Tajkistan, Economy

16:29, october 14, 2013

Economic growth reportedly starts to rebound in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Economic growth in the Emerging Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region suffered during the global financial and Eurozone crises but has started to rebound,

16:15, october 14, 2013

Daily electric power generation reportedly increases in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan now generates 39.

14:28, october 14, 2013

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan expected to create Tourist Union of Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan and Kazakhstan have reportedly supported Kyrgyzstan’s initiative to create Tourist Union of Central Asia.

17:02, october 12, 2013

Tajikistan intends to start negotiations with Uzbekistan on gas shipment for 2014

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2013, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan intends to start negotiations with Uzbekistan on natural gas shipments for 2014.

15:17, october 10, 2013

Sughd reaches 67 percent of its cotton target

KHUJAND, October 10, 2013, Asia-Plus -- To-date, local cotton growers have reached 67 percent of this year’s target that has been determined at 112,563 tons of raw cotton, an official source at the

14:10, october 10, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly increases cement production

DUSHANBE, October 10, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan has increased cement production considerably, according to the Ministry of Energy and Industry (MoEI).

10:46, october 9, 2013

Tajik central bank lowers its refinancing rate

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has lowered its refinancing rate by 0.

09:02, october 9, 2013

Tilloi Tojik purchases $400,000 worth of equipment for development of new gold field

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The state-owned gold mining company, Tilloi Tojik (Tajik Gold), has concluded a contract with Russia’s Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) “Magadan Mechanical

13:49, october 8, 2013

Liquefied gas imports into Tajikistan due to liquefied gas imports from Russia

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Liquefied gas imports into Tajikistan have increased over the first eight months of this year, according the Ministry of energy and Industry (MoEI).

17:07, october 7, 2013

Gazprom International did not make any production sharing deal with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Igor Shatalov, the head of Gazprom International’s office in Dushanbe has denied report released by some media that Tajikistan has allegedly increased its

15:46, october 7, 2013

Remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks amounts to 6.884 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks rose 40.4 percent in a year to August 31, 2013, reaching 6.884 billion somoni, including 4.

15:43, october 7, 2013

Bank deposits reprotedly growing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) reports that Tajikistan saw bank deposits grow by 14.5 percent in the first nine months of this year to 5.

10:47, october 7, 2013

Tajikistan, Finland agree to boost investment cooperation

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2013, Asia-Plus Davlatali Saidov, Chairman of the State Committee on Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) met with newly appointed Finnish Ambassador

16:57, october 5, 2013

Tajik, Iranian specialists expected to recount the cost of completion of the Istiqlol Tunnel

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan and their Iranian colleagues are expected to recount the cost of completion of the Istiqlol Tunnel,

16:22, october 5, 2013

Tajik civil aviation top manager replaced ahead of official ICAO audit

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has announced the contest for the position of head of the Civil Aviation Department.

14:41, october 5, 2013

World Bank helps communities adapt to climate change risks

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Friday October 4, the Government of Tajikistan and the World Bank launched a project today valued at $16.

15:25, october 4, 2013

Creation of transport corridors will facilitate development of the Central Asian region, says Tajik

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Creation of transport corridors that reduce transportation costs will facilitate socioeconomic development of not only Tajikistan but the whole region, Tajik

10:30, october 4, 2013

Dollar’s exchange rate in Tajikistan drops inconsiderably

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the past week, the dollar’s exchange rate has dropped inconsiderably in Tajikistan.

15:26, october 3, 2013

The 2014 budget’s revenues expected to rise more than 15% due to grants and current income

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2013, Asia-Plus – The revenue part of the draft national budget for 2014 is expected to rise 15.3 percent (1.8435 billion somoni) mostly due to grants (1.

14:42, october 3, 2013

World Bank: Remittances to Tajikistan expected to exceed 4 billion USD in 2013

As a percentage of GDP, Tajikistan (48 percent) was the top recipient of remittances in 2012.

14:11, october 3, 2013

Tajikistan expected to raise financing for Roghun construction by 33% in 2014

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The draft national budget for 2014 projects expenditure of 1.

10:24, october 3, 2013

Dushanbe cement plant reopened after being closed for ten months

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- After being closed for ten months, the Dushanbe cement plant was reopened in the evening of October 2, according to the president’s official website.

09:46, october 3, 2013

Tajikistan’s savings bank launches a new money transfer system

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s savings bank, Amonatbonk, has reportedly launched a new money transfer system – Dastras.

09:35, october 3, 2013

Russia offers construction of railway to Tajikistan via Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Russia has offered construction of a railway to Tajikistan via Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

15:46, october 2, 2013

Heads of CIS tax services meet in Minsk to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2013, Asia-Plus - The 20th meeting of the Coordination Council of the Heads of the CIS Tax Services is taking place in Minsk, Belarus on October 3.

11:11, october 2, 2013

Construction of a new cement plant officially starts in Vahdat

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The construction of a new cement plant with annual capacity of 600,000 tons officially began at the Chormaghzak Pass, Vahdat district on October 1, according

10:52, october 2, 2013

The next consultation session on Roghun HPP will take place in Dushanbe

The upcoming fourth information-sharing meeting will cover summaries of reports that examine aspects of dam safety.

10:03, october 2, 2013

ADB raises 2013 growth outlook for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- In an update of its flagship annual economic publication, Asian Development Outlook 2013 , released today, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) upgraded

09:50, october 2, 2013

Coal-fired rotary kiln expected to be introduced into operation at Dushanbe cement plant this week

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The first coal-fired rotary kiln is expected to be introduced into operation at the Dushanbe cement plant this week, according to the Ministry of Energy and

09:31, october 2, 2013

Tajikistan’s overheated banking system evokes concern, say EDB researchers

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The aggregate GDP of the CIS countries in second quarter of 2013 grew by 1.4%, which is significantly lower than in the past year (4.