Tajkistan, Economy

13:00, december 8, 2012

Tajikistan, Turkey plan to launch joint tourist companies

DUSHANBE December 8, 2012 Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Turkey Farrukh Sharipov met with Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugul Gunay in Ankara on December 5, the Tajik MFA

12:02, december 8, 2012

Tilloi Tojik intends to develop new gold deposit

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The state-owned gold mining company, Tilloi Tojik (Tajik Gold), will begin to develop a new gold deposit in Khatlon province in 2013.

13:49, december 7, 2012

Central Asia still ranks among the least economically integrated regions in the world

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Twenty years after their independence from the Soviet Union, the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

13:38, december 7, 2012

ADB’s program in Tajikistan stresses inclusive growth

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans a $137 million grant program for Tajikistan to support inclusive growth over the next two years by creating economic

14:33, december 6, 2012

Khoburabot pass closed for traffic

DUSHANBE, December 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Khoburabot pass in the Darvoz district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), linking the region with Dushanbe through the Tavildara

14:13, december 6, 2012

Power rationing toughened in Tajik south

QURHGON TEPPA, December 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Power rationing has been toughened in the Qurghon Teppa region [Vakhsh Valley] of Khatlon province.

18:04, december 5, 2012

Electricity prices will not yet be raised, says Barqi Tojik top manager

Meanwhile, the electricity pricing issue is outside power holding’s competence.

16:39, december 5, 2012

Further rise in electricity prices will cause a storm of indignation in Tajikistan, says CPT leader

The Communist Party (CPT) leader Shodi Shabdolov, who is also deputy of the upper house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of the Tajik parliament, considers that any decision to rise electricity prices in

16:32, december 5, 2012

Further rise in electricity prices will cause a storm of indignation in Tajikistan, says CPT leader

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Communist Party (CPT) leader Shodi Shabdolov, who is also deputy of the upper house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of the Tajik parliament, considers that

15:58, december 5, 2012

Indian company to conduct feasibility studies for construction of two HPPs in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Indian company, Khoday Group, will conduct feasibility studies for construction of two medium-sized hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) in Tajikistan.

15:14, december 5, 2012

British company expected to complete construction of plant at Pakrut deposit in 2013

DUSHANBE, December 5 2012, Asia-Plus -- The British mineral exploration and development company, Kryso Resources plc, has begun construction of a gold extraction factory at the Pakrut

10:04, december 5, 2012

Two other Kazakh-produced rail locomotives will arrive in Dushanbe soon

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A process of acceptance of two diesel locomotives took place at Kazakhstan’s locomotive-building plant on December 4.

13:07, december 4, 2012

Tajik electricity prices would need to increase, study by World Bank notes

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s electricity system is in a state of crisis.

11:20, december 4, 2012

ITC organizes workshop for Tajik business associations on business services for WTO accession

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Business support services are crucial in times when trade policy agreements – whether with bilateral partners, or within the context of WTO accession – may

15:59, december 3, 2012

Gazpromneft-Tajikistan dominates Tajikistan’s fuel market

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Russian company, Gazpromneft-Tajikistan, dominates the Tajik fuel market.

14:15, december 3, 2012

Some 440,000 tons of potatoes produced in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- To-date, Tajikistan has reportedly reached 95 percent of this year’s potato target that has been determined at 460,000 tons of potatoes.

11:24, december 3, 2012

World Bank concerned over high global food prices

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Global food prices have eased from their July records but remain very high, the World Bank said.

16:12, december 2, 2012

USAID, AKF to construct cross-border power transmission lines between Tajikistan and Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its contractor Tetra Tech ES and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) have allocated

15:24, december 2, 2012

Kulma crossing on Tajik-Chinese border to operate year round

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and China reached an agreement on a year-round operation of the Kulma-Qarasou border-crossing checkpoint on the Tajik-Chinese border in

17:42, december 1, 2012

ADB appoints new country director for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) appointed C. C.

08:46, november 30, 2012

Exploration of two uranium fields completed in Tajikistan

Exploration of uranium fieldsin the west of Tajikistan is expected to be completed in 2015, AzimIbrohim, Head of the main Geology Directorate under the Government of Tajikistan, told Asia-Plus

10:09, november 29, 2012

TALCO, Chinese company to build large cement plant in the south of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 29, Asia-Plus - The government made a decision to establish the limited liability company, CNBM TALCO Cement Co.

17:15, november 28, 2012

Tajik-German economic cooperation discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Two-day intergovernmental negotiations between Tajikistan and Germany on financial and technical cooperation began in Dushanbe today.

15:19, november 28, 2012

Tajik Railways launches the twice-weekly service on the rail route from Khujand to Moscow

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s state-run railroad company, Tajik Railways, has launched the twice-weekly service on the rail route from Khujand, the capital of the

14:28, november 28, 2012

ADB helps improve irrigation and drinking water in rural Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has completed its Irrigation Rehabilitation Project in Tajikistan, which was designed to improve agricultural

14:56, november 27, 2012

Russia lowers export duties on its oil products for December

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Russian government has lowered expert duties on its oil products.

09:45, november 27, 2012

Tajik aluminum exports fall to 221,500 tons in Jan-Oct 2012

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Over the first ten months of this year, Tajikistan’s aluminum exports have fallen to 221,500 tons, which is 12,300 tons fewer than in the same period

17:03, november 26, 2012

A common transportation management system to be launched within the EAEC area

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from the federal state unitary enterprise (FSUE) Scientific Center for Complex Transportation Problems at the Ministry of transport of

16:05, november 26, 2012

Gazprom International continues drilling wildcat well at Sariqamish field

DUSHANBE, November 26, Asia-Plus -- Gazprom International, an affiliate of Russia’s state-controlled company Gazprom, is continuing to drill the Sharinav-1P wildcat well at the Sariqamish

10:34, november 26, 2012

Wheat prices expected to continue to rise in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, wheat and wheat flour prices are expected to continue to increase, due to high prices in Kazakhstan and as demand increases as