armenia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

09:38, april 22, 2013

Tajik delegation expected to attend ADB 46th annual meeting in India

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Ministers and senior government officials, business leaders, fellow international institutions, and civil society representatives are set to gather in Noida,

16:05, april 19, 2013

Construction of rail link connecting Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan discussed in Ashgabat

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2013, Asia-Plus – The first meeting of the Joint Coordination Working Group for the practical implementation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Tajikistan,

14:24, april 19, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly increases imports of liquefied gas

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The monthly report for April 2013, Monitoring and Early Warning in Tajikistan , notes that over the first thee months of this year, Tajikistan

13:22, april 19, 2013

ITC organizes learning program for Tajik transport business managers and business experts

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Following the training for telecommunications sector conducted two weeks ago, the International Trade Center (ITC) has organized the similar learning program

11:04, april 19, 2013

Some 581 mln USD reportedly remitted to banks Tajikistan in Q1 2013

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The findings of the monthly report for April 2013, Monitoring and early Warning in Tajikistan, show that unofficially reported remittances in March 2013

10:35, april 19, 2013

Tajik president, KTZ head discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Thursday April 18, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Askar Mamin, head of Kazakhstan’s state railway company, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ).

09:54, april 19, 2013

FCO official visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2013, Asia-Plus – Mr.

09:35, april 19, 2013

Government endorses the plan for restructuring TALCO

The restructuring process is expected to end in 2014.

16:20, april 18, 2013

EDB assesses economic impact of Tajikistan’s accession to the Customs Union and the CES

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s accession to the Customs Union (CU) and the Single Economic Space (SES) will have a positive economic impact on the country’s economy.

13:35, april 18, 2013

First British trade mission discusses future cooperation with Tajik counterparts

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- This week the British Embassy has welcomed the first ever UK trade mission to Tajikistan to enable missioners to meet representatives of Tajik business and

16:46, april 17, 2013

China’s ZTE expands operations in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2013, Asia-Plus – The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT) of Tajikistan and China’s telecom equipment and mobile phone vendor, ZTE Corporation, have signed a

16:10, april 17, 2013

Chinese company interested in construction of oil refinery in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2013, Asia-Plus – Chinese company, Dongying Heli Investment & Development Co. Ltd, is reportedly interested in construction of an oil refinery in Tajikistan.

15:09, april 17, 2013

NBT does not object to foreign specialists running Agroinvestbonk

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik central bank reportedly does not object to foreign international team running Agorinvestbonk, which is one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial

14:39, april 17, 2013

Tajikistan increases gold and silver productions

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the first quarter of this year, Tajikistan has produced 429 kilograms of gold, which is 109 kilograms more than in the same period last year,

10:18, april 17, 2013

Total, CNPC expected to open their offices in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- France’s Total S.A.

09:56, april 17, 2013

Tajik minister of economy receives UK multi-sector trade mission

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Minister of Economic Development and Trade Sharif Rahimzoda yesterday met here with members of the first-ever UK trade mission that arrived in

11:38, april 16, 2013

Wildcat well drilling nears completion at the Sariqamish field

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The work on drilling the Sharinav-1P wildcat well at the Sariqamish field, Shahrinav district in central Tajikistan, 36 kilometers southwest of Dushanbe

10:48, april 16, 2013

Tajik government’s foreign debt amounts to some US$2.1 bln

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- As of April 1, 2013, Tajik government’s foreign debt amounted to 2.12575 billion U.S. dollars, which is equal to 25.

15:04, april 15, 2013

Sheraton Dushanbe Hotel scheduled to open in September this year

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- To increase mobility in rapidly expanding markets, US hotel giant Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, inc.

14:53, april 15, 2013

Second unit of Sangtuda-2 HPP expected to be unveiled within the next 20 days

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2013, Asia-Plus - The second and last unit of the Sangtuda-2 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan is expected to be unveiled within the next

13:49, april 15, 2013

Turkmenistan considers possibility of resumption of power supplies to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Turkmenistan reportedly plans to increase electric power exports five times.

11:08, april 15, 2013

Tajik national air carrier leases one more Western type aircraft

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, has leased one more Western type aircraft.

10:34, april 15, 2013

UK multi-sector trade mission arriving in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2013, Asia-Plus – According to the British Embassy in Dushanbe, the first-ever UK trade mission is arriving in Tajikistan today.

15:13, april 13, 2013

UK multi-sector trade mission visits Tajikistan to explore business opportunities

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2013, Asia-Plus – According to the British Embassy in Dushanbe, the first-ever UK trade mission will arrive in Tajikistan on 15 April.

16:50, april 12, 2013

United States imposes sanctions on new business partner of Tajikistan

The United States Treasury Department blacklisted Babak Zanjani and First Islamic Investment Bank for providing financial and other support to the National Iranian Oil Company.