Tajkistan, Economy

08:46, april 22, 2011

Loans provided by Tajik banks in Q1 2011 estimated at 1.6 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Sharif Rahimzoda, told reporters on April 21 that Tajik banks have provided totaling 1.

08:44, april 22, 2011

NBT head says Libya unrest is one of reasons for high inflation in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik central bank head says the Libya unrest is one reasons for high inflation in Tajikistan.

17:10, april 21, 2011

Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves estimated at US$700 mln

Major part of the country’s gold and currency reserves is kept in foreign banks.

09:50, april 21, 2011

Tajik Railways seeks investors for renewal of its rolling stock

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik state rail company, Rohi Ohani Tojikiston (Tajik Railways), is seeking investors to renew its rolling stock.

09:19, april 21, 2011

Tajikistan reportedly plans to export eggs to Iran

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan reportedly plans to export eggs to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

09:18, april 21, 2011

Transit shipments fall 21 percent in Q1 2011

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, Tajik Railways has shipped more than 2.

15:45, april 20, 2011

Tajikistan develops agrarian reform program designed for 2011-2020

DUSHANBE, Aril 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has developed an agrarian reform program designed for 2011-2020.

13:45, april 20, 2011

Tajikistan reportedly ready to compromise over transit tariffs for Afghanistan-bound cargo

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Railways has replied to a letter by the Afghan Embassy in Dushanbe that asks Tajikistan to review its increase in transit fees for

10:57, april 20, 2011

Two companies declared bankrupt in Tajikistan in Q1 2011

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the High Economic Court head Amirkhoja Ghoibnazarov revealed on April 19 that two companies have

09:55, april 20, 2011

Tajik minister, Korean diplomat discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Korea in different fields were discussed here yesterday at a

08:38, april 20, 2011

This year, cotton farms manage without government credits

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The government has earmarked a 90 million somoni credit for cotton growing farms for this year, but no one cotton-growing farm has applied to credit

08:35, april 20, 2011

Tajikistan’s external debt up US$44.5 million in Q1 2011

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s foreign debt has grown some 44.5 million U.S. dollars over the first three months of this year, according to the Ministry of Finance (Mo).

12:47, april 19, 2011

4 bln somoni worth of new facilities being constructed in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Head of the Agency for Construction and Architecture Abduvali Komilov told reporters yesterday that a modern sports complex will be constructed in the center

12:29, april 19, 2011

Underground parking facilities expected to appear at Dushanbe’s Sakhovat market

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Underground parking facilities are expected to be built at Dushanbe’s Sakhovat market in the near future in order to reduce traffic congestion in this

11:00, april 19, 2011

Tajikistan reaches nearly 70% o cotton-sowing campaign

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A cotton sowing campaign is progressing in Tajikistan and cotton farmers have reached 68.

10:01, april 19, 2011

Rural development network to be established in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Rushdi Dehot (Rural Development) public association and 10 rural legal assistance centers will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on establishment

08:46, april 19, 2011

Some 60,000 tourists from 60 countries visit Tajikistan in Q1 2011

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Some 60,000 tourists from 60 countries have visited Tajikistan in January-March this year, Lochin Fayzulloyev, the deputy head of the Committee for Youth,

08:43, april 19, 2011

More than 141,000 tons of fuel delivered to Tajikistan in Q1 2011

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, Tajikistan has imported more than 141,000 tons of fuel for a total amount of U$125 million and Russia

16:36, april 18, 2011

IFC to support the government in developing public private partnership law

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will work with the Government of Tajikistan to improve the investment climate for energy investment,

11:13, april 18, 2011

Afghanistan urges Tajikistan to review transit tariffs for Afghanistan-bound cargo

Otherwise, Afghan companies will seek alternative railroad lines to bypass Tajikistan.

09:53, april 18, 2011

Electricity rationing lifted in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities lifted all restrictions on electricity countrywide on April 17 and all regions now have power 24 hours a day.

19:41, april 16, 2011

Tajikistan ranked 112th among 138 nations in adopting and implementing ICT

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The World Economic Forum together with INSEAD (an international graduate business school and research institution) has published the Global Information

18:58, april 16, 2011

WB: rising food and energy prices could push 5.3 mln people into poverty across ECA

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Every country in the Emerging Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is expected to grow in 2011, but some countries are vulnerable to rising food and

16:53, april 16, 2011

Shahriston Tunnel to be introduced into operation by September 2011

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- To-date, builders have constructed 4,422 meters of the Shahriston Tunnel and it remains to construct just 831 meters of it, Murod Jumayev, head of the

16:32, april 16, 2011

Tajik national air carrier’s debts reportedly exceed US$20 mln

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Debts of Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, now amount to 89.7 million somoni (equivalent to more than US$20 million), including 40 million somoni (US$10.

16:03, april 16, 2011

Tajikistan plans to redirect alumina shipment route?

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) has conducted negotiations with Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) over favorable tariffs for transit of

15:34, april 15, 2011

ZGC plans to produce 1.5 tons of gold this year

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-Chinese joint gold mining enterprise, Zeravshan (Zeravshan Gold Company or ZGC), intends to produce 1.

13:39, april 15, 2011

Amonatbonk takes measures to increase number of its depositors

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s savings bank, Amonatbonk, is taking measures to increase the number of its depositors. The Amonatbonk chairperson, Ms.

12:48, april 15, 2011

32,000 ha lands remain abandoned in Tajikistan, says president

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2011, Asia-Plus - More than 19,000 hectares of lands remained uncultivated last year and 32,000 hectares of lands have remained abandoned in recent years due

12:11, april 15, 2011

Delegation of Pakistani entrepreneurs expected to visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday April 14, Tajik Ambassador to Pakistan Zubaydullo Zubaydov met in Islamabad with Senator Haji Ghulam Ali, President of Federation of