Tajkistan, Economy

15:55, february 2, 2016

ESCAP strengthens collaboration with Central Asia

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Over the next two weeks, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

09:49, february 2, 2016

More than 40 companies seek participation in construction of Tajik trunk of CACGP network

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2016, Asia-Plus – More than 40 companies have shown interest in participation in construction of a Tajik section of the China-Central Asia Gas Pipeline (CACGP) network,

13:34, february 1, 2016

Tajikistan reportedly tops former Soviet republics in rise in the USD exchange rate

DUSHANBE, February 1, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan last month topped former republics of the Soviet Union in terms of rise in the exchange rate of the dollar (USD) against the national currency,

12:41, february 1, 2016

Traditional wheat varieties of Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan are subject of research

DUSHANBE, Febraury 1, 2016, Asia-Plus -- As farmers increasingly plant modern varieties of wheat, traditional wheat landraces are in decline.

17:12, january 29, 2016

Tajikistan reportedly increases aluminum production

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has reportedly increased production of primary aluminum.

16:51, january 29, 2016

Tajikistan reduces its wheat flour imports

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has reportedly reduced its wheat flour imports.

16:31, january 29, 2016

Tajikistan’s cotton fiber exports reportedly rise 25 percent

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s cotton fiber exports last year rose 25 percent compared to 2014, Firdavs Asmatbekov, an official with the Agency for Statistics under the

15:40, january 28, 2016

Russia expected to supply 830,000 tons of duty-free oil products to Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Energy ministries of Tajikistan and the Russian Federation have reportedly discussed and endorsed the indicative fuel balance for 2016.

15:12, january 28, 2016

Tajikistan starts to export cement to neighboring Afghanistan

Tajikistan has started to export cement to neighboring Afghanistan.

14:45, january 28, 2016

Tajikistan reportedly increases gold production by a third

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gold production last year increased by 31.

13:35, january 28, 2016

Heads of CASA 1000 participating countries expected to gather in Dushanbe in May

DUSHANBE, January 28, 2016, Asia-Plus – Heads of the CASA 1000 participating countries are expected to gather in Dushanbe in May to attend a launching ceremony of the regional power transmission

13:59, january 27, 2016

Aviation Company of Tajikistan split up into two separate entities

DUSHANBE, January 27, 2016, Asia-Plus – By government’s regulation Open Joint Stock Holding Company (OJSHC) Aviation Company of Tajikistan has been split up into two separate entities – Open Joint

15:55, january 26, 2016

NBT brought more than US$452 million to market to support the somoni

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2016, Asia-Plus – Last year, the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) carried out a series of currency interventions totaling nearly 68 million U.S.

15:22, january 26, 2016

Tajikistan to toughen measures against illegal foreign currency transactions

Tajikistan plans to toughen measures against illegal foreign currency transactions.

14:51, january 26, 2016

NBT receives one million yuan from People’s bank of China

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2016, Asia-Plus – The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has received one million yuan from the People’s Bank of China and this amount will be spent to increase the country’s

14:21, january 26, 2016

NBT, finance ministry reportedly plan to buy the whole gold produced in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2016, Asia-Plus -- This year, the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) plan to buy the whole gold produced in the country, the NBT head Jamshed

14:16, january 26, 2016

Volumes of dollar remittances from Russia to Tajikistan decrease by 33.3 percent

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2016, Asia-Plus -- In 2015, volume of the dollar remittances from Russia to Tajikistan decreased by 33.

11:27, january 26, 2016

Tajikistan calls on Iranian company to contribute to enhancement of its energy sector

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2016, Asia-Plus – During a meeting with Managing Director of Iran Power & Water Industries & Services Export (SUNIR) Bahman Salehi, Advisor

10:28, january 26, 2016

Tajik fertilizer factory expected to be reintroduced into operation this year

QURGHON TEPPA, January 26, 2016, Asia-Plus - Tajik fertilizer factory, TojikAzot that is located in the southern city of Sarband is expected to be reintroduced into operation this year.

10:00, january 26, 2016

JICA continues supporting road maintenance improvement in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Minutes of Meetings of the Record of Discussions were signed on January 25, 2016 between the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Ministry

16:52, january 25, 2016

Deputy PM gets acquainted with the pace of construction of the 2nd line of the Dushanbe-2 CHP plant

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2016, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ - On Saturday January 23, Deputy Prime Minister Azim Ibrohim got acquainted with the pace of construction of the 2nd line of the Dushanbe-2

15:50, january 25, 2016

Deterioration of situation in Afghanistan affects transit of goods into Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2016, Asia-Plus - Deterioration of situation in Afghanistan has affected transit of goods into Tajikistan through the Afghan territory, Abdufattoh Ghoib, the head of the

14:47, january 25, 2016

More than 12.1 billion somoni worth of industrial goods produced in Tajikistan in 2015

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2016, Asia-Plus – In 2015, Tajikistan produced a total of more than 12.1 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 1.5 billion U.S.

10:43, january 25, 2016

Tajikistan’s GDP estimated at 48.4016 billion somoni in 2015

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The gross domestic product (GDP) rose 6 percent in a year to December 31, 2015, reaching 48.

15:07, january 22, 2016

Tajikistan expected to expand areas under cotton this year

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2016, Asia-Plus – Last year, Tajikistan produced cotton nearly 100,000 tons less than in 2014.

13:27, january 22, 2016

Tajikistan not yet able to subsidize its agrarian sector, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s financial possibilities do not yet enable it to subsidize its agrarian sector, Jalil Pirzoda, the head of the Agriculture and Environmental

13:08, january 22, 2016

Agriculture minister complains of warm winter

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajik minister of agriculture has complained about warm winter.

11:19, january 22, 2016

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at more than 4.3 billion USD last year

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2016, Asia-Plus – In 2015, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, amounted to more than 4.3 billion U.S.

10:35, january 22, 2016

Direct air communication between Dushanbe and Beijing expected to be launched next month

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2016, Asia-Plus – An air route connecting Dushanbe and Beijing is expected to be launched next month.

15:52, january 21, 2016

Tajik authorities expected to prepare a list of buildings of cultural and historical significance

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Today only four buildings in Dushanbe are considered to be of cultural and historical significance, Nourali Saidzoda, the first deputy head of the Committee