Tajkistan, Economy

11:21, september 14, 2012

Exhibition of export goods from China’s XUAR takes place in Dushanbe next week

DUSHANBE, September 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Sharif Said, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), yesterday met here with a delegation of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur

09:57, september 14, 2012

EBRD program supports enhancement of agrarian sector in Khovaling and Hisor

KULOB, September 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Farmers in Khatlon’s Khovaling district have begun a campaign of harvesting early potatoes.

15:01, september 13, 2012

Kulob cotton producing districts yield the first 10,000 tons of raw cotton

KULOB, September 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Five cotton producing districts in the Kulob region of Khatlon province have yielded the first 10,000 tons of raw cotton by September 13, which is 13.

13:33, september 13, 2012

ADB provides a $100 mln grant to help Tajikistan upgrade road in Sughd

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $100 million grant to help Tajikistan upgrade a vital road between Ayni-Panjakent and the Uzbek

11:26, september 13, 2012

IKRC head holds talks with Tajik minister of labor and social protection

DUSHANBE, September 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Hussein Anvari, Head of the Imam Khomeini’s Relief Committee (IKRC), yesterday met here with Tajik Minister of Labor and Social Protection

17:21, september 12, 2012

PM urges to speed up work on construction of the Shahriston Tunnel

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday September 11, Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov visited the site for construction of the Shahriston Tunnel in the northern Sughd province.

16:34, september 12, 2012

Tajik minister of economy meets visiting NDC representatives

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday September 11, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Sharif Rahimzoda met here with a delegation of the National Defence College

15:50, september 12, 2012

Tajik MoEI, German companies sign cooperation documents

DUSHANBE, September 12, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) of Tajikistan and the Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) - the German Energy Agency – signed a memorandum

15:11, september 12, 2012

Cotton-harvesting campaign launched in Tajikistan later than usual

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- This year, a cotton-harvesting campaign in Tajikistan has started later than usual.

13:23, september 12, 2012

IKRC head visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 12, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Hussein Anvari, Head of the Imam Khomeini’s Relief Committee (IKRC), arrived in Dushanbe Tuesday on a three-day working visit.

11:04, september 11, 2012

Iran proposes to create visa area for the Silk Road countries

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2012, Asia-Plus – Iran proposes to create a visa area for the Silk Road countries that would be similar to the Shengen Area, Azerbaijan’s news agency, Trend, reports.

10:31, september 11, 2012

Iran offers Tajikistan power in exchange for water

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2012, Asia-Plus – Iran offers Tajikistan power in exchange for water.

16:05, september 7, 2012

The West must not try to pacify Uzbek president

DUSHANBE, September 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Euro MP Struan Stevenson said in an interview with The European Times that he is dismayed to learn that a final independent, technical assessment of the

11:13, september 7, 2012

Current prices do not justify talk of a world food crisis, says FAO director-general

DUSHANBE, September 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The FAO Food Price Index reportedly averaged 213 points in August 2012, unchanged from July.

13:37, september 6, 2012

Overall space of 32,000 sq m in residential buildings to be made available in Dushanbe by Sep 9

DUSHANBE, September 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- An overall space of 32,000 square meters in residential buildings will be made available in Dushanbe by Tajikistan’s Independence, which is marked on

10:46, september 6, 2012

UN SG voices support for World Bank study of proposed Tajik hydropower project

DUSHANBE, September 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday September 5, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced his support for the World Bank’s efforts to help Tajikistan address its energy

10:08, september 6, 2012

Tajikistan rises five places to 100th in Global Competitiveness rankings

DUSHANBE, September 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan rose five places from 105th to 100th among 144 nations in the Global Competitiveness rankings.

17:14, september 5, 2012

Indian company expected to set up 100 MW hydro-electric power project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has reportedly signed an agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Industries of Tajikistan on setting up a

15:13, september 5, 2012

Tajikistan passes new tax code

The number of articles in the Tax Code of Tajikistan has been reduced from 271 to 229 and the new Tax Code offers the considerable reduction in the number of types of taxes by half -- from 21 to 10.

14:05, september 5, 2012

Food price spikes will get worse as climate change devastates food production: Oxfam

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Oxfam’s new report, ‘Extreme Weather, Extreme Prices’, raises the issue for the first time of how extreme weather events e.g.

13:41, september 5, 2012

Rome-based UN agencies issue statement on high food prices

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Three Rome-based UN agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural

15:08, september 4, 2012

Over 120 tons of honey and 150 tons of melons offered at honey and melon festival in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- More than 120 tons of honey, 150 tons of melons and 760 tons of other farm produce were offered at the honey and melon festival that took place in

11:01, september 4, 2012

EU supports conducting independent examination of Roghun HPP project

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The European Union supports the efforts of the World Bank for the independent international examination of Roghun hydroelectricity project.

09:38, september 4, 2012

World Bank-financed assessment studies will not decide whether Roghun is built

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Saroj Jha, World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia, explains the importance of energy and water resource management in Central Asia and the Bank’s

17:05, september 1, 2012

World Bank, Tajik government continue partnership in energy sector

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2012, Asia-Plus – On Friday August 31, the World Bank declared effective the Additional Financing for Tajikistan’s Energy Loss Reduction Project (ELRP), press release issued

16:26, august 31, 2012

Iran bears no relation to construction of Roghun dam in Tajikistan, says Iranian diplomat

DUSHANBE, August 31, 2012, Asia-Plus -- “Neither state-run nor private companies of Iran have participated in construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in Tajikistan,” Abbas

13:50, august 30, 2012

EBRD helps raise financial awareness of the Tajik public

DUSHANBE, August 30, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is leading a series of financial literacy projects in several countries of operations, most

11:54, august 30, 2012

Building materials for Roghun HPP reportedly come from Iran

DUSHANBE, August 30, 2012, Asia-Plus – Foreign carriers have been delivering building materials to Tajikistan for the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) from Iran, the Uzbek news agency,

14:23, august 29, 2012

EU provides around € 6.29 million to Tajikistan as budget support

DUSHANBE, August 29, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan and the Delegation of the European Union (EU) announce the release of € 6 million and 287.

14:13, august 29, 2012

Tajik companies participate at China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi

DUSHANBE, August 29, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik delegation, led by Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, will attend the 2nd China-Eurasia Expo that will take place in Urumqi, the capital of China’s