Tajkistan, Economy

14:13, june 19, 2012

Tajikistan has exported more than $4 mln worth of electricity in Jan-May of 2012

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan reports that Tajikistan has exported more than 4 million U.S.

10:46, june 19, 2012

Chinese monthly will have Tajik version as well

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Monday June 18, Sharif Said, Head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) met here with Zhang Guowei, head of the Urumqi-based

09:43, june 19, 2012

ADB to help Tajikistan cope with climate change

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A $6 million grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help Tajikistan build its ability to prepare for and withstand the negative impacts of climate

14:06, june 18, 2012

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at more than $2 bln in Jan-May 2012

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Over the first five months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 2.

11:43, june 18, 2012

Small HPP introduced into operation in Kuhistoni Mastchoh

DUSHANBE, June 18, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A small hydroelectric power plant has been introduced into operation in the Kuhistoni Mastchoh district, Sughd province.

14:36, june 16, 2012

National Center for Legislation proposes amendments to banking laws

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The National Center for Legislation under the President of Tajikistan has reportedly prepared amendments to the country’s laws related to banking system

12:46, june 16, 2012

Tajik Railways reduces number of train journeys from Dushanbe to Moscow

DUSHANBE, June 16, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Railways has decided to reduce the number of train journeys from Dushanbe to Moscow and suspend the train-journey from Khujand, the capital of the Tajik

14:08, june 15, 2012

Construction of Ayni HPP discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Friday June 15, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Iran’s Vice-President for Parliament Affairs Lotfollah Forouzandeh Dehkordi.

09:12, june 15, 2012

Tajik national air carrier launches air routes from Dushanbe to New Delhi, Kabul

DUSHANBE, June 15, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, has launched air routes from Dushanbe to New Delhi and Kabul.

12:37, june 14, 2012

Tajik Jan-May aluminum output falls 7.4 percent

DUSHANBE, June 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Reuters quoted a source close to Tajik Aluminum Company''s management as saying that production at Tajikistan''s state-owned aluminum smelter, the largest in

09:22, june 14, 2012

Somon Air takes Boeing 737-300 on finance lease

DUSHANBE, June 14, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Boeing 737-300 landed at Dushanbe International Airport yesterday. Tajik air company, Somon Air, has taken this aircraft on a finance lease.

16:57, june 13, 2012

WB urges developing countries to strengthen domestic fundamentals

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Developing countries should prepare for a long period of volatility in the global economy by re-emphasizing medium-term development strategies, while

14:01, june 13, 2012

Grant Thornton organizes seminars for specialists of Tajik central bank

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Grant Thornton organized series of seminars on the topics of internal control and audit for 15 specialists of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) in Dushanbe

10:31, june 13, 2012

Agroinvestbonk offers new service to its customers

DUSHANBE, June 13, 2012, Asia-Plus – Agroinvestbonk has offered a new service to its customers – mobile banking.

16:49, june 11, 2012

Implementation of EITI to be discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2012, Asia-Plus – A roundtable on implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is taking place in Dushanbe on Tuesday.

09:12, june 11, 2012

WB provides US$10 mln to finance Private Sector Competitiveness Project for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 11, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank has provided 10 million US dollars to finance the Private Sector for Tajikistan.

12:36, june 8, 2012

Use of Lithuanian seaports for transit of Tajik goods discussed in Vilnius

Use of Lithuanian seaports for transit of goods from Tajikistan discussed in Vilnius.

12:01, june 8, 2012

J.Nuraliev tells IMF Mission about Tajikistan’s tax policy

Yesterday Tajik Minister of Finance Jamoliddin Nuraliev met with the International Monetary Fund’s Mission headed by Senior Economist of IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department Andrew Masters.

13:41, june 7, 2012

Rahmon promised Karzai to supply 700 megawatt of electricity to Afghanistan in 2012

Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, who is taking part in the Beijing summit of heads of SCO member states, met with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai to discuss further development of

11:07, june 7, 2012

Deputies approve amendments to Tax Code, Law “On the police”

Today deputies of the Majlisi namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli of Tajikistan of the fourth convocation have unanimously approved amendments to the country’s Tax Code and the Law “On the police”.

13:48, june 6, 2012

TajikAir launches new regular flight Khujand-Bishkek

TajikAir company will open a new regular flight Khujand-Bishkek-Khujand. As the air company reports, the flights will be performed on Mondays. The first flight is scheduled for June 11.

11:07, june 6, 2012

Prices for internet services to rise in Tajikistan

Excise tax, which was recently imposed on internet services, will force internet providers to raise prices for internet services.

10:50, june 6, 2012

Shahristan mountain pass: things have started moving

It took 60 heavy trucks up to 40 days to pass Shahristan mountain pass on the Dushanbe-Khujand-Chanak road. The road was closed by the traffic police due to bad conditions of the road.

14:35, june 5, 2012

Annual meeting of shareholders of Roghun HPP is held in Dushanbe

The Dushanbe Strategic Research Center is hosting an annual meeting of shareholders of the Roghun HPP which is presided over by Tajik Prime Minister Aqil Aqilov.

13:54, june 5, 2012

Chinese Eximbank to allocate more than $50mln preferential credit to Tajikistan

In the course of his official visit to China Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon met today with President of the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim bank) Li Ruogu.

10:52, june 5, 2012

Heads of State Property Management and Tax Committee consider entrepreneurs’ suggestions

Head of the Tajik State Property Management and Investments Committee Davlatali Sayeedov and chairman of the Tajik Government’s Tax Committee Nusratullo Davlatov met yesterday with a group of

10:34, june 5, 2012

Chinese national oil and gas company to come to Tajikistan

Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently on his official visit to China, arrived to Beijing to take part in the session of heads of SCO member states.

10:10, june 4, 2012

Tajikistan’s trust in banks grows

Deposit balance of Tajik credit organizations for early May this year exceeds 4.5bln Somoni (more than $950mln), press service of the Tajik National Bank reported.

14:34, june 1, 2012

Sughd to host “Energy saving and resource recycling technologies -2012” exhibition contest

The third regional exhibition contest “Energy saving and resource recycling technologies 2012” will open June 2 in the Tajik Mining and Smelting Institute in Chkalovs, Sughd province.

12:49, june 1, 2012

Iran to build huge cement producing factory in Tajikistan

Tajik Minister of Energy and Industry Gul Sherali, who is currently visiting Iran where he is taking part in the work of the Tajik-Iranian intergovernmental commission for trade and economic,