Tajkistan, Economy

16:56, july 4, 2013

Tajikistan’s GDP expected to stand at 48.45 billion somoni in 2014

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The economic bloc ministries have presented macroeconomic indicators and economic forecasts for the coming three years.

15:50, july 4, 2013

Russia raises oil product export duty for July

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By Russian government’s decree an export duty on dark and light oil products for July has been raised on average by 3.0 percent.

14:59, july 4, 2013

Representatives of Pakistan’s largest cement producers visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives of Pakistan’s largest cement producers have visited Tajikistan.

11:47, july 4, 2013

Orienbonk top manager’s brother reportedly heads one of departments of Barqi Tojik

A new department has been established at Barqi Tojik (Tajik state-run electricity provider) – Electricity Sales Department.

16:41, july 3, 2013

Qizil Tumshuk gas reserves reportedly exhausted

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of energy and Industry (MoEI) says recoverable gas reserves of the Qizil Tumshuk filed, located in the southern province of Khatlon, have been

15:42, july 3, 2013

Qatari Diar unveils scale model of Diar Dushanbe’s world-class residential buildings in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2013, Asia-Plus – Press release issued by Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company on July 2 notes that the company has celebrated the inauguration of its scale model of luxury

09:55, july 3, 2013

Prospects of Tajikistan-ADB cooperation discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov yesterday met here with a mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), led by Mr.

16:21, july 2, 2013

Experts gather at UCA in Bishkek for Regional World Economic Forum

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Approximately 50 current and former government officials, industry leaders, representatives of international organizations and civil society experts from

12:24, july 2, 2013

Tajik central bank denies reports about appearance of counterfeit somoni banknotes

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajik central bank has denied reports about entry of counterfeit somoni banknotes into circulation as absolutely baseless.

09:33, july 2, 2013

Tajikistan participates in the 9th Kashgar Central & South Asia Commodity Fair

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The 9th Kashgar Central & South Asia Commodity Fair is being held in Kashgar, an important ancient Silk Road town in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur

11:10, july 1, 2013

Central Asia officials meet in Almaty to discuss implementation of CAREC program

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2013, Asia-Plus – Senior officials from the 10 member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program met in Almaty, Kazakhstan on June 27-28 to review

15:54, june 28, 2013

Tajik agrarian sector stakeholders meet to discuss ways of benefiting from Tajikistan’s accession to

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The International Trade Center (ITC) has gathered Tajik agrarian sector stakeholders in Dushanbe for a learning program to discuss the ways of benefiting from

14:14, june 28, 2013

Tajikistan hosts the 3rd Central Asian Social Innovation Camp

DUSHANBE June 28, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan is hosting the 3rd Central Asian Social innovation Cam (SICamp) this year.

12:52, june 28, 2013

Tajikistan participates in international conference on nuclear power in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2013, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- Minister of Energy and Industry, Gul Sherali, heading a Tajik delegation is participating in the International Ministerial Conference on

15:03, june 26, 2013

EBRD assists in providing Tajik population with safe drinking water

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2013, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has ratified a loan agreement between the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction (EBRD)

11:12, june 26, 2013

Tajikistan to boost cooperation with JICA

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday June 25, Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister, Nizomiddin Zohidov met here with outgoing Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation

10:16, june 26, 2013

ADB to boost energy efficiency in Tajik households

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $10 million grant for an Access to Green Finance project to help Tajik families increase power access and

09:01, june 26, 2013

OSCE explores ways to facilitate trade along Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Enhancing cross border trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan was the topic of a roundtable discussion hosted by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on June 25.

09:50, june 25, 2013

China to help Tajikistan combat pests

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- After importing Tajikistan cotton for several years, China would now help this Central Asian country in combating pests that have lately started

16:27, june 24, 2013

Gazprom International completes the drilling of wildcat well at Sariqamish field in Shahrinav

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Gazrpom International, an affiliate of Russia’s state-controlled company Gazprom, has reportedly completed the drilling of the Shahrinva-1P wildcat well at the

11:36, june 24, 2013

Turkish telecommunications company to peon its office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Turkey’s VENDEKA Group intends to open its office in Tajikistan.

15:35, june 21, 2013

Chinese company provides independent technical report on Pakrut gold project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Chinese company, SRK Consulting China Limited, has provided an independent technical report (ITR) on the Pakrut Gold Project operations, located some 12

15:29, june 21, 2013

Chinese company provides independent technical report on Pakrut gold project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 21, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Chinese company, SRK Consulting China Limited, has provided an independent technical report (ITR) on the Pakrut Gold Project operations, located some 12

09:42, june 21, 2013

First national conference of consultants in Tajikistan takes place today

DUSHANBE, June 21, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The First National Conference of Consultants in Tajikistan is taking place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dushanbe today.

16:56, june 20, 2013

Tilloi Tojik starts development of new gold deposit

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The state-owned gold mining company, Tilloi Tojik (Tajik Gold), has begun to develop a new gold deposit in Khatlon province.

15:25, june 20, 2013

Chinese company seeks cooperation with Tajikistan on renewable energy sources

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Chinese company, Zonergi (phonetically spelled) Co Ltd, is interested in cooperation with Tajikistan on delivery of the renewable energy generation

14:26, june 20, 2013

Sangtuda-1 HPP reportedly completes the planned work on cementation of its dam

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The planned work on cementation of the base of the dam at the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) has been completed.

11:47, june 20, 2013

New textile enterprise officially opened in Khujand

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2013, Asia-Plus – President Emomali Rahmon yesterday attended a ceremony of an official opening of a new textile enterprise in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province.

17:22, june 19, 2013

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan fail to reach agreement on natural gas shipments for 2013

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Negotiations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on natural gas shipments for this year have not been crowned with success, Tajik Minister of energy and

11:15, june 19, 2013

Tajkistan, Economy

Tajikistan’s GDP expected to stand at 48.45 billion somoni in 2014

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The economic bloc ministries have presented macroeconomic indicators and economic forecasts for the coming three years.

Russia raises oil product export duty for July

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By Russian government’s decree an export duty on dark and light oil products for July has been raised on average by 3.0 percent.

Representatives of Pakistan’s largest cement producers visit Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives of Pakistan’s largest cement producers have visited Tajikistan.

Orienbonk top manager’s brother reportedly heads one of departments of Barqi Tojik

A new department has been established at Barqi Tojik (Tajik state-run electricity provider) – Electricity Sales Department.

Qizil Tumshuk gas reserves reportedly exhausted

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of energy and Industry (MoEI) says recoverable gas reserves of the Qizil Tumshuk filed, located in the southern province of Khatlon, have been

Qatari Diar unveils scale model of Diar Dushanbe’s world-class residential buildings in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2013, Asia-Plus – Press release issued by Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company on July 2 notes that the company has celebrated the inauguration of its scale model of luxury

Prospects of Tajikistan-ADB cooperation discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov yesterday met here with a mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), led by Mr.

Experts gather at UCA in Bishkek for Regional World Economic Forum

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Approximately 50 current and former government officials, industry leaders, representatives of international organizations and civil society experts from

Tajik central bank denies reports about appearance of counterfeit somoni banknotes

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajik central bank has denied reports about entry of counterfeit somoni banknotes into circulation as absolutely baseless.

Tajikistan participates in the 9th Kashgar Central & South Asia Commodity Fair

DUSHANBE, July 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The 9th Kashgar Central & South Asia Commodity Fair is being held in Kashgar, an important ancient Silk Road town in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur

Central Asia officials meet in Almaty to discuss implementation of CAREC program

DUSHANBE, July 1, 2013, Asia-Plus – Senior officials from the 10 member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program met in Almaty, Kazakhstan on June 27-28 to review

Tajik agrarian sector stakeholders meet to discuss ways of benefiting from Tajikistan’s accession to

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The International Trade Center (ITC) has gathered Tajik agrarian sector stakeholders in Dushanbe for a learning program to discuss the ways of benefiting from

Tajikistan hosts the 3rd Central Asian Social Innovation Camp

DUSHANBE June 28, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan is hosting the 3rd Central Asian Social innovation Cam (SICamp) this year.

Tajikistan participates in international conference on nuclear power in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, June 28, 2013, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ -- Minister of Energy and Industry, Gul Sherali, heading a Tajik delegation is participating in the International Ministerial Conference on

EBRD assists in providing Tajik population with safe drinking water

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2013, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has ratified a loan agreement between the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction (EBRD)

Tajikistan to boost cooperation with JICA

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday June 25, Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister, Nizomiddin Zohidov met here with outgoing Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation

ADB to boost energy efficiency in Tajik households

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $10 million grant for an Access to Green Finance project to help Tajik families increase power access and

OSCE explores ways to facilitate trade along Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, June 26, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Enhancing cross border trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan was the topic of a roundtable discussion hosted by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on June 25.

China to help Tajikistan combat pests

DUSHANBE, June 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- After importing Tajikistan cotton for several years, China would now help this Central Asian country in combating pests that have lately started

Gazprom International completes the drilling of wildcat well at Sariqamish field in Shahrinav

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Gazrpom International, an affiliate of Russia’s state-controlled company Gazprom, has reportedly completed the drilling of the Shahrinva-1P wildcat well at the

Turkish telecommunications company to peon its office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Turkey’s VENDEKA Group intends to open its office in Tajikistan.

Chinese company provides independent technical report on Pakrut gold project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Chinese company, SRK Consulting China Limited, has provided an independent technical report (ITR) on the Pakrut Gold Project operations, located some 12

Chinese company provides independent technical report on Pakrut gold project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 21, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Chinese company, SRK Consulting China Limited, has provided an independent technical report (ITR) on the Pakrut Gold Project operations, located some 12

First national conference of consultants in Tajikistan takes place today

DUSHANBE, June 21, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The First National Conference of Consultants in Tajikistan is taking place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dushanbe today.

Tilloi Tojik starts development of new gold deposit

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The state-owned gold mining company, Tilloi Tojik (Tajik Gold), has begun to develop a new gold deposit in Khatlon province.

Chinese company seeks cooperation with Tajikistan on renewable energy sources

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Chinese company, Zonergi (phonetically spelled) Co Ltd, is interested in cooperation with Tajikistan on delivery of the renewable energy generation

Sangtuda-1 HPP reportedly completes the planned work on cementation of its dam

DUSHANBE, June 20, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The planned work on cementation of the base of the dam at the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) has been completed.

New textile enterprise officially opened in Khujand

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2013, Asia-Plus – President Emomali Rahmon yesterday attended a ceremony of an official opening of a new textile enterprise in Khujand, the capital of Sughd province.

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan fail to reach agreement on natural gas shipments for 2013

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Negotiations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on natural gas shipments for this year have not been crowned with success, Tajik Minister of energy and

German company seeks expansion of its operations in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 19, 2013, Asia-Plus – German company, Knauf, is reportedly seeking to expand its operations in Tajikistan.