Tajkistan, Economy

16:04, february 21, 2011

Dushanbe municipal government allocates 12 mln somoni to curb food price hike

DUSHANBE, February 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe mayor’s office has announced measures to curb increasing food prices in the city.

15:10, february 21, 2011

Turboatom to rehabilitate the remaining 7 of 9 units at Norak HPP

DUSHANBE, February 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Barqi Tojik power holding (the state-owned utility responsible for generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Tajikistan) and

13:28, february 21, 2011

British Ambassador visits Shahritous district

DUSHANBE, February 21, 1011, Asia-Plus -- The British Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tajikistan, Mr.

11:05, february 21, 2011

Kyrgyz delegation arrives in Tajikistan to establish cooperation

DUSHANBE, February 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A delegation from Kyrgyzstan, consisting of designers, pattern makers and representatives of universities, is currently in Tajikistan to introduce Kyrgyz

09:05, february 21, 2011

Construction company seeks investment partners for construction for apartment buildings in Khujand

KHUJAND, February 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Construction of four apartment buildings in the center of Khujand, the capital of Sughd province has been suspended.

09:03, february 21, 2011

TALCO opposes rise in electricity prices

DUSHANBE, February 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Rise in electricity prices may lead to increase in cost Tajik aluminum, Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) that operates Tajik aluminum smelter said.

16:48, february 18, 2011

Switzerland renders technical assistance to the National Bank of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Project Agreement on Improving Accounting Controls at the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has been signed between the Swiss State Secretariat for

16:32, february 18, 2011

Kabool-Tajik textiles expected to begin operating at full capacity in late February

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based textile enterprise, Kabool-Tajik Textiles, is expected to begin operating at full capacity in late February, the enterprise

15:25, february 18, 2011

CAREC supports networking and builds capacity of carrier and forwarder associations

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over sixty delegates from eight member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program will join a business networking

12:48, february 18, 2011

Traffic jam for several km reported in Varzob district

A traffic jam has blocked more than 200 trucks and cars at the Hushyori toll station in Varzob district.

12:02, february 18, 2011

Industrial investment zones to be established in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A working group for establishment of industrial investment zones in Tajikistan met at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT) on

11:32, february 18, 2011

Dushanbe-Khujand highway reopened for traffic

The Dushanbe-Khujand highway has bee close for traffic for a week due numerous avalanches.

10:07, february 18, 2011

ADB provides $340 million to complete Afghan ring road

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Afghanistan''s Minister of Finance on February 15 signed two agreements totaling more than $340 million that

09:34, february 18, 2011

Nearly 70 mln somoni spent for construction hydropower facilities in January 2011

DUSHANBE, February 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Nearly 70 million somoni were spent last month for construction of hydropower facilities in Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of Energy and Industries

13:03, february 17, 2011

WB: Rising prices are re-emerging as threat to social stability in the poorest countries

In the poorest countries, where people spend up to two-thirds of their daily income on food, rising prices are re-emerging as a threat to global growth and social stability.

10:09, february 17, 2011

EBRD expects to maintain a robust level of investments in 2011 of between €8 billion to €9 billion

DUSHANBE, February 17, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for reconstruction and Development (EBRD) significantly increased profits in 2010 as emerging Europe started to pull out of the worst

09:18, february 17, 2011

Sughd authorities to increase areas under cotton by 11,000 ha

KHUJAND, February 17, 2011, Asia-Plus -- This year, 65,000 hectares will be allocated to cotton cultivation in Sughd province, which is 11,000 hectares more than last year, according to the

18:49, february 16, 2011

Tajikistan, Iran postpone signing of MoC until late February

DUSHANBE, February 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Signing of a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) between Tajikistan and Iran is postponed until late February, according to the Ministry of energy and

17:00, february 16, 2011

Expensive food imports may become ‘major burden’ in Tajikistan, says FAO expert

DUSHANBE, February 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations experts predict that countries in Latin America and Africa, including Bolivia and Mozambique, are most at risk of food riots as prices

15:54, february 16, 2011

Tajikistan’s grain imports decrease

DUSHANBE, February 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has considerably reduced grain and flour imports coming from Kazakhstan, the source at the state unitary enterprise, Ghalla (grain

13:27, february 16, 2011

Iran seeks cooperation with Tajikistan in developing mineral resources

DUSHANBE, February 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Iran plans to discuss with Tajikistan issues related to development of mineral resources. Mr.

11:30, february 16, 2011

Six industrial enterprises in Kulob stood idle in January

KULOB, February 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Six industrial enterprises based in the city of Kulob were not in operation last month, the Kulob economic department chairperson Shahzoda Qayumova said.

10:59, february 16, 2011

Tajik enterprise loses product market in Russia

KHUJAND, February 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based enterprise, Nourtex, has halved production of cotton yarn and cotton cloth due to loss of product market in the Russian city of

10:23, february 16, 2011

Tajikistan’ power exports for January 2011 estimated at 25 mln kWh

DUSHANBE, February 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan exported some 25 million kWh of electric power for more than 415,000 U.S.

17:58, february 15, 2011

Single electronic register for licenses and permits presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February1 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- International Finance Cooperation (IFC)’s Country Office in Tajikistan and Tajikistan’s State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property

17:24, february 15, 2011

Two mini cement plants to be introduced into operation this year

DUSHANBE, February 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two mini cement plants are expected to be introduced into operation in Tajikistan this year, according to the Ministry of Energy and Industries

16:51, february 15, 2011

More than 608 mln somoni worth of industrial goods produced in Tajikistan in January 2011

DUSHANBE, February 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In January 2011, Tajikistan produced a total of more than 608 million somoni (equivalent to more than 138 million U.S.

15:18, february 15, 2011

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover for January estimated at US$381 mln

DUSHANBE, February 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In January 2011, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, amounted to 381 million U.S. dollars, which was 143.

12:18, february 15, 2011

Inflation for January stands at 1.9%

DUSHANBE, February 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for January 2010 stood at 1.9 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. 2.

09:12, february 15, 2011

Fairs offer more than 1.2 mln seedlings

DUSHANBE, February 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- State-run fairs that took place at Dushanbe’s bazaars of Panjsher, Ganjina and Sakhovat last weekends offered more than 1.