Tajkistan, Economy

11:07, september 18, 2014

Tajikistan’s cotton fiber exports reportedly fall 45 percent

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, Tajikistan’s cotton fiber exports have fallen 45 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the

10:40, september 18, 2014

3.389 billion somoni invested in fixed capital in Tajikistan in Jan-Jul 2014

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first seven months of these year, 3.389 billion somoni (equivalent to 697.

10:11, september 18, 2014

Issues of introduction of EITI in Tajikistan being discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 18, Asia-Plus - Issues related to creation of investment climate in Tajikistan on the basis of introduction of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) program

09:42, september 18, 2014

Cooperation of Tajikistan with IsDB and EBRD discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 18, Asia-Plus – Minister of Economic Development and Trade Sharif Rahimzod yesterday received a mission of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), led by IsDB’s Almaty Office

16:27, september 17, 2014

Tajik central bank, German SBFIC sign cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) and Germany’s Savings Bank Foundation for International Cooperation (SBFIC) have recently signed a cooperation

14:04, september 17, 2014

Wheat prices expected to remain stable in Tajikistan this month

DUSHANBE, September 17, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan monthly Monitoring and Early Warning (MEW) Report notes that wheat prices are expected to remain stable or even fall in Tajikistan this month as

10:53, september 17, 2014

Tajik central bank revokes license of microloan organization in Jirgatol

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – By decision of the Board of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) the license of the Maqsadi Dastgiri microloan organization has been revoked.

10:16, september 17, 2014

Tajikistan reportedly increases oil product imports by 60 percent

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, Tajikistan has imported more than 395,000 tons of oil products to the amount of some 400 million U.S.

09:47, september 17, 2014

Tajik coalminers reach the 2013 level

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik coal mining enterprises have produced 520,000 of coal by September 16, which is equal to the 2013 level, according to the Ministry of Industry and

09:26, september 17, 2014

More than 6.1 billion somoni worth of industrial goods produced in Tajikistan in Jan-Aug 2014

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2014, Asia-Plus – In January-August 2014, Tajikistan has produced a total of more than 6.1 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 1.2 billion U.S.

16:41, september 16, 2014

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at more than 3.8 billion USD in Jan-Aug 2014

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to more than

15:15, september 16, 2014

Tajikistan’s electricity exports reportedly rise nearly 40 percent

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has exported 946 million kilowatt-hour (kW/h) of electricity for 31 million U.S.

14:15, september 16, 2014

1.527 billion kW/h of electricity generated in Tajikistan last month

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan monthly Monitoring and Early Warning (MEW) Report notes that according to the information of Barqi Tojik (national integrated power

13:21, september 16, 2014

More than 5,400 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in Sept-Aug 2014

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – Thirty-four countries of the world have provided more than 47 million U.S.

11:08, september 16, 2014

U$1.668 billion remitted to Tajikistan from Russia in H1 2014

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, 1.668 billion U.S.

10:31, september 16, 2014

More than US$447.2 million invested in Tajikistan’s mining sector since 2007

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, some 409 million somoni have been attracted for enhancement of Tajikistan’s mining sector, Bakhtiyor Sharipov,

09:59, september 16, 2014

Tajikistan’s economic and investment opportunities presented in Vienna

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik-Austrian forum formally entitled “Economic and Investment Opportunities of Tajikistan” took place in Vienna at the end of the last week.

15:42, september 15, 2014

Revenue part of national draft budget for 2015 projected at more than 15.112 billion somoni

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Work on drafting Tajikistan’s national budget for 2015 is going on, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

15:02, september 15, 2014

Tajikistan’s GosKomInvest, China Gold sign a model agreement

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) and China National Gold Group Corporation (CNGC or China Gold) have

14:38, september 15, 2014

GCR 2014-2015 ranks Tajikistan 33rd among 144 economies in terms of public debt-to GDP ratio

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Global Competitiveness Report 2014 – 2014 (GCR 2014-2015), which was recently released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), ranks Tajikistan 33rd among

09:49, september 15, 2014

Construction of transit gas pipeline to china through Tajik territory commences Saturday

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2014, Asia-Plus - On Saturday September 13, Tajik president Emomali Rahmon and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping attended a ceremony of commencement of the construction of

09:36, september 15, 2014

Tajik, Chinese leaders attend ceremony of laying foundation for the 2nd line of Dushanbe-2 CHP plant

DUSHANBE, September 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Saturday September 13, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping attended a ceremony of introducing the second 50 MW unit

14:53, september 11, 2014

Tajikistan’s inflation for Jan-Aug stands at 5.4 percent

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2014, Asia-Plus – In Tajikistan, inflation for the first eight months of this year has stood at 5.4 percent, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

14:43, september 11, 2014

TALCO, China’s General Nice Investment Limited to launch joint venture

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) and China’s General Nice Investment Limited have signed an agreement on launching a joint venture for production of

13:31, september 11, 2014

Construction of transit gas pipeline to China through Tajik territory starts

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2014, Asia-Plus - Construction of transit gas pipeline to China through Tajik territory has begun.

17:08, september 10, 2014

Tajik, Iranian presidents watch the start-up of the second unit at Iranian-funded hydropower plant

tajik and Iranian presidents attended the unveiling ceremony of the Sangtuda-2 HPP by video conference.

14:40, september 10, 2014

Group DF vows to appeal against verdict passed by Tajikistan’s High Economic Court

Group DF vows to appeal to international judicial bodies.

14:20, september 10, 2014

Over 711,000 tons of cereals produced in Tajikistan By September 8, 2014

DUSHANBE, September 10, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik grain growers have produced more than 711,000 tons of cereals from more than 265,000 hectares by September 8, according to the Ministry of

15:43, september 8, 2014

Construction of new sewing enterprise starts in Isfara

KHUJAND, September 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Construction of a new sewing enterprise has started in the Isfara district, Sughd province.

13:26, september 8, 2014

Construction of Ismoili Somoni Hotel expected to cost Tajikistan at some 37 million somoni

DUSHANBE, September 8, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The government intends to apply to the parliament to exempt equipment delivered to the country for construction of a five-star Ismoili Somoni Hotel in