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Tajkistan, Economy

10:15, april 27, 2018

Tajikistan develops SIM card for tourists

Tajikistan is rolling out a new strategy to promote hassle-free travel for tourists. A special SIM card for tourists has been developed in Tajikistan.

17:13, april 26, 2018

Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions vs. Tojiksodirotbonk; 2 million somoni at stake

Mutual financial claims between the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions under the Government of Tajikistan and Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB) are currently being considered by judicial authorities.

11:21, april 26, 2018

Tajikistan calls on EBRD to participate in construction of Roghun hydropower plant

Tajikistan has called on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Bank (EBRD) to participate in construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP).

16:55, april 25, 2018

In Tajikistan, 26 percent of foreign direct investment reportedly made in mining sector

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Tajikistan increased by nearly 355 million U.S.

15:21, april 25, 2018

The somoni continues depreciating against the dollar

The value of the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), has continued to depreciate against the U.S.

14:12, april 25, 2018

ADB operations reach 32.2 billion USD in 2017, says ADB annual report

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Report 2017 , released on April 24, notes that annual operations of ADB reached a record US$32.

11:31, april 25, 2018

Former head of Tajprombank reportedly arrested

Jamshed Ziyoyev, former head of Tajprombank, which is currently under liquidation, has reportedly been arrested.

11:57, april 24, 2018

WB: Remittances to countries in Europe and Central Asia grew 21 percent in 2017

The World Bank’s latest Migration and Development Brief notes that remittances to low- and middle-income countries rebounded to a record level in 2017 after two consecutive years of decline.

11:35, april 24, 2018

French company will supply equipment for new control tower at the Dushanbe airport

Equipment for the new control tower at the Dushanbe airport will be supplied by French Company Thales, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus today morning.

15:03, april 23, 2018

Low-income developing countries’ debt reportedly climbs 13 percentage points in the last five years

The April 2018 Fiscal Monitor by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) notes that global debt hit a new record high of US$164 trillion in 2016, the equivalent of 225 percent of global GDP.

08:57, april 23, 2018

Tajik, Uzbek regions vow to boost economic cooperation

A conference of representatives of business communities of Tajikistan’s Sughd province and Uzbekistan’s Samarqand region took place in the Uzbek city of Samarqand on April 21, according

15:56, april 20, 2018

Tajikistan average monthly wage estimated at 1,498.91 somoni

In February this year, an average monthly wage in Tajikistan was estimated at 1,498.91 somoni, according to the Agency for Statistics under the Government of Tajikistan. .

14:38, april 20, 2018

Tajikistan will show its potential at Expo 2020 in Dubai

Tajikistan will participate in the Expo 2020 that will be hosted by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

10:39, april 20, 2018

Tajikistan cement exports reportedly increase nearly 2.5 times

Tajikistan cement exports have increased nearly 2.5 times in recent year, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT).

09:57, april 20, 2018

Tajikistan seeks assistance from IMF

The first deputy head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Jamoliddin Nouraliyev, has reportedly proposed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to boost cooperation to a new level.

09:12, april 20, 2018

Tajik delegation to attend ADB’s 51st annual meeting in Manila

Over 3,000 participants including finance ministers, central bank governors, private sector representatives, development partners, academics, members of civil society, and the media are expected to

16:35, april 19, 2018

EBRD and EU launch Regional Small Business Program in Tajikistan

Online training and knowledge sharing and exchange platform now available to financial institutions across the country Micro, small and medium-sized private businesses in Tajikistan will now

14:57, april 19, 2018

What was NBT doing when banking legislation was being violated?

Analysis of the current situation in Tajikistan’s banking sector and reasons that have led to a large-scale banking crisis in the country has shown that one the causes of the distressful

14:12, april 19, 2018

Tajikistan expands underground coal mining

Tajik authorities insist on the necessity of expanding underground coal mining.

17:14, april 18, 2018

Tajikistan has highest prevalence of undernutrition in the ECA region

The FAO report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia 2017 , has revealed food insecurity, nutrition problems in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region.

16:11, april 18, 2018

Tajikistan presents updated tool for monitoring, analyzing food prices

An upgraded version of the national Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Tool of the Agency on Statistics under the President of Tajikistan was presented in Dushanbe on April 17.

16:01, april 18, 2018

Tajikistan’s GDP for Q1 2018 stands at 12.350.1 billion somoni

Based on current data, Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of this year was 12.350.1 billion somoni (equivalent to some 1.4 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 7.

14:07, april 18, 2018

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at 1.033.7 billion USD in Jan-March 2018

Over the first three months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power, amounted to 1.033.7 billion U.S. dollars, which was 133.

11:19, april 18, 2018

World Bank helps strengthen credit reporting to boost access to finance in Europe and Central Asia

The World Bank Group is supporting the creation of a new association designed to help strengthen credit reporting practices and bolster access to finance in Europe and Central Asia.

14:31, april 17, 2018

Labor migrants’ remittances from Russia to banks in Tajikistan reportedly increasing

2.536 billion U.S. dollars were reportedly sent through money transfer system to Tajikistan from Russia last year, which more than 600 million U.S.

14:03, april 17, 2018

Tajik central bank begins granting operating licenses to a number of payment system operators

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has begun granting operating licenses to a number of payment system operators in accordance with requirements of the new legislation on payment services and

17:14, april 16, 2018

Tajikistan works out tourism development strategy for the period to 2030

Tajikistan intends to adopt the National Tourism Development Strategy (Strategy) designed for the period up to 2030.

14:21, april 16, 2018

Twelve bus links expected to connect towns and cities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Twelve bus links connecting towns and cities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are expected to be launched next month.

10:30, april 16, 2018

EBRD and GCF provide 88 million USD to complete rehabilitation of Qairoqqum hydropower plant

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are providing a US$ 88 million financing package to complete the rehabilitation of the Qairoqqum

09:55, april 16, 2018

E-wallets temporarily suspended in Tajikistan

It is already the second month that shoppers in Tajikistan cannot use payment terminals to top up their e-wallet accounts. The services of e-wallet companies Qiwi and Yandex.