Tajkistan, Economy

10:52, july 10, 2012

Tajik central bank lowers refinancing rate to ensure effectiveness of monetary policy

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has lowered its refinancing rate by 1.

10:39, july 10, 2012

Uzbekistan’s decision to close border crossing in Zarafshon Valley causes damage to Tajik tourism

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan’s decision to close the border crossing checkpoint on its common border with Tajikistan in the Zarafshon Valley has caused a serious damage to

09:38, july 10, 2012

Some 155,000 foreign citizens visited Tajikistan in H1 2012

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Some 155,000 foreign citizens have visited Tajikistan over the first six months of this year, Maliksho Nematov, head of the Committee for Youth, Sports

11:25, july 9, 2012

Russian commercial interregional bank seeks cooperation with Tajik banks

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Visit of senior representatives from Russia’s Sviaz-Bank to Tajikistan has completed.

17:02, july 7, 2012

Demand for microloans increasing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2012, Asia-Plus – Demand for microloans has reportedly increased in Tajikistan.

15:49, july 7, 2012

FAO food price index falls again

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The FAO Food Price Index fell for the third consecutive month in June 2012, dipping 1.

14:51, july 7, 2012

Tajik Air launches air route from Dushanbe to New Delhi

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, operated the first flight to New Delhi, India on July 6 and comfortable Boeing 737-500 was used to operate this

10:32, july 6, 2012

Tajik, Kazakh entrepreneurs discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from business communities of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan met here yesterday to discuss cooperation issues.

11:37, july 5, 2012

Tajik, London CCIs to establish cooperation

DUSHANBE, July 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday July 4, Sharif Said, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), met with Mr.

11:14, july 5, 2012

Russian bank considers opportunities to open its representative office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Visiting representative of Russia’s Sviaz-Bank, Andrey Grigorovich, yesterday met here with Safiallo Devonayev, Head of the Migration Service under the

15:25, july 4, 2012

Tajik national air carrier launches air routes from Dushanbe to Baku

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, has launched an air route from Dushanbe to Baku, Azerbaijan.

13:59, july 4, 2012

Sangtudinskaya GES-1 director general replaced

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Gennady Kobtsev has been elected new director general of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric

17:09, july 3, 2012

Kazakh companies seek cooperation with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from business communities of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan will meet here on July 5 to discuss cooperation issues.

14:28, july 3, 2012

Deposits kept at Tajik banks reportedly rise 20.5 percent

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Deposits for a total amount of some 4.5 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 950 million U.S.

13:37, july 3, 2012

Dushanbe mayor seeks clerics’ support to lower food prices

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaydulloyev has reportedly called on imam-khatibs of Dushanbe’s mosques to promote reduction in prices of basic food

15:56, july 2, 2012

Tajik farmers combat locust infestations

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik farmers are continuing to take efforts to combat locust infestations, an official source at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) said.

13:04, july 2, 2012

The Dushanbe-New Delhi flight postponed because of low passenger traffic

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2012 Asia-Plus - An air route from Dushanbe to Delhi, India that was supposed to be re-launched by Tajik air carrier, Tajik Air, on June 29 has been postponed because of low

19:00, june 30, 2012

Iran to build international exhibition center in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2012, Asia-Plus -- On Friday June 29, Mr. Sharif Said, head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), and Ms.

10:55, june 29, 2012

Promoting a service orientation in public agencies in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2012, Asia-Plus – Promoting a service orientation in public agencies to improve quality of service delivery to private enterprises was the main topic of discussion

10:04, june 29, 2012

Tajik delegation attends Kashgar Trade Fair

DUSHANBE, June 29, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik delegation comprising representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) has attended an official opening of the 8th Kashgar, Central

16:23, june 28, 2012

Intellectual property protection problems to be discussed in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable to discuss problems and prospects of cooperation between the public institutions and independent bodies in protecting intellectual property

13:28, june 28, 2012

Russia cuts tariffs for oil products delivered to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Government of the Russian Federation has decided to cut tariffs for oil products delivered to Tajikistan.

10:55, june 28, 2012

Correction

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The June 28 item “Head of Agroinvestbonk replaced” should have noted that Farrukh Taghoymurodov was replaced Alisher Soliyev, formerly head of the foreign

10:43, june 28, 2012

Representatives from business communities of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan meet in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Representatives from business communities of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan will meet here on July 5 to discuss cooperation issues.

09:53, june 28, 2012

Head of Agroinvestbonk replaced

Alisher Soliyev, formerly head of the foreign investments department at the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), has been appointed chairman of Agroinvestbonk.

09:10, june 28, 2012

EU provides €1.2 mln for the establishment of single window in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The European Union and Intrasoft International S.A.

10:24, june 26, 2012

Iran plans to deliver Tajik electrical power to Europe

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Iran’s Minister of Energy Majid Namjou has said that Iran is currently conducting negotiations with Tajikistan to transit electrical power from Central

09:40, june 26, 2012

Liquefied gas prices reportedly come down in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Liquefied gas (propane) prices are reportedly coming down in Tajikistan.

14:10, june 25, 2012

Opportunities of further expansion of Tajik-Turkish cooperation discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to further expansion of bilateral economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Turkey were the focus of a meeting of Mr.

10:36, june 25, 2012

Tajikistan will not block the Vakhsh River this year to build dam for Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will not block the Vakhsh River this year to build the dam for the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), an official source at the Ministry