Tajkistan, Economy

11:11, november 9, 2020

Tajik manufacturers present their products at international exhibition in Shanghai

Tajik manufacturers have presented their products at an international import exhibition that is taking place in Shanghai from November 4 through November 10.

17:28, november 5, 2020

Illegal currency jobbers in Tajikistan are on a break: dollar is nowhere

After a one-time correction of the official exchange rate of the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS) against the dollar (USD), TJS lost 9.4 percent of its value against USD on November 3.

15:56, november 5, 2020

Russian air carriers waiting for Tajik authorities’ permission to operate charter flights from Tajikistan

Russian air companies Utair and Ural Airlines are waiting for permission from the Tajik authorities to operate charter flights from Tajikistan to repatriate Russian citizens stranded in Tajikistan

10:25, november 5, 2020

Tajikistan’s national currency slides by 10 percent overnight

Tajikistan’s currency lost 10 percent of its value against the dollar in an overnight correction that the National Bank said on November 4 was intended to harmonize official and black-market

09:43, november 5, 2020

Sherali Kabirov expected to continue to run the Tajik Aluminum Company

Sherali Kabirov, who was appointed on November 3 to head the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, is expected to continue to run the Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) as well.

16:49, november 4, 2020

Remittance flows to shrink 14% by 2021, says World Bank report

As the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis continues to spread, the amount of money migrant workers send home is projected to decline 14 percent by 2021 compared to the pre COVID-19 levels in 2019,

16:25, november 4, 2020

Current official exchange rate of the dollar against the somoni reaches 1:11.3

The Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), is continuing to devaluate against the dollar (USD). Over the first ten months of this year, the somoni has lost 6.

15:41, november 4, 2020

Dushanbe, Moscow finally reach agreement on operating mutual charter flights in November

Tajik and Russian civil aviation authorities have finally reached an agreement on operating mutual charter flights in November .

14:37, november 3, 2020

Agriculture Information Platform launched in Tajikistan

The Agriculture Information Platform has been launched in Tajikistan on the basis of the http://tajikproduce.com/ website.

10:40, november 3, 2020

FAO, EU boost the capacity of female vets in Tajikistan

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in close cooperation with the Tajik Veterinary Association yesterday concluded a 3-day training on poultry vaccination, preventive

16:06, november 2, 2020

Negotiations on operating charter flights between Tajikistan and Russia this month under way

Negotiations between civil aviation authorities of Tajikistan and the Russian Federation on operating charter flights this month are under still under way.

11:48, november 2, 2020

193 industrial enterprises and workshops launched in Tajikistan in January-September this year

106 new enterprises and 87 new workshops have been launched in Tajikistan over the first nine months of this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT).

15:37, october 30, 2020

Tajikistan’s CCI organizes online exhibition titled “Made in Tajikistan-2020”

Taking into consideration the current economic situation in the world caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of Tajikistan organizes an online

14:54, october 30, 2020

Six other charter flights expected to be operated from Russia to Tajikistan today

Six other charter flights are expected to be operated from Russia to Tajikistan today.

10:48, october 30, 2020

Government’s anti-crisis measures help Tajikistan avoid economic downturn, says economy ministry

The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MoEDT) claims that anti-crisis measures taken by the Government have helped Tajikistan avoid economic downturn.

16:20, october 29, 2020

Tax Committee names the most incorrigible tax dodgers.

The failure to fulfill the tax collection target over the first nine months of this year has cost Tajikistan’s budget more than 646 million somoni (equivalent to some 63 million U.S.

11:40, october 29, 2020

Tajikistan adopts a new seed-faming development program

Last month, Tajik authorities adopted a number of regulations that have changed some legislative acts.

10:48, october 29, 2020

E-Commerce Development Council established at Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Council for e-Commerce Development (Council) has been established at Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).

11:31, october 28, 2020

Resumption of flights between Dushanbe and Tashkent postponed until the next year

Resumption of flights between Dushanbe and Tashkent is postponed until January 1, 2021, an official source within the Tajik government told Asia-Plus today morning.

10:43, october 28, 2020

Only 11 of 29 corporate residents of FEZ Sughd have operated this year so far

Over the first nine months of this year, only 11 corporate residents (about 38 percent) of the Sughd Free Economic Zone (FEZ Sughd) have operated, according to the Agency for Statistics under the

10:13, october 28, 2020

Government discusses draft budget for 2021

Despite decline in the global economy caused by the coronavirus outbreak, Tajikistan plans to increase its national budget for 2021 by 6.

15:59, october 27, 2020

Tajikistan remains the poorest country in the former Soviet sphere

Citing data provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), media reports say Tajikistan remains the poorest country in the post-Soviet area.

10:17, october 27, 2020

Prices for staple goods soar in Tajikistan

Prices for staple goods have begun to soar in Tajikistan.

11:41, october 23, 2020

67 percent of Tajikistan’s economically active population employed in private sector, says Tajik official

The Government of Tajikistan is taking necessary measures to continue the process of economic reforms to support entrepreneurship, especially given the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic and

17:29, october 22, 2020

Pandemic affects foreign trade turnovers of Central Asia’s nations, except Tajikistan

Coronavirus crisis has affected foreign trade turnovers of Central Asia’s nations, except Tajikistan, which has managed to increase its foreign trade turnover due to significant increase in

11:32, october 22, 2020

Tajikistan’s budget in January-September received 565 million somoni less than it was planned

Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan’s budget has received 565 million somoni (equivalent to some 55 million U.S.

10:27, october 22, 2020

The proportion of foodstuffs in Tajikistan’s retail trade turnover is reportedly 49.1 percent

Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan retail trade has declined 2.7 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

11:56, october 21, 2020

Development of feasibility study or one more hydropower plant on the Vakhsh River

Development of feasibility study for one more hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Vakhsh River in eastern Tajikistan has begun, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mater Resources (MoEWR).

16:30, october 19, 2020

USAID publishes detailed Directory of Central Asian Horticulture Exporters

The U.S.

14:53, october 19, 2020

Over the first nine months of this year, inflation in consumer sector stood at 5.1 percent

In Tajikistan, inflation in the consumer goods sector over the first nine months of this year has stood at 5.1 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.