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09:12, april 20, 2018

Tajik delegation to attend ADB’s 51st annual meeting in Manila

Over 3,000 participants including finance ministers, central bank governors, private sector representatives, development partners, academics, members of civil society, and the media are expected to

16:35, april 19, 2018

EBRD and EU launch Regional Small Business Program in Tajikistan

Online training and knowledge sharing and exchange platform now available to financial institutions across the country Micro, small and medium-sized private businesses in Tajikistan will now

14:57, april 19, 2018

What was NBT doing when banking legislation was being violated?

Analysis of the current situation in Tajikistan’s banking sector and reasons that have led to a large-scale banking crisis in the country has shown that one the causes of the distressful

14:12, april 19, 2018

Tajikistan expands underground coal mining

Tajik authorities insist on the necessity of expanding underground coal mining.

17:14, april 18, 2018

Tajikistan has highest prevalence of undernutrition in the ECA region

The FAO report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia 2017 , has revealed food insecurity, nutrition problems in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region.

16:11, april 18, 2018

Tajikistan presents updated tool for monitoring, analyzing food prices

An upgraded version of the national Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Tool of the Agency on Statistics under the President of Tajikistan was presented in Dushanbe on April 17.

16:01, april 18, 2018

Tajikistan’s GDP for Q1 2018 stands at 12.350.1 billion somoni

Based on current data, Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of this year was 12.350.1 billion somoni (equivalent to some 1.4 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 7.

14:07, april 18, 2018

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at 1.033.7 billion USD in Jan-March 2018

Over the first three months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power, amounted to 1.033.7 billion U.S. dollars, which was 133.

11:19, april 18, 2018

World Bank helps strengthen credit reporting to boost access to finance in Europe and Central Asia

The World Bank Group is supporting the creation of a new association designed to help strengthen credit reporting practices and bolster access to finance in Europe and Central Asia.

14:31, april 17, 2018

Labor migrants’ remittances from Russia to banks in Tajikistan reportedly increasing

2.536 billion U.S. dollars were reportedly sent through money transfer system to Tajikistan from Russia last year, which more than 600 million U.S.

14:03, april 17, 2018

Tajik central bank begins granting operating licenses to a number of payment system operators

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has begun granting operating licenses to a number of payment system operators in accordance with requirements of the new legislation on payment services and

17:14, april 16, 2018

Tajikistan works out tourism development strategy for the period to 2030

Tajikistan intends to adopt the National Tourism Development Strategy (Strategy) designed for the period up to 2030.

14:21, april 16, 2018

Twelve bus links expected to connect towns and cities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Twelve bus links connecting towns and cities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are expected to be launched next month.

10:30, april 16, 2018

EBRD and GCF provide 88 million USD to complete rehabilitation of Qairoqqum hydropower plant

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are providing a US$ 88 million financing package to complete the rehabilitation of the Qairoqqum

09:55, april 16, 2018

E-wallets temporarily suspended in Tajikistan

It is already the second month that shoppers in Tajikistan cannot use payment terminals to top up their e-wallet accounts. The services of e-wallet companies Qiwi and Yandex.

14:31, april 13, 2018

Tajik central bank to take measures to protect interests of bank depositors

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) seeks measures to protect interests of bank depositors and restore people’s trust in the country’s banks.

15:25, april 12, 2018

Depreciation of RR will affect incomes of Tajik migrants’ families

Depreciation of the Russian ruble will affect incomes of Tajik migrants’ families as they now receive 136.00 somoni for 1000 Russian rubles instead of the previous 152.00 somoni.

14:52, april 12, 2018

Russian ruble loses 10.5% of its value against the Tajik national currency as US sanctions bite

The Russian ruble has lost 10.5 percent of its value against the Tajik national currency, the somoni, as it has been shaken by U.S. sanctions.

09:28, april 12, 2018

Productive employment needed to boost growth in Tajikistan, says ADB report

Tajikistan will need to create enough jobs to maximize productivity of the country's increasing working-age population and spur economic growth, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.

16:37, april 11, 2018

Tajikistan’s investment portfolio includes 68 projects totaling 3.19 billion USD

Tajikistan’s investment portfolio rose 13 percent (339 million U.S. dollars) in a year to March 31, 2018, reaching 28.1 billion somoni (equivalent to 3.19 billion U.S.

15:43, april 11, 2018

China's TBEA granted licenses for development of two gold deposits in Tajikistan

Tajik government has granted licenses to develop of two gold deposits in the country to Chinese electrical manufacturing group -- Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock Company Limited (TBEA).

11:31, april 11, 2018

Tajikistan’s economic growth is forecast to moderate to 6.0% in 2018, says ADB report

Asian Development Outlook 2018: How Technology Affects Jobs , which was released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) this month, notes that Tajikistan’s economic growth rose to 7.

10:06, april 11, 2018

TK Mobile withdraw from country’s telecommunications market

One of Tajikistan’s mobile phone operators, TK Mobile, is withdrawing from the country’s telecommunications market.

16:23, april 10, 2018

Internal freight rates for Sughd province reportedly raised for the purpose of regulating rail traffic

Internal freight rates for Sughd province have been raised for the purpose of regulating railway transportation.

11:12, april 10, 2018

The period of deflation reportedly continuing in Tajikistan’s consumer sector

The period of deflation is reportedly continuing in Tajikistan’s consumer sector. According to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), prices last month fell 1.0 percent.

09:45, april 10, 2018

Russian authorities restore the previous flight time for Tajik air carriers

Russian authorities have restored the previous flight time for Tajik air carriers operating flights to Russian cities.

14:09, april 9, 2018

Tajikistan selected to be part of ITC global textiles and clothing program

Tajikistan is one of the five countries, including Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, selected to be part of the new Global Textiles and Clothing program (GTEX), financed by the Government of

13:55, april 9, 2018

Bus links to connect towns and cities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan expected to reopen next month

Bus links to connect towns and cities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are expected to reopen in early May.

11:02, april 9, 2018

VEON sells its mobile services subsidiary in Tajikistan to ZET Mobile Limited

VEON, the Amsterdam-headquartered company that operated the Beeline brand in the CIS member nations, announced on April 5 that its mobile services subsidiary in Tajikistan has been bought by ZET

10:25, april 9, 2018

Tajik authorities clear up territories that could be interested for tourists

Tajik authorities have launched an action on clearing up territories through which tourist routes pass. The motto of this action is “Lets Create Country for Ecotourism Together.