Tajkistan, Economy

15:03, april 19, 2014

From Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to Europe on a study tour

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Within the framework of the EU-funded project “Handicraft and Business through Regional Integration and Fair Trade Market”, the International NGO Cesvi will

10:44, april 18, 2014

IMF Mission Arrived in Dushanbe

Tajik Finance Minister, Abdussalam Qurbanov, met with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission under the leadership of Dmitriy Radev.

11:59, april 17, 2014

Meeting of Security Council Secretaries of SCO member states is held in Dushanbe

Joint efforts against terrorism, separatism and extremism, as well as anti-drug trafficking and other forms of cross-border organized crime will be discussed today in Dushanbe during the 9th

11:48, april 16, 2014

Over US$1.9 million worth of goods produced by Tajikistan’s FEZs in Q1 2014

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – Corporate residents of free economic zones (FEZs) operating in Tajikistan have produced more than 9.297 million somoni (equivalent to more than US$ 1.

14:27, april 15, 2014

Two new industrial enterprises introduced into operation in Vahdat Township

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday April 15, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon inaugurated two new industrial enterprises in Vahdat Township, some 17 kilometers to the east of Dushanbe.

13:47, april 15, 2014

Air fares have reportedly risen 95 percent in Tajikistan since the beginning of the year

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan reports that over the first three months of this year prices and rates for services rendered to the

13:30, april 15, 2014

Residential customers in rural areas gradually getting regular power supply

Residential customers in rural areas are gradually getting regular power supply though electricity rationing has not yet been lifted officially.

11:35, april 15, 2014

Tajikistan’s GDP for Q1 2014 estimated at more than 7.81 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Based on current data, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the first three months of this year was more than 7.81 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 1.

11:23, april 15, 2014

More than 2 billion somoni worth of industrial goods produced in Tajikistan in Q1 2014

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – In January-March 2014, Tajikistan has produced a total of more than 2 billion somoni (equivalent to some 420 million U.S.

11:14, april 15, 2014

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at 1.1 bln USD in Q1 2014

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 1.1 billion U.

10:52, april 15, 2014

Cotton-sowing campaign progressing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A cotton-sowing campaign is progressing in Tajikistan. “To-date, Tajik farmers have planted cotton on 77,200 hectares, which is 38.

10:36, april 15, 2014

Over 30 mln USD reportedly spent for construction Roghun HPP in Q1 2014

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- 150 million somoni (equivalent to more than 30 million U.S.

17:12, april 14, 2014

Traffic along the Dushanbe-Vahdat highway will be restricted tomorrow

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Interior Ministry traffic police directorate reports that traffic along the Dushanbe-Vahdat highway will be restricted tomorrow from 6:30 am to 3:00 pm in

14:27, april 14, 2014

Companies carrying out exploration operations in Tajikistan report to Glavgeologiya

DUSHANBE, April 14, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A meeting with participation of senior representatives of companies having licenses for carrying out exploration operation in Tajikistan took place at the

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