Tajkistan, Economy

13:51, december 22, 2015

Meeting to review the results of work of foreign and domestic mining companies held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Main Geology Directorate under the Government of Tajikistan has hosted a meeting to review the results of work of foreign and domestic mining companies

16:36, december 21, 2015

TALCO granted licenses to develop two gold deposits in Sughd

TALCO has been granted licenses to develop two gold deposits located in the northern province of Sughd.

15:33, december 21, 2015

Lending agencies instructed to open more currency exchange points at large trade markets

Tajik lending agencies have been instructed to open more currency exchange points at large trade markets.

14:36, december 21, 2015

Tajikistan seeks IICO’s support for development of Tajik private sector

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2015, Asia-Plus – Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) Shukurjon Zuhurov on December 21 met in Kuwait City with Adviser at the Council of Ministers

09:51, december 21, 2015

Tajikistan reportedly reduces flour imports

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has reportedly reduced its wheat flour imports. According to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, 52.9 million U.S.

15:47, december 18, 2015

Risk analysis and food inspection issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The workshop titled “Risk Analysis and Food Inspection” took place in Dushanbe on December 17-18.

09:46, december 18, 2015

Remittance flows from Russia to Tajikistan reportedly decline 65.1%

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – In the third quarter of this year, remittance flows from the Russian federation to Tajikistan have reportedly declined by 73.

16:15, december 17, 2015

Tajikistan’s liquefied gas imports reportedly rise 22.3 percent

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s liquefied gas imports are continuing to increase.

09:51, december 17, 2015

National budget reportedly overfulfilled by nearly 70 million somoni in November

DUSHANBE, December 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In November, the national budget was overfulfilled by nearly 70 million somoni, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

15:29, december 16, 2015

Government takes measures to support national electricity supplier

Tajikistan has written off tax debts Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1 in order to save Tajik electricity supplier, Barqi Tojik.

15:00, december 16, 2015

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at more than 3.9 billion USD in Jan-Nov 2015

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eleven months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to more than

14:48, december 16, 2015

Tajik aluminum smelter plans to double production within the next two years

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan Economic Update, No 2, Fall 2015 by the World Bank notes that the Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO), the country’s largest

10:56, december 16, 2015

More than 1 million tons of coal produced in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has produced more than one million tons of coal this year, which is 130,000 tons more than last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and

10:41, december 16, 2015

More than 22,000 Tajik individual entrepreneurs closed their business in Jan-Sept 2015

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- More than 22,000 Tajik individual entrepreneurs have closed their business over the first nine months of this year, according to the Tax Committee under

15:58, december 15, 2015

ADB suspends its participation in supporting construction of the TAT railway

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has suspended its support for construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan (TAT) railway for an indefinite term

14:02, december 15, 2015

ADB’s updated program for Tajikistan presented in Dushanbe Tuesday

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s updated 2016 to 2018 country program for Tajikistan was presented in Dushanbe today.

11:11, december 15, 2015

Tajikistan’s inflation for January-November 2015 stands at 4.7 percent

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for the first eleven months of this year has stood at 4.7 percent, which was 2.

15:47, december 14, 2015

Tajikistan, China launch currency swap deal

DUSHANBE, December 14, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan and China have reportedly launched a currency swap deal.

10:34, december 10, 2015

Tajikistan seeks cooperation with ICD in supporting returned labor migrants

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is seeking cooperation with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) in supporting labor migrants returning

10:01, december 10, 2015

Chinese province seeks cooperation with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2015, Asia-Plus – Senior representatives of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) yesterday received a delegation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of

15:39, december 8, 2015

Tajikistan plans to supply electricity to China

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has developed an investment project aimed at constructing a power transmission line from Tajikistan via Sary-Tash (Kyrgyzstan) to the Ulugchat

14:50, december 8, 2015

EBRD launches climate resilience credit line: first tranche to Bank Eskhata in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) introduces a new financing mechanism in Tajikistan to counter effects of climate change.

11:43, december 8, 2015

Single procedure of electronic trading set in Tajikistan’s interbank currency market

DUSHANBE, December 8, 2015, Asia-Plus – According to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), the single procedure of electronic trading was set in the country’s interbank currency market on December

13:56, december 7, 2015

ADB $60 million assistance to support investment climate reforms in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Asian Development (ADB) Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM) reported on December 7 that the Bank has approved $60 million of budget support assistance for

13:42, december 7, 2015

Uzbek business delegation visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2015, Asia-Plus – Sharif Said, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber Commerce and Industry (CCI), received an Uzbek business delegation on December 5.

10:36, december 7, 2015

JICA contributes to improvement of air navigation services in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 7, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Record of Discussions was signed here on December 4 between Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan and State

10:45, december 3, 2015

Why low oil prices bad for Tajikistan?

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – An article “Why Low Oil Prices Are Also Bad News for the Poor in Central Asia,” which was posted on the World Bank’s website on November 18, notes that low

09:57, december 3, 2015

Kulma crossing makes shift to winter operation schedule

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Kulma border-crossing checkpoint, which is the only overland border crossing along the 450-kilometer boundary between

09:18, december 3, 2015

Tajikistan ratifies AoA of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) has unanimously ratified the Articles of Agreement (AOA) of the Asian Infrastructure

13:38, december 2, 2015

NBT takes measures against currency exchange points involved in currency speculation

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2015, Asia-Plus – The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has begun taking measures against lending agencies whose currency exchange points involved in currency speculation.