Tajkistan, Economy

16:36, july 25, 2013

New international terminal at the Dushanbe airport expected to be commissioned ahead of schedule

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The work on construction of a new international terminal at Dushanbe International Airport is progressing, Dushanbe International Airport director, Rustam

16:20, july 25, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly reduces wheat imports

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has imported more than 298,000 tons of wheat, primarily from Kazakhstan, which is 13.

15:49, july 25, 2013

Gasoline prices reportedly cut by nearly 6.0 percent in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- In Dushanbe, the price of one liter of 92-octane gasoline has fallen from 6.20 somoni at the beginning of the year to 5.80 somoni (nearly 6.

14:36, july 25, 2013

Tajikistan will be left without Uzbek gas this year

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has failed to negotiate with Uzbekistan on this year’s natural gas deliveries.

11:37, july 25, 2013

Tajikistan and Russia should ratify a package of documents, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- An agreement on duty-free Russian oil product deliveries to Tajikistan will be ratified along with other Tajik-Russian government-to-government agreements that

10:03, july 25, 2013

The first stage of implementation of CASA 1000 project expected to be finished this year

DUSHANBE, July 25 2013, Asia-Plus - Design and construction works on the Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA 1000) are expected to start in 2014, Deputy

09:39, july 25, 2013

Public trust in Tajikistan’s banking system reportedly growing

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus – The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) reports that Tajikistan saw bank deposits grow by 13.6 percent in the first six months of this year to 5.

17:19, july 24, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly increases gold and silver productions

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Deputy Minister of Energy and Industry, Poulod Muhiddinov, revealed on July 24 that Tajikistan has

16:25, july 24, 2013

Tajikistan gradually abandons the patent system of taxation

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The number of individual entrepreneurs working on the basis of a patent has been decreasing gradually in Tajikistan since the new tax code was adopted at the

15:44, july 24, 2013

Barqi Tojik and Sangtudinskaya GES-1 listed among the most incorrigible tax defaulters

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Total tax debts rose by more than 120 million somoni in a year to July 1, 2013, reaching more than 760 million somoni, the first deputy head of the Tex

16:54, july 23, 2013

Remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks amounts to 6.5 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks rose 42.7 percent in a year to July 1, 2013, reaching 6.

16:17, july 23, 2013

Agroinvestbonk has overcome crisis, says Tajik central bank head

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A crisis situation that has emerged in one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks, Agroinvestbonk, in recent years has been settled, Abdujabbor Shirinov,

15:44, july 23, 2013

Current Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves estimated at 1.1 bln USD

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- As of July 1, 2013, Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves were estimated at 1.1 billion U.S.

11:01, july 23, 2013

55 investment projects currently being implemented in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s investment projects portfolio is currently being estimated at 2 billion U.S.

16:59, july 22, 2013

Tajik Railways continues renewing its rolling-stock

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, Tajik state-run rail company, Tajik Railways, has purchased 150 cargo cars, 15 passenger carriages and three diesel

16:30, july 22, 2013

Construction of Tajik section of regional railway still under planning, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The construction of the Tajik section of the 400-kilometer rail link that will connect Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan is still under planning, Tajik

16:14, july 22, 2013

China expected to provide loan to Tajikistan for construction Vahdat-Yovon railroad

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- China is expected to provide a loan to Tajikistan for construction of the Vahdat-Yovon railway. A loan agreement for 42 million U.S.

15:56, july 22, 2013

Uzbekistan even ready to work to its detriment in order to cause damage to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajik Railways (Tajik state rail company) has gradually reduced cargo shipments and passenger carriages as well as transit shipments since 2009 due to special

15:12, july 22, 2013

Loan is the only chance to repay debts, says Tajik national air carrier director

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, has completed the first half year of 2013 without profit but it has managed to partially repay its debts, Firouz

10:14, july 22, 2013

UK, Tajikistan commence negotiations on double taxation agreement

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A delegation from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs is arriving in Dushanbe today to conduct negotiations on a Double Taxation Agreement between the United

09:33, july 22, 2013

Tajikistan expected to conduct the census of agriculture from November 15 to December 15

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan plans to conduct the census of agriculture from November 15 to December 15.

13:13, july 20, 2013

Certified internal auditors in the public sector of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Within the framework of the European Union funded project, ceremony of awarding certificates to the first group of 33 Internal Auditors who passed

15:56, july 19, 2013

Tethys returns Bishtinchak field to Tajik state-run enterprise

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tethys Petroleum Limited (Tethys), the oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Central Asia/Caspian Region, has returned the Bishtinchak oil

09:41, july 19, 2013

French company to expand its operations in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday July 17, Chairman of Tajikistan’s State Committee on Investments and State-owned Property (GosKomInvest), Davlatali Saidov, met here with a

16:14, july 18, 2013

Tajikistan expected to reduce areas under cotton

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is expected to gradually reduce areas under cotton following introduction of the diversified farming system.

15:41, july 18, 2013

Kyrgyzstan puts ban on re-export of Russian fuels to Tajikistan

The Government of Kyrgyzstan has signed an executive order putting a one-year ban on re-export of Russian duty-free fuels to other countries.

14:48, july 18, 2013

84,042 tons of liquefied gas delivered to Tajikistan in H1 2013

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has imported 84,042 tons of liquefied gas, mainly from Kazakhstan, according to the Monitoring &

14:43, july 17, 2013

EDB: Falling world prices for aluminum and cotton affect Tajikistan’s foreign trade indicators

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The CIS Macromonitor published by Eurasian Development Bank’s (EDB) Research Department on July 17 notes that in Q1 2013 the CIS economies faced a 0.

13:36, july 17, 2013

Dushanbe mayor’s office expected to buy 15 Russian trolleybuses

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe mayor’s office has allocated funds for purchase of 15 new trolleybuses and components for assemblage of 15 other trolleybuses.

10:30, july 17, 2013

Tajik, Chinese researchers establish cooperation

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Director of the Institute of Economics and Demography at the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Olimjon Boboyev, yesterday met here with a delegation of