Tajkistan, Economy

10:02, november 11, 2015

Dushanbe mayor’s office suspends allotment of land for housing

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has reportedly signed a resolution on suspending allotment of land plots for construction of residential and

15:42, november 9, 2015

In Tajikistan, GDP growth is expected to decline to 5 per cent in 2015, says EBRD report

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)’s Regional Economic Prospects in EBRD Countries of Operations November 2015 noted that

15:15, november 9, 2015

World Bank expected to provide $250 million to Tajikistan in 2015-2018

The new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS)outlines a World Bank Group program of support for the country over the period 2015-2018.

16:17, november 5, 2015

339 enterprises were not in operation in the first three quarters of this year

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Of 2,012 industrial enterprises registered in the country, 339 enterprises (17 percent) were not in operation over the first three quarters

14:18, november 5, 2015

NBT works out additional order on improving quality of services offered by Tajik banks

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2015, Asia-Plus – The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) is currently working out an additional order on improvement of quality of services offered by Tajik banks and adequate

12:52, november 5, 2015

Tajik, Uzbek railway companies reportedly agree to make mutual concessions

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik and Uzbek state railway companies have reportedly agreed to make mutual concessions.

17:02, november 4, 2015

Tajikistan increases potato production

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Over the first ten months of this year, all categories of farms in Tajikistan have produced some 475,000 tons of potatoes, which is nearly 72,000 tons

15:28, november 4, 2015

Brian Tracy arrives in Dushanbe to conduct business seminar

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – Mr.

10:48, november 4, 2015

Tajikistan produces record of nearly 885,000 tons of coal

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan has reportedly broken its coal production record set last year.

10:30, november 4, 2015

Tajikistan produces record of nearly 885,000 tons of coal

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan has reportedly broken its coal production record set last year.

15:29, november 3, 2015

Tajikistan reaches about 67 percent of the 2015 cotton target

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – Despite the recent rainy weather, Tajik farming units are taking measures to gather cotton on time.

10:34, november 3, 2015

Urumqi high-ranking delegation visits Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A high-ranking delegation of the Chinese city of Urumqi visited the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, from October 31 to November 2.

15:12, november 2, 2015

Japan funds anti-locust efforts in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Locust outbreaks periodically devastate precious food crops in Central Asia, jeopardizing both the food security and livelihoods of rural people.

14:01, november 2, 2015

Parliamentarians discuss the draft law on the national budget for 2016

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The committees and commissions of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) are currently studying the draft law on the country’s national budget for

10:38, november 2, 2015

Tajik garment factories learnt apparel costing

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik tailors, designers, and garment industry managers benefitted from a three-day training on apparel costing that concluded in Dushanbe on October 31.

13:48, october 30, 2015

NBT suspends operations of five microlending organizations

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has suspended operations of five microlending organizations.

11:07, october 30, 2015

Economic Outlook for Europe and Central Asia presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In the midst of an uncertain global economic environment, GDP growth for the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is expected to increase to 1.

11:01, october 30, 2015

Representatives of NBT and WB meet in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Thursday October 29, senior representatives of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) met here with Mr.

10:44, october 30, 2015

Participation of Tajikistan in the Silk Road Project discussed Hong Kong

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – A conference formally titled “Silk Road Strategy - Focus on Tajikistan” took place at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on October 29.

10:16, october 30, 2015

Tajikistan presents its first EITI Report

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan has prepared its first Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Report.

10:47, october 29, 2015

Remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks reportedly rises 23.7 percent

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks rose 23.7 percent in a year to September 30, 2015, reaching more than 11.

09:48, october 29, 2015

WB ECA Economic Outlook Report to be presented in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Hans Timmer, Chief Economist, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, arrived in Dushanbe on a four-day visit on October 27.

16:40, october 28, 2015

Tajik companies participate in agricultural exhibition in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik companies are participating in an international agricultural exhibition, dubbed KazAgro/KazFarm 2015, which kicked off in the Kazakh capital, Astana,

15:57, october 28, 2015

Urumqi high-ranking delegation visits Dushanbe this week

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A high-ranking delegation of the Chinese city of Urumqi will arrive in Dushanbe on October 31, according to the Dushanbe mayor’s office.

14:56, october 28, 2015

Tajik geologists seek World Bank’s financial support for creation of modern lab

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Main Geology Directorate under the Government of Tajikistan is seeking the World Bank funds for creation of a modern laboratory and invitation of

10:50, october 28, 2015

Nearly 858,000 tons of coal produced in Tajikistan this year so far

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has produced nearly 858,000 tons of coal since the beginning of this year, which is nearly 22 percent more than in the same period last year,

16:52, october 27, 2015

World Bank forecasts sharp economic slowdown in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In the midst of an uncertain global economic environment, GDP growth for the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is expected to increase to 1.

16:05, october 27, 2015

Exhibition of Pakistani goods takes place in Dushanbe this week

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2015, Asia-Plus – An exhibition of Pakistani goods, dubbed Made in Pakistan, will kick off in Dushanbe on October 29, according to the press center of Tajikistan’s Chamber of

08:56, october 27, 2015

Barqi Tojik listed among the most incorrigible tax evaders in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2015, Asia-Plus – in a report released at the parliamentary hearings, Nusratullo Davlatzoda, the head of the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, noted on October

15:23, october 26, 2015

Tajkistan, Economy

Dushanbe mayor’s office suspends allotment of land for housing

DUSHANBE, November 11, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has reportedly signed a resolution on suspending allotment of land plots for construction of residential and

In Tajikistan, GDP growth is expected to decline to 5 per cent in 2015, says EBRD report

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)’s Regional Economic Prospects in EBRD Countries of Operations November 2015 noted that

World Bank expected to provide $250 million to Tajikistan in 2015-2018

The new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS)outlines a World Bank Group program of support for the country over the period 2015-2018.

339 enterprises were not in operation in the first three quarters of this year

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Of 2,012 industrial enterprises registered in the country, 339 enterprises (17 percent) were not in operation over the first three quarters

NBT works out additional order on improving quality of services offered by Tajik banks

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2015, Asia-Plus – The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) is currently working out an additional order on improvement of quality of services offered by Tajik banks and adequate

Tajik, Uzbek railway companies reportedly agree to make mutual concessions

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik and Uzbek state railway companies have reportedly agreed to make mutual concessions.

Tajikistan increases potato production

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Over the first ten months of this year, all categories of farms in Tajikistan have produced some 475,000 tons of potatoes, which is nearly 72,000 tons

Brian Tracy arrives in Dushanbe to conduct business seminar

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – Mr.

Tajikistan produces record of nearly 885,000 tons of coal

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan has reportedly broken its coal production record set last year.

Tajikistan produces record of nearly 885,000 tons of coal

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan has reportedly broken its coal production record set last year.

Tajikistan reaches about 67 percent of the 2015 cotton target

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – Despite the recent rainy weather, Tajik farming units are taking measures to gather cotton on time.

Urumqi high-ranking delegation visits Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, November 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A high-ranking delegation of the Chinese city of Urumqi visited the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, from October 31 to November 2.

Japan funds anti-locust efforts in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Locust outbreaks periodically devastate precious food crops in Central Asia, jeopardizing both the food security and livelihoods of rural people.

Parliamentarians discuss the draft law on the national budget for 2016

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The committees and commissions of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) are currently studying the draft law on the country’s national budget for

Tajik garment factories learnt apparel costing

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik tailors, designers, and garment industry managers benefitted from a three-day training on apparel costing that concluded in Dushanbe on October 31.

NBT suspends operations of five microlending organizations

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has suspended operations of five microlending organizations.

Economic Outlook for Europe and Central Asia presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In the midst of an uncertain global economic environment, GDP growth for the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is expected to increase to 1.

Representatives of NBT and WB meet in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Thursday October 29, senior representatives of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) met here with Mr.

Participation of Tajikistan in the Silk Road Project discussed Hong Kong

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – A conference formally titled “Silk Road Strategy - Focus on Tajikistan” took place at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on October 29.

Tajikistan presents its first EITI Report

DUSHANBE, October 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan has prepared its first Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Report.

Remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks reportedly rises 23.7 percent

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks rose 23.7 percent in a year to September 30, 2015, reaching more than 11.

WB ECA Economic Outlook Report to be presented in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Hans Timmer, Chief Economist, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, arrived in Dushanbe on a four-day visit on October 27.

Tajik companies participate in agricultural exhibition in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik companies are participating in an international agricultural exhibition, dubbed KazAgro/KazFarm 2015, which kicked off in the Kazakh capital, Astana,

Urumqi high-ranking delegation visits Dushanbe this week

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A high-ranking delegation of the Chinese city of Urumqi will arrive in Dushanbe on October 31, according to the Dushanbe mayor’s office.

Tajik geologists seek World Bank’s financial support for creation of modern lab

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Main Geology Directorate under the Government of Tajikistan is seeking the World Bank funds for creation of a modern laboratory and invitation of

Nearly 858,000 tons of coal produced in Tajikistan this year so far

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has produced nearly 858,000 tons of coal since the beginning of this year, which is nearly 22 percent more than in the same period last year,

World Bank forecasts sharp economic slowdown in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In the midst of an uncertain global economic environment, GDP growth for the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is expected to increase to 1.

Exhibition of Pakistani goods takes place in Dushanbe this week

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2015, Asia-Plus – An exhibition of Pakistani goods, dubbed Made in Pakistan, will kick off in Dushanbe on October 29, according to the press center of Tajikistan’s Chamber of

Barqi Tojik listed among the most incorrigible tax evaders in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2015, Asia-Plus – in a report released at the parliamentary hearings, Nusratullo Davlatzoda, the head of the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, noted on October

TJS lost 30 percent of its value against USD in a year to September 30, 2015

The Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), lost 30 percent of its value against the dollar (USD) in a year to September 30.