Tajkistan, Economy

14:52, january 10, 2012

IMF executive board approves US$20.1 mln disbursement for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed its fifth review of Tajikistan’s economic performance under a program supported

13:43, january 10, 2012

Some neighboring countries impede full-fledged work of exhibitions in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Some neighboring countries impeded a full-fledged work of exhibitions in Tajikistan in 2011, Asanali Karamaliyev, the deputy head of Tajikistan’s

11:09, january 10, 2012

183 tourists visited Tajikistan in 2011

DUSHANBE, January 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- 183,000 foreign tourists visited Tajikistan last year, which is 23,000 tourists more than in 2010, Maliksho Nematov, the head of the Committee for Youth,

10:34, january 10, 2012

Good harvests reported in Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 10, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Last year saw good harvests in Tajikistan, Minister of Agriculture Qosim Qosimov announced at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Agriculture at

11:03, january 9, 2012

Nambst discusses creation of national craftsmanship network in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2012, Asia-Plus -- A three-day meeting of the work group for creation of the national craftsmanship network in Tajikistan has opened din Dushanbe today.

09:13, january 9, 2012

Rail bridge explosion in Uzbekistan not the work of terrorists

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The item “Uzbekistan: Eyewitness Observation of Rail Blast Site Discounts Terrorism Claim” posted on EurasiaNet.

17:03, january 5, 2012

RECCA V reportedly to consider construction of rail link via Afghan territory

DUSHANBE, January 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Fifth Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA V) that will take place in Dushanbe in March this year will consider projects

12:33, january 5, 2012

Correction

DUSHANBE, January 5, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The January 5 item “Top Manager of OJSC NBO Roghun Replaced” should have noted that by government’s decree of January 4 Khairullo Safarov, formerly Mayor of

15:51, january 4, 2012

Dushanbe-Khujand highway reopened for traffic

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The highway from Dushanbe to Khujand was reopened for traffic Wednesday afternoon, Abdumajid Sharipov, the technical director of Innovative Road

10:44, january 4, 2012

Tajikistan, Pakistan discuss electricity exports

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2012, Asia-Plus -- Pakistani and Tajik officials are discussing the possibility of sending electricity from Tajikistan to Pakistan -- both countries that suffer chronic power

09:57, january 4, 2012

Uzbekistan raises transport tariff on Tajikistan-bound rail freight by 32 percent

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Uzbekistan raised transport tariff on rail freight bound for Tajikistan by 32 percent as of January 1, 2012.

16:08, december 30, 2011

Price of 92-octane gasoline cut down in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Fuel stations in Dushanbe have put the price of 92-octane gasoline down and they are currently selling 92-octane gasoline for 6.75 somoni per liter.

14:35, december 30, 2011

Kulma crossing on Tajik-Chinese border to operate year round

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and China have reached an agreement on a year-round operation of the Kulma-Qarasou border-crossing checkpoint on the Tajik-Chinese border in

15:35, december 29, 2011

Remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks amounts to 4.7 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- According to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), the remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks rose 23.

10:49, december 29, 2011

Antimonopoly agency endorses price of 92-octane gasoline realized by Gazpromneft Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2011, Asia-Plus – The Antimonopoly Agency under the Government of Tajikistan has endorsed the price of 92-octane gasoline being sold in the country through a chain of fuel

11:05, december 28, 2011

Power rationing to be lifted for two days on occasion of the New Year holiday

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On the occasion of the New Year holiday, electricity rationing will be lifted in the country for two days – on December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2012,

10:00, december 28, 2011

Tajikistan, Russia expected to discuss the fuel issue in Moscow this week

The Russian authorities have offered the Tajik government to discuss issues related to indicative balance of Russian oil product deliveries to Tajikistan in Moscow this month.

09:13, december 28, 2011

World Bank reportedly plans to loan US$200 mln for CASA-1000 project

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank is currently considering the possibility of providing a preferential loan of 200 million U.S.

11:27, december 27, 2011

Tajik rail shipments reportedly decrease by more than 12 percent

DUSHANBE, December 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eleven months of this year, all types of transportation have shipped some 57 million tons of cargo, which is 1.

09:47, december 26, 2011

Moscow-Kulob flight operated by East Air interrupted due technical problems

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2011, Asia-Plus – The flight from Moscow to Kulob operated by East Air on December 24 was interrupted due to technical problems and the aircraft safely returned to Moscow

17:02, december 25, 2011

Tajik national air carrier acquires two MA-60s from China

MA-60 has become the first new aircraft acquired by Tajik Air over the years of independence.

16:52, december 23, 2011

Hilfswerk Austria to support business initiatives in FEZ Sughd

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The administration of the Sughd Free Economic Zone (FEZ) and the Hilfswerk Austria office in Tajikistan signed a memorandum of cooperation in Khujand

15:02, december 21, 2011

Tcell launches seven new sites in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2011, Asia-Plus – A mobile phone company operating in Tajikistan under the Tcell brand has launched seven new sites in Gorno Badakhshan.

10:41, december 21, 2011

Issue of raising electricity prices has not yet been considered

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2011, Asia-Plus – The issue of raising electricity prices has not yet been considered, the source in Barqi Tojik power holding (the state-owned utility responsible for

09:25, december 21, 2011

Tajik national carrier launches air route in Mashhad

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, operated the flight from Dushanbe to Mashhad, Iran’ second largest city after Tehran, on December 18 with only

09:11, december 21, 2011

US$ 4 million for local currency micro loans in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2011, Asia-Plus – The European Bank for Development and Reconstruction (EBRD) has opened opens credit line to First MicroFinance Bank Tajikistan (FMFB-T) for on-lending in

17:30, december 20, 2011

Large-scale rehabilitation of Dushanbe’s bus terminal starts

A large-scale rehabilitation of the building of Dushanbe’s bus terminal has begun.

17:26, december 20, 2011

Large-scale rehabilitation of Dushanbe’s bus terminal starts

DUSHANBE, December 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A large-scale rehabilitation of the building of Dushanbe’s bus terminal has begun.

16:19, december 20, 2011

Sagtuda-2 HPP expected to begin to generate electricity on December 22

DUSHANBE, December 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The first unit of the Sangtuda-2 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) is expected to begin to generate electricity on December 22 and it will be connected

15:31, december 20, 2011

Russian air company launches new air route from Russia to Tajikistan

KHUJAND, December 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik civil aviation authorities have granted Russia air company, RusLine, permission to operate flights from the Russian city of Volgograd to the