Tajkistan, Economy

16:41, march 14, 2013

Tajikistan deserves the encouragement of the West in its endeavors, sys MEP Struan Stevenson

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2013, Asia-Plus – In statement delivered at the Central Asia Forum at Cambridge University, MEP Struan Stevenson noted on March 6 that Tajikistan can play a major role in

16:09, march 14, 2013

Tajikistan announces tender for implementation of regional power transmission project

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has announced a tender for implementation of the Regional Power Transmission Project, which provides for 500/220kV substation rehabilitations

15:46, march 14, 2013

Austrian companies expected to participate in rehabilitation hydropower plants in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2013, Asia-Plus - Austrian companies are expected to participate in rehabilitation of hydroelectric power plants in Tajikistan.

14:50, march 14, 2013

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at 785.7 mln USD in Jan-Feb 2013

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the first two months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 785.

13:40, march 14, 2013

Tajikistan’s inflation for February estimated at 0.6 percent

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) reports that inflation for February this year stood at 0.6 percent.

09:49, march 14, 2013

Tajik-Austrian business forum results in signing of two documents

DUSHANBE, March 14, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A forum for representatives of the business communities of Tajikistan and Austria took place in Dushanbe on March 13.

14:12, march 13, 2013

ZGC plans to introduce new dressing works into operation during Navrouz celebrations

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-Chinese gold mining enterprise, Zeravshan Gold Company (ZGC), is expected to introduce its new dressing works and affinage workshop into operation

13:48, march 13, 2013

Tajikistan takes second place among CIS countries in terms of money transfer

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2013, Asia-Plus -- In 2012, 3.651 billion U.S. dollars were sent through money transfer from Russia to Tajikistan, the Central Bank of Russia has announced.

11:10, march 12, 2013

Dushanbe bus terminal reopens after major reconstruction

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- An official ceremony of reopening of Dushanbe Bus Terminal after major reconstruction took place today morning.

15:48, march 11, 2013

Tajikistan ranked 114th among 139 nations in terms of tourism competitiveness

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2013, Asia-Plus – The 2013 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness report, published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), has ranked Tajikistan 114th among 139 countries in terms of

10:18, march 11, 2013

Pakistani cement producers seek to expand cooperation with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Ambassador to Pakistan, Sherali Jononov, met with Mr.

09:55, march 11, 2013

Dushanbe CHP plant stops generating heat and electricity

DUSHANBE, March 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By Dushanbe mayor’s order the Dushanbe combined heat and power (CHP) plant stopped generating heat and electricity on March 10.

13:15, march 7, 2013

Electricity rationing lifted in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Electricity rationing has been ended in Tajikistan.

17:26, march 6, 2013

Importance of Roghun dam for the war on terror

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2013, Asia-Plus – An article “Importance of Roghun Dam for the War on Terror” posted on forbes.

10:48, march 6, 2013

Regional training on EITI conducted in Baku

DUSHANBE, March 6, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A regional training formally titled “Hydrocarbons and Minerals: from Extraction to Stable Development” is being conducted in the Azeri capital Baku.

15:13, march 5, 2013

Tajikistan-Switzerland economic commission meets in Dushanbe

During two days, the sides are considering issues related to implementation of joint projects in Tajikistan, promotion of investments, development of entrepreneurial activity and attraction of more

13:45, march 5, 2013

Tajik authorities ease electricity rationing in the provinces again

DUSHANBE, March 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By government’s order electricity rationing has been eased in Tajikistan’s provinces again.

10:29, march 5, 2013

New banknotes in denominations of 20, 50 and 100 somoni issued

DUSHANBE, March 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- By Tajik central bank’s resolution new banknotes in denominations of 20, 50 and 100 somoni with additional levels of protection were introduced into

10:10, march 5, 2013

Tajik national air carrier resumes flights to Azeri capita

DUSHANBE, March 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, is resuming flights to the Azeri capital Baku.

14:29, march 4, 2013

No one liter of gasoline delivered to Tajikistan by rail in February

DUSHANBE, March 4, 2013 Asia-Plus -- No one liter of gasoline was delivered to Tajikistan by rail last month.

16:47, march 2, 2013

Tajikistan becomes 159th member of WTO

The WTO approved Tajikistan’s accession in December and named March 2 as the official entry date. Tajikistan becomes the 159th member of the WTO.

16:18, march 2, 2013

No one liter of gasoline delivered to Tajikistan over the first 24 days of February

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2013, Asia-Plus -- According to official statistical data, no one liter of gasoline was delivered to Tajikistan over the first 24 days of February.

16:12, march 1, 2013

Russia raises export duty on its oil products again

DUSHANBE, March 1 2013, Asia-Plus - Russia has raised export duty on its oil products again. By Russian government’s decree an export duty on petroleum has been raised from US$363.

14:20, march 1, 2013

New IFC publication improves corporate governance in Tajikistan, strengthening businesses

DUSHANBE, March 1, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Friday March 1, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) began distributing a board creation manual to help businesses in Tajikistan improve governance

14:12, march 1, 2013

Tajikistan makes preparations for cotton-sowing campaign

DUSHANBE, March 1, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Preparations for a cotton-sowing campaign are progressing in Tajikistan.

11:27, march 1, 2013

Tajikistan will become full member of WTO tomorrow

DUSHANBE, March 1, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will be come a full member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on March 2, the Tajik MFA information department reports.

10:34, march 1, 2013

Dushanbe mayor’s office intends to complete construction of water park in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, March 1, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The procurement department at the Dushanbe mayor’s office has announced an open contest to select the best designer for an unfinished water park in the

10:04, march 1, 2013

Deposits kept at Tajik bank reportedly rise 26.7 percent

DUSHANBE, March 1, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan reports that Tajikistan saw bank deposits grow by 26.

16:48, february 28, 2013

Tajik, Kazakh civil aviation authorities agree to launch air route connecting the two capital cities

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik and Kazakh civil aviation authorities have reportedly agreed to launch an air route that will connect with two capital cities – Dushanbe and

09:13, february 28, 2013

Tajikistan accepted as EITI candidate

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan will now implement the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) standard and this will ensure more transparency of the