Tajkistan, Economy

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

Tajikistan’s inflation for September 2013 stands at 0.3 percent

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2013, Asia-Plus – In Tajikistan, inflation for the first nine months of this year has stood at 2.

17:01, october 17, 2013

Rusal claims $275 million Tajik victory at Swiss tribunal

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The world’s largest aluminum company says it has won $275 million in damages from Tajikistan’s largest enterprise.

15:12, october 17, 2013

$630,000 worth of output produced by Tajik FEZs this year

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2013, Asia-Plus – Over the first nine months of this year, two free economic zones (FEZs) of Tajikistan – Sughd and Danghara – have produced some 30 million somoni (equivalent

13:51, october 17, 2013

More than 6.691 bln somoni worth of industrial goods produced in Tajikistan in Jan-Sept 2013

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2013, Asia-Plus – Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan has produced a total of more than 6.691 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 1.2 billion U.S.

09:18, october 17, 2013

FAO Representation in Tajikistan held an event to mark World Food Day

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday October 16, some 150 Tajik students and faculty members came together to commemorate the World Food Day in the Tajik Agrarian University.

17:10, october 16, 2013

The next consultation session on Roghun HPP opens in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The next fourth consultation and information-sharing session for civil society on the assessment studies of the proposed Roghun Hydropower Project (HPP) in

16:13, october 16, 2013

EBRD supports Tajikistan’s growing timber processing industry

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2013, Asia-Plus /Zarina Ergasheva/ -- The European Bank for reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a US$ 900,000 loan to the Fortuna – a timber processing company

13:36, october 16, 2013

FAO expected to cultivate quinoa in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2013, Asia-Plus – The FAO Country Office in Tajikistan is organizing the event dedicated the World food Day in Dushanbe today afternoon.

13:10, october 16, 2013

Implementation of WTO provisions and business awareness of WTO Accession

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2013, Asia-Plus - A series of three workshops on raising Tajik business awareness on the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and regulations, as well as Tajikistan

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).