Tajkistan, Economy

10:40, april 14, 2014

Finance ministry review implementation of national budget in Q1 2014

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Board of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) held a meeting at the end of last week to review implementation of the national budget in the first quarter of 2014,

09:20, april 14, 2014

Mixed growth outlook in Emerging Europe and Central Asia in 2014

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Growth in the Emerging Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is decelerating this year due to downward adjustments in the eastern part of the region, the World

17:17, april 12, 2014

China’s company registers its branch in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2014, Asia-Plus -- China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation, which is affiliated to China National Petroleum Corporation, has registered its branch in

11:10, april 11, 2014

Power rationing has not yet been lifted in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities have not yet lifted electricity rationing for rural areas, they just have eased it.

10:01, april 11, 2014

International standards come to the Tajik textile and clothing industry

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The workshop on “Implementation of a Quality Management System According to the ISO 9001 Standard” conducted in Dushanbe yesterday, concluded the series of

09:46, april 11, 2014

EU Project holds roundtable to discuss challenges faced by Tajikistan’s handicraft sector

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan notes that the Union of Craftsmen of Tajikistan conducted a roundtable entitled “Key Challenges faced by

17:31, april 10, 2014

Enterprise in Fayzobod to generate electricity from … chicken’s dropping

Innovative enterprise for production of biogas will be constructed at the poultry plant Murghi Hilol in Fayzobod.

14:56, april 10, 2014

Commodity testing lab opens at border crossing point on Tajik-Afghan border in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, April 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – A commodity test lab has opened at the border crossing point (CBP) Khumroghi in the Vanj district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), according

10:17, april 10, 2014

Tajik-Pakistani economic cooperation discussed in Islamabad

DUSHANBE, April 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Pakistan were a major topic of a meeting of Tajik

13:57, april 9, 2014

Unit 1 at Sangtuda-1 HPP shut down for the planned major repairs

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Unit 1 at the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) has been shut down for the planned major repairs, the press center at Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC)

10:53, april 9, 2014

Tajikistan’s inflation for Q1 2014 stands at 2.4 percent

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – In Tajikistan inflation for the first three months of this year has stood at 2.4 percent, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

15:39, april 8, 2014

Tajik entrepreneurs to learn how to do business with USG

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Portal to Central Asian States (CAS) Business and the U.S.

10:12, april 8, 2014

Restructuring of Tajik national power monopoly costs more than 7.2 million Euros

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – Restructuring of Barqi Tojik (the state-owned utility responsible for generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Tajikistan) that was endorsed

09:41, april 8, 2014

Challenges faced by Tajikistan’s handicraft sector discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable to discuss challenges faced by Tajikistan’s handicraft sector is being held at the Ismaili Center in Dushanbe today.

09:16, april 8, 2014

Tourism business should become a main income source for many Pamiris, says PECTA head

KHOROG, April 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tourism business should become a main source of income for many Pamiris, a new head of the Board of Directors of the Pamirs Eco-Cultural Tourism Association

14:46, april 7, 2014

Dushanbe airport buys Renault-manufactured ambulift

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- To facilitate servicing of physically impaired persons, Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Dushanbe International Airport (DIA) has bought ambulift, manufactured

11:40, april 7, 2014

USD exchange rate rises in Tajikistan again

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The USD exchange rate has risen slightly in Tajikistan again.

10:08, april 7, 2014

Tajikistan, WB discuss implementation of private sector competitiveness project

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – The process of implementation of the Tajikistan private sector competitiveness project has been discussed at a meeting of Qodir Qosim, Chairman of the State

17:42, april 5, 2014

China’s Yantai Group to buy share in Tajik-Canadian gold-mining joint venture

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Saturday April 5, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon held meetings with top managers of two Chinese notable companies, according to the Tajik president’s

13:37, april 4, 2014

WCO expected to provide support to Tajik customs officers

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On April 2, Tajik Ambassador to Belgium Rustamjon Soliyev met in Brussels with Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary-General of the World Customs Organization (WCO).

10:52, april 4, 2014

More than 4.15 bln USD sent trough money transfer system from Russia to Tajikistan in 2013

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Central Bank of Russia reports that 4.1543 billion U.S.

16:08, april 3, 2014

Tajik CCI head, Czech Republic ambassador discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – Issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of economic cooperation between Tajikistan and the Czech Republic were discussed here on April 2 at a

12:55, april 3, 2014

A large oil refinery will be built in Danghara

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday April 2, an agreement on construction of an oil refinery in the Danghara Free Economic Zone (FEZ) was signed in Dushanbe between the Government of

17:04, april 2, 2014

Russian deputy minister of energy arrives in Tajikistan to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russian Deputy Minister of Energy, Anatoly Yankovsky, arrived in Dushanbe on April 2 to discuss cooperation issues with Tajik state officials, according to the

16:47, april 2, 2014

Tajik authorities raise rates of excise taxes on oil products

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Government has issued a resolution raising rates of excise taxes on a number of commodities, including oil products.

16:05, april 2, 2014

Two other foreign airlines to operate flights to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Dushanbe International Airport (DIA) has endorsed the summer flight schedule designed for the period from March 30 to June 30,

15:46, april 2, 2014

Deposits kept at Tajik banks reportedly rise nearly 16 percent

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) reports that Tajikistan saw bank deposits grow by 15.9 percent in a year to February 28, 2014 to 5.

15:31, april 2, 2014

Remainder of loan provided by Tajik banks amounts to more than 7.876 billion somoni

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks rose 38.7 percent in a year to February 28, 2014, reaching 7.

14:34, april 2, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to construct road infrastructure in border areas

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have signed an agreement on construction of two bridges and automotive roads in border areas between Tajik Sughd province and Kyrgyz

10:09, april 2, 2014