Tajkistan, Economy

13:54, october 30, 2013

Tajikistan ranks as 143rd out of 189 economies in the Doing Business 2014 report

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A new World Bank Group report finds that the pace of regulatory reform in Europe and Central Asia remains strong, with 19 economies implementing 65

15:59, october 29, 2013

Malaysia expected to build 400 mln USD worth of CHP plant in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Malaysian company, HOS International Trading SND BHD, will construct a combined heat and power (CHP) plant with capacity of 300 megawatt in northern

14:45, october 29, 2013

Tajikistan reaches some 94 percent of 2013l cotton target

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The southern Khatlon province has fulfilled its cotton target.

14:31, october 29, 2013

11 business entities in Tajikistan exempted from inspection

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2013, Asia-Plus – Eleven business entities engaged in production have been put on register of the State Commission for Implementation of Moratorium on Inspection of Business

13:35, october 29, 2013

Europe and Central Asia Second to OECD in implementing good business regulatory practices

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A new World Bank Group report finds that the pace of regulatory reform in Europe and Central Asia remains strong, with 19 economies implementing 65 reforms

09:00, october 29, 2013

Training for Tajik consultants on export promotion

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2013, Asia-Plus – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and US program promote exports among SMEs in Central Asia.

16:05, october 28, 2013

Remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks amounts to more than 7.50 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks increased by 1.558 billion in nine months to September 30, 2013, reaching 7.

15:51, october 28, 2013

Tajik nationals reportedly prefer to keep deposits in foreign currencies

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) reports that Tajikistan saw bank deposits grow by 595 million somoni in the first nine months of this year to 5.

14:11, october 28, 2013

Barqi Tojik now owes more than 81 mln USD to Sangtudinskaya GES-1

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2013, Asia-Plus -- As of October 1, 2013, Barqi Tojik power holding (the state-owned utility responsible for generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in

11:29, october 28, 2013

PM harshly criticizes the slow pace of reconstruction of the Ayni-Panjakent road

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov has harshly criticized the slow pace of reconstruction of the Ayni-Panjakent road in the northern Sughd province.

14:35, october 26, 2013

Electricity rationing introduced in rural areas of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2013, Asia-Plus Electricity rationing has been introduced in rural areas of Tajikistan.

15:30, october 25, 2013

IMF: Central Asia sees robust growth, but risks remain

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Economic growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) is expected to remain robust, but lower growth in key trading partners such as Russia and China could

15:00, october 25, 2013

The issue of Tajikistan’s entry to ICAC discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajik Minister of Agriculture Qosim Qosimov has met here with Andrey Gitchuns, representative of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), the

11:07, october 25, 2013

Tajik transport officials, ADB experts discuss state and prospects of cooperation

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2013, Asia-Plus – A group of experts from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have recently met here with senior representatives from the Ministry of Transport (MoT) of

09:49, october 25, 2013

Tajikistan expected to ratify agreement on construction of gas pipeline from Turkmenistan

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2013 Asia-Plus -- The Government of Tajikistan has begun the process of consideration of an intergovernmental agreement on construction of a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan

14:00, october 24, 2013

‘We ought to wait for the final results of the assessment studies for Roghun HPP,’ says Tajik offici

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik expert, Professor Georgiy Koshlakov, says we ought to wait for the final results of the assessment studies for the Roghun hydroelectricity project.

09:26, october 24, 2013

Tajikistan has exported US$250,000 worth of ethyl alcohol this year

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2013, Asia-Plus – Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan, where the population 98 percent Muslim, has reportedly produced 46,000 decaliters of alcohol drinks.

13:30, october 23, 2013

Tajik central bank imposes restrictions on activities of Kont Investment Bank in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2013, Asia-Plus – The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has imposed restrictions on activities of Kont Investment Bank in Tajikistan.

11:39, october 23, 2013

Germany supports enhancement of Tajikistan’s health sector

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Germany is supporting enhancement of Tajikistan’s health sector through providing 31.

11:11, october 23, 2013

South Africa reportedly shows interest in Tajikistan’s mining and tourism sectors

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 22, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), Sharif Said, received South African Ambassador to Tajikistan,

09:24, october 23, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly has the highest gasoline prices in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2013, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan now has the highest gasoline prices in Central Asia. According to information posted on mezon.

09:16, october 23, 2013

Fourth riparian meetings on Roghun assessment studies

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The fourth information-sharing and consultation meetings on the Assessment Studies for the proposed Roghun Hydropower Project (Roghun HPP) took place on

14:08, october 22, 2013

Sughd reaches more than 85 percent of its cotton target

KHUJAND, October 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Farmers in the northern Sughd province have yielded 96,211 tons of raw cotton by October 22, which is 85.

11:34, october 22, 2013

Tender for choosing external auditor for NBT going on

DUSHANBE, October 22, 2013, Asia-Plus – A tender to choose an audit company to conduct an external audit at the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) is going.

15:14, october 21, 2013

Kulob reaches some92% of its cotton target

KULOB, October 21, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By October 21, five cotton producing districts in the Kulob region of the southern Khatlon province have yielded 60,710 tons of raw cotton, which is some 92

15:21, october 19, 2013

Fuel prices rise in Tajikistan, while expected reduction of Russian export tariffs has not occurred

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the past two weeks, gasoline prices have risen 3-5 percent in Dushanbe, with similar price rises in other parts of other country.

16:18, october 18, 2013

Tajik cotton growers have yielded 341,831 tons of cotton by October 18

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2013, Asia-Plus – By October 18, Tajik cotton growers have yielded 341,831 ton of raw cotton, which is 18,200 tons fewer than in the same period last year, according to the

11:39, october 18, 2013

1,369 mln kWh of electricity generated in Tajikistan last month

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Barqi Tojik reported that total electricity generation in September 2013 was 1,369 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) or 45.

09:33, october 18, 2013

Tajikistan’s GDP estimated at more than 27.6 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) has rose 7.4 percent in a year to October 1, 2013, reaching more than 27.

09:21, october 18, 2013