Tajkistan, Economy

15:59, january 23, 2015

World Bank Group conference focuses on expanding access to credit in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank Group, with support of the Government of Switzerland, is helping Tajikistan improve access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

09:57, january 23, 2015

Huaxin Gayur Cement Co., Ltd expected to be put on the register of dominant companies

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Antimonopoly Agency under the Government of Tajikistan is considering the issue of putting Tajikistan-China joint venture, Huaxin Gayur Cement Co.

16:47, january 22, 2015

Retail prices for liquefied gas fall nearly 45 percent in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Retail prices for liquefied gas have fallen nearly 45 percent, the head of the Antimonopoly Agency under the Government of Tajikistan Abdusamad Rajabzoda

16:04, january 22, 2015

Antimonopoly agency forecasts pump fuel prices cut

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Antimonopoly Agency under the Government of Tajikistan forecasts that pump prices for oil products will continue falling in Tajikistan, the Antimonopoly

15:00, january 22, 2015

Gazprom explores industrially unfit gas field in Tajikistan, says Tajik minister

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Gazprom International, which is an affiliate of Russia’s state-controlled company Gazprom, has explored large reserves of hydrocarbons in Tajikistan, which

11:17, january 22, 2015

Russia expected to deliver 830,000 tons of duty-free oil products to Tajikistan

Tajikistna and Russia have endorsed the indicative fuel balance for 2015.

09:40, january 22, 2015

Deposits kept at Tajik banks reportedly reach 6.7 billion somoni

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) reports that Tajikistan saw bank deposits grow by 19.2 percent in a year to December 31, 2014, reaching 6.

17:12, january 20, 2015

Tajikistan’s cotton fiber exports reportedly fall 24.5 percent

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s cotton fiber exports last year fell 24.

16:41, january 20, 2015

The somoni lost 11.2 percent of its value against the dollar, says Tajik central bank head

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Abdujabbor Shirinov, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), revealed on January 20 that

16:08, january 20, 2015

Government plans to hold inflation rate at 7.5 percent this year, says Tajik central bank head

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The government plans to hold the inflation rate at 7.

14:59, january 20, 2015

NBT head denies allegations that Iranian tycoon gave bribe to NBT official as baseless

The NBT head has denied allegations that Iranian tycoon Babak Zanjani gave bribe to one of deputy heads of Tajik central bank as baseless.

14:03, january 20, 2015

Current gold and currency reserves of Tajikistan reportedly estimated at 1.6 billion somoni

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves rose 12.5 percent in a year to December 31, 2014, reaching approximately 1.6 billion U.S.

13:41, january 20, 2015

IMF downgrades global growth forecast

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecast for global economic growth for this year and next. The IMF now expects growth of 3.

10:56, january 20, 2015

Tajikistan reduces aluminum exports considerably

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In 2014, Tajikistan exported only little more than 125,000 tons of primarily aluminum for a total amount of 234 million U.S. dollars, which was 37.

10:37, january 20, 2015

The Guardian: Russia’s ruble crisis poses threat to nine countries relying on remittances

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus – An article published in The Guardian notes that drop in the Russian ruble value not only decimating amount sent home by workers from Caucasus and

16:26, january 19, 2015

IDA director says they have not received official notification of resumption of Dushanbe-Tashkent fl

IDA director says they have not received official notification of resumption of Dushanbe-Tashkent flight.

15:32, january 19, 2015

Tajikistan exported 1.326 billion kWh of electricity last year

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In 2014, Tajikistan exported 1.326 billion kWh of electricity, which was 37 percent more than in 2013, Ms.

10:03, january 19, 2015

EU project starts training of women handicraft cooperatives in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The project, Creation of an Extended Ecological Production by Women Handicraft Cooperatives in the Kyrgyz Republic and in the Republic of Tajikistan and a

16:55, january 17, 2015

More than 10.5 billion somoni worth of industrial goods produced in Tajikistan in 2014

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – In 2014, Tajikistan produced a total of more than 10.5 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 2 billion U.S.

16:45, january 17, 2015

Tajikistan’s GDP estimated at 45.6 billion somoni in 2014

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Based on current data, the gross domestic product (GDP) for 2014 was 45.6 billion somoni, an increase of 6.

16:12, january 17, 2015

More than 11,700 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – Forty-two countries of the world provided more than 57.8 million U.S.

16:02, january 17, 2015

Tajikistan’s core inflation for 2014 reportedly stands at 2.9 percent

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In 2014, Tajikistan’s core inflation stood at 2.9 percent, which was 1.6 percent higher than in 2013, according to the National bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

10:37, january 16, 2015

Higher economic court rejects appeal by tax committee over mobile operators’ tax debts

Tajikistan’s Higher Economic Court has upheld the Dushanbe Economic Court’s verdict over complaints filed by two mobile phone operators against the inspection certificates issued by the Tax Committee.

17:32, january 15, 2015

Chinese investors reportedly lease more than 6,300 ha of arable lands in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 15, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Today more than 6,300 hectares of arable lands in Tajikistan are reportedly being cultivated by Chinese investors.

16:58, january 15, 2015

Tajik government reportedly does not meet the US minimum fiscal transparency standards

DUSHANBE, January 15, 2015, Asia-Plus – According to the U.S. 2014 Fiscal Transparency Report, the government of Tajikistan did not meet the minimum fiscal transparency requirements.

15:26, january 15, 2015

Areas under cotton reportedly reduced in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 15, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik farmers have reportedly reduced areas under cotton.

10:34, january 15, 2015

ADB increases country allocation to Tajikistan by $20 million in 2015

DUSHANBE, January 15, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to boost its assistance to Tajikistan by around $20 million in 2015, raising its full year planned assistance

16:54, january 14, 2015

Tajikistan imported some 580,000 tons of oil products last year

DUSHANBE, January 14, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In 2014, Tajikistan imported some 580,000 tons of oil products, the deputy head of the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan, Nouriddin

16:14, january 14, 2015

IDA provides a $22 million grant for commercialization of Tajikistan’s agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, January 14, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In speech at the session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament), the First Deputy Minister of Finance, Jamoliddin Nouraliyev

14:26, january 14, 2015

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover grows 6.3 percent in 2014

DUSHANBE, January 14, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In 2014, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, amounted to 5.319 billion U.S. dollars, which was 106.