Tajkistan, Economy

09:50, july 21, 2011

Tajik cellular phone service provider rebranded

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2011, Asia-Plus – Tajik cellular phone provider, TT-Mobile, which provided cellular telecommunications services under the brand of MLT (Mobile Lines of Tajikistan), has been

16:35, july 20, 2011

Rehabilitation of road linking Dushanbe with Uzbek border via Tursunzoda to start soon

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Rehabilitation of road linking Dushanbe with Uzbek border via Tursunzoda will begin in the near future, the source at the unit for implementation of the

16:08, july 20, 2011

Tajik Railways provides US$150 mln for construction of various facilities

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik state rail company, Rohi Ohani Tojikiston (Tajik Railways), has been funding construction of a number of facilities in the country, the Tajik Railways

15:49, july 20, 2011

More than 190,000 tons of cargo shipped to Afghanistan via Tajikistan in H1 2011

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- More than 190,000 tons of cargo have been shipped to Afghanistan via Tajikistan over the first six months this year, the Tajik Railways head Amonullo Hukumov

15:15, july 20, 2011

Transit shipments reportedly fall 23.6 percent in H1 2011

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, Tajik Railways has shipped more than 4.

09:23, july 20, 2011

Dushanbe airport officials accuses former director of East Air of aircraft hijacking

Senior representatives from Dushanbe International Airport have accused former director of East Air Vladimir Kuimov of hijacking two aircraft of this company.

15:19, july 19, 2011

Tajikistan, Switzerland sign economic cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and Switzerland have signed a government-to-government agreement on trade and economic cooperation, according to the Ministry of Economic

14:33, july 19, 2011

Kazakh, Tajik companies to sign export contracts for more than $13 mln

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Following a business forum that was held in Dushanbe in late June, Kazakh enterprises intend to sign export contracts with Tajik companies for more than

11:27, july 19, 2011

Trolleybuses to be assembled in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A July 18 meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s office, presided over by Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, reviewed the results of the past six months’ work.

11:09, july 19, 2011

Sale of industrial goods prohibited at Dushanbe’s food markets starting from Sept 15

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Beginning on September 15, it will be prohibited to sale industrial goods at Dushanbe’s food markets irrespective of forms of property, Shavkat Saidov, a

10:07, july 19, 2011

Scandalous replacement of director of East Air

Former East Air director Vladimir Kuimov has called replacement of the airline director “raider capture.

09:09, july 19, 2011

EBD expects Tajikistan’s GDP growth to stand at 6.1% this year

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Macromonitoring released by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) on July 18 expects an average CIS gross domestic product (GDP) growth to stand at 4.

09:04, july 19, 2011

Tajikistan increases egg production

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, poultry farms of Tajikistan have produced some 80 million eggs, which is 15 million pieces more than in the same period

08:57, july 19, 2011

Tajikistan may join Customs Union only after Kyrgyzstan joins it

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Since Tajikistan does not have common border with Belarus, Kazakhstan or Russia, it may join the Customs Union only after Kyrgyzstan that borders Kazakhstan

12:44, july 18, 2011

Some 2.5 mln liters of contraband fuels seized in Tajikistan in H1 2011

Some 2.5 million liters of contraband fuels have been seized in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year. A toted included 1.

11:35, july 18, 2011

TALCO seeks ways to diversify production

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2011, Asia-Plus - Issues related to Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO)’s shift to domestic raw materials were discussed at a workshop entitled “Role of Science in Industry of

10:36, july 18, 2011

Fish production reportedly increasing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2011, -- 5 million young fishes have been delivered to Tajikistan for development of fish production, according to the state unitary enterprise, Mohii Tojikiston (Fish of

09:41, july 18, 2011

Tajikistan’s GDP for H1 2011 exceeds 11.158 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for January-June this year has amounted to 11.15852 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 2.3 million U.S.

15:36, july 16, 2011

Somon Air launches twice-weekly service from Dushanbe to Istanbul

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik air company, Somon Air, has announced increase in the number of flights from Dushanbe to Istanbul, Turkey.

14:38, july 16, 2011

More than 3.2 bln somoni worth of industrial goods produced in Tajikistan in H1 2011

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has produced a total of more than 3.2 billion somoni (equivalent to some 688 million U.S.

14:27, july 16, 2011

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover for H1 2011 estimated at US$2.214 bln

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 2.214.

12:55, july 16, 2011

Inflation for H1 2011 estimated at 7.19%

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for the first six months of this year has stood at 7.

12:42, july 16, 2011

EBRD supports small business development in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Accessbank has joined the European bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)’s Local Currency Lending Program, the EBRD Dushanbe Resident Office reports.

15:12, july 15, 2011

Overall space of 250,000 sq.m. in residential buildings made available in H1 2011

DUSHANBE, July 15, Asia-Plus -- An overall space of more than 250,000 square meters in residential buildings has been made available in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year, according

10:21, july 15, 2011

EBRD managing director for Turkey, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and CA arrives in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

08:32, july 15, 2011

Tajikistan must have its own commercial agents at world exchanges, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan must have its own commercial agents at the world exchanges where the strategically important commodities for Tajikistan are traded, Suhrob Sharipov,

09:49, july 14, 2011

Tajik minister, Swiss diplomat discuss cooperation in financial sphere

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday July 13, Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov met here with Mr.

17:43, july 13, 2011

Tajik Government and World bank sign three development projects

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Today, the Government of Tajikistan and the World Bank signed Financing Agreements for three development projects that will support the Government’s reform

14:09, july 13, 2011

WB to provide support to Tajikistan in the future as well

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to expansion of cooperation between the Government of Tajikistan and the World Bank were discussed here on July 11 at a meeting of

11:19, july 13, 2011

Uzbekistan raises transit fees for road freight transport and buses crossing Uzbek-Tajik border

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Uzbek authorities have raised rates of entry and transit fees for foreign road freight transport and busses crossing Uzbek-Tajik border by 15 percent.