Tajkistan, Economy

14:04, december 9, 2014

AccessBank Tajikistan opens its branch in Istaravshan

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) AccessBank Tajikistan has opened its branch in Istaravshan, Sughd province.

09:54, december 9, 2014

Russia cancels trains to Tajikistan and some other CIS nations

The decision to cancel the trains was reprotedly made as part of adjusting the 2014-2015 schedule due to low profitability.

14:42, december 8, 2014

Tajikistan’s currency crisis

During the month of November, Tajik somoni has dropped by 4%, National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) reported.

13:21, december 8, 2014

UNCTAD reportedly initiates Tajikistan investment policy review

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov on December 5 met in Geneva with Dr.

17:26, december 5, 2014

IMF Regional Economic Outlook Presentation

On the 4 th December, Mr.

14:54, december 5, 2014

Problems of artisans and possible solutions discussed in Dushanbe within EU project

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The networking meeting titled “The Union of Craftsmen as a Resource for Tajik Craftsmen” took place in Dushanbe on December 5.

14:19, december 5, 2014

Remittance flows from Russia to Tajikistan decline by almost 6 percent, says Tajik central bank head

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- This year, remittance flows from Russia to Tajikistan have declined by almost 6 percent, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Abdujabbor

13:42, december 5, 2014

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan sign CASA 1000 agreement

The CASA-1000 project is expected to be completed by 2018 under the umbrella of the World Bank.

11:31, december 5, 2014

Increasing Regional Risks Call for Intensified Economic Reforms in the Caucasus and Central Asia

The policymakers who met during the recent Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund faced some somber news regarding prospects for the global economy.

11:28, december 5, 2014

EU expected to provide €96 million to support enhancement of Tajikistan’s agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Thursday December 4, Tajik Minister of Agriculture Qosim Rohbar met here with Mr.

11:04, december 5, 2014

Italian package manufacturer companies seek cooperation with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2014, Asia-Plus – During his working visit to Perugia, the capital of Italian Umbria region, the head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Sharif Said has

15:10, december 4, 2014

Tajikistan expected to begin the Roghun hydroelectricity project in 2016

DUSHANBE, December 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), blocking the Vakhsh River, will tentatively begin in 2016, Homid Orifov, the secretary of

12:56, december 4, 2014

ADB’s first private investment in Tajikistan supports small business finance through ABT

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved its first private investment in Tajikistan, a package of equity and loans for AccessBank Tajikistan (ABT) to

12:45, december 4, 2014

ITC prepares Tajikistan to showcase its handicrafts at fairs in Germany and Russia

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The International Trade Center assists Tajik craft producers to be well prepared to represent Tajikistan at the leading international trade fairs – Ambiente

09:18, december 4, 2014

ADB continues support to improve electricity supply in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $54 million grant to improve the electricity supply to households and industry in Tajikistan.

15:51, december 3, 2014

PamirEnergy now provides electricity to Darvoz district as well

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Pamir Energy Company (PamirEnergy), a private public energy utility in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Tajikistan today announced an opening

13:08, december 3, 2014

Growth in the CCA region expected to decline in response to the slowdown in Russia

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia , released last month, projects that growth will fall to about 5.

15:31, december 2, 2014

Tajikistan has yielded 385,597 tons of raw cotton this year

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – According to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), the country’s cotton growing districts have yielded 385,597 tons of raw cotton this year, which is nearly 95

14:54, december 2, 2014

Kulma crossing makes shift to winter operation schedule

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Kulma border-crossing checkpoint on the Tajik-Chinese border in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has made shift to a winter operation

14:03, december 1, 2014

Tajikistan reportedly reaches the 1998 gold production level

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2014, Asia-Plus – Over the first eleven months of this year, Tajikistan has produced more than 3,000 kilograms of gold, which is more than 600 kilograms more than in the same

10:06, december 1, 2014

Tajik designers improve their fashionview in Singapore

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of clothing designers and design professors from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan started its week-long study tour to Singapore today, on December 1.

12:30, november 30, 2014

ITC mission assesses Tajik textile companies

DUSHANBE, November 30, 2014, Asia-Plus – The International Trade Center (ITC) mission to assess Tajik textile companies was concluded November 28, 2014 with a workshop for the representatives of

15:55, november 28, 2014

Remittance flows from Russia to Tajikistan decline by almost 5 percent

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, 1.555 billion U.S.

14:38, november 28, 2014

Delegation of Turkish entrepreneurs visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Thursday November 27, Sharif Said, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), received a delegation of Turkish entrepreneurs

10:41, november 28, 2014

Remittances to developing countries to grow by 5 percent this year, says WB report

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank’s latest issue of Migration and Development Brief , released last month, says remittances by international migrants from developing

10:16, november 28, 2014

Tajik tourism exhibition held in Kuwait

DUSHANBE, November 28, Asia-Plus – Organized by the Tajik Embassy in Kuwait City under support of the Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry, a Tajik tourism exhibition took place at Sheraton

14:55, november 27, 2014

By president’s decree Tajik state railway company’s tax debts written off

President Rahmon has issued a decree to write off Tajik Railway's tax debts.

13:52, november 27, 2014

Dushanbe CHP plants now meet only 13% of city’s heating requirements

DUSHANBE, November 27, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe combined heat and power (CHP) plants Dushanbe-1 and Dushanbe-2 as well as the boiler houses Vostochnaya (Eastern) and Zapadnaya (Western) are

15:49, november 26, 2014

Qairoqqum HPP now meets only 18% of Sughd’s requirements in electricity

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday November 26, the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) ratified an agreement of commitment between Tajikistan and the

15:21, november 26, 2014

Barqi Tojik head says Tajik power holding will repay its debts by January 1, 2015

DUSHANBE, November 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Barqi Tojik will repay its debts to the Sangtuda-1 and Sangtuda-2 hydroelectric power plants (HHPs) by January 1, 2015, Barqi Tojik top manager Rustam