Tajkistan, Economy

11:35, july 14, 2014

DIA reportedly transfers more than 33 million somoni to Tajikistan’s national budget

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe International Airport (DIA) held a meeting today to review the results of the past half-year’s work.

11:06, july 14, 2014

Tajik Main Geology Directorate, France’s Areva Mines expected to sign MoU

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and France on exploration of and development of mineral deposits in Tajikistan were discussed here

10:46, july 14, 2014

Tajik MoF, IMF reportedly discuss Roghun construction and AIB problems

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Minister of Finance Abdusalom Qurbonov met here with Mr.

13:23, july 13, 2014

Tajikistan’s inflation for H1 2014 stands at 4.5 percent

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2014, Asia-Plus – In Tajikistan, inflation for the first six months of this year has stood at 4.5 percent, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

13:16, july 13, 2014

FAO expects recent fall in prices of major crops to continue over the next two year

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The latest Agricultural Outlook produced by the OECD and FAO notes that the recent fall in prices of major crops will continue over the next two years

16:12, july 11, 2014

Nearly 65 percent of electrolysis baths at Tajik aluminum smelter reportedly not in operation

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Sijouddin Salomzoda, the head of the Main Directorate for Safety of Works in Industry and Mining under

13:21, july 11, 2014

Representatives of Tajik and Russian regions to gather in Moscow in October

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Embassy in Moscow is working on preparing and holding the 3rd Conference of Cooperation between the Regions of Tajikistan and Russia and the 4th

12:50, july 11, 2014

EU Project holds International Conference on Central Asia handicraft and European markets

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Within the framework of the EU-funded project “Handicraft and Business through Regional Integration and Fair Trade Market”, the Public Association “Bishkek

11:08, july 11, 2014

Barqi Tojik now owes more than 418 million somoni to Sangtudinskaya GES-1

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – In June, Barqi Tojik power holding (the state-owned utility responsible for generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Tajikistan) reportedly

14:33, july 10, 2014

Water prices to rise in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan is expected to raise water prices.

13:09, july 10, 2014

Tajik ministry of industry, India’s company sign MoU on cooperation

DUSHANBE, July 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan (MoINT) and India’s Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HEC Ltd) have signed a memorandum of

16:24, july 9, 2014

World Bank ranks Tajikistan among low-income countries

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – The World Bank has ranked Tajikistan with a gross national income (GNI) per capita of 990 USD among low-income countries.

15:35, july 9, 2014

Tajikistan, Pakistan reportedly agree on a sale purchase rate of 5.1 cents per unit under CASA-1000

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – Qatari news agency The Peninsula reported on July 8 that Afghanistan has hinted that it may reduce the transit fee it wants to levy on electricity

10:58, july 9, 2014

Tajik farmers have produced more than 360,000 tons of cereals by July 9

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- By July 9, Tajik farmers have produced 360,000 tons of cereals, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

16:52, july 8, 2014

Tajikistan-China agricultural cooperation issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – Issues related to bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and China in the agrarian sector were discussed here today at a meeting of Tajik Minister

15:49, july 8, 2014

Locust infestations reportedly hit nearly 75,000 ha of farmland in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – To-date, locust infestations have reportedly hit nearly 75,000 hectares of farmland in Tajikistan.

15:02, july 8, 2014

China’s province seeks cooperation with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Monday July 7, Sharif Said, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), received Chinese economic delegation, led by Mr.

14:33, july 8, 2014

Tajikistan interested n exploration of its uranium deposits

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Murod Jumazoda, Chairman of the Main Geology Directorate under the Government of Tajikistan, noted on

14:03, july 8, 2014

Gazprom International expected to complete exploration operations at Sariqamish field this year

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Gazprom International is expected to complete exploration operations at the Sariqamish gas field by the end of this year, Murod Jumazoda, Chairman of the

13:46, july 8, 2014

Tender for development of Tajikistan’s largest silver deposit considered as incomplete?

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A tender to choose contractor for development of Tajikistan’s largest silver deposit, Konimansuri Kalon (Big Konimansur) is considered as incomplete as no

11:40, july 8, 2014

Tajikistan reportedly doubles cement production in H1 2014

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has produced 496,600 tons of cement, which was 473,000 tons more than in the same period last year, according

10:47, july 8, 2014

FAO begins implementation of the Tajikistan Agriculture Commercialization Project

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – UN FAO has begun implementation of the Tajikistan Agriculture Commercialization Project, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

16:23, july 7, 2014

Indian industrialists reportedly seek participation in industrial projects in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Indian industrialists are reportedly seeking participation in industrial projects in Tajikistan.

14:40, july 7, 2014

Oil refinery for production of fuels meeting Euro-4 standard to be built in Tursunzoda

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- An oil refinery for production of fuels meeting Euro-4 standard will be constructed in Tursunzoda, some 60 kilometers to the west of Dushanbe.

10:55, july 7, 2014

Frequent replacement of management will not save the energy sector from crisis, says MP

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Frequent replacement of management of Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Barqi Tojik (the state-owned utility responsible for generation, transmission, and

12:56, july 6, 2014

Tajik, Swiss governments strengthen cooperation in the fields of water resources management

DUSHANBE, July 6, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Friday July 4, Abdusalom Qurbonov, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan and Peter Mikula, Director of Swiss Cooperation in Tajikistan

14:47, july 3, 2014

Tajik finance minister attends meeting of the EDB Council in Moscow

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Finance Minister Abdusalom Qurbonov together with his counterparts from Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia attended a meeting of the Council of

14:10, july 3, 2014

New brickworks introduced into operation in Hisor

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A new brickworks using automated brick-making machines, Korvoni Asr, has been introduced into operation in the Hisor district.

13:39, july 3, 2014

Tajik national air carrier increase the number of flights to three Russian cities

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national carrier, Tajik Air, has increased the number of flights to the Russian cities of Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg.

13:07, july 3, 2014

Turboatom to supply turbine shield for ring valve for Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2014, Asia-Plus - Ukraine’s Turboatom, which is the main supplier of hydropower equipment to Tajikistan, is expected to supply turbine shield for ring valve for the Roghun