Tajkistan, Economy

16:56, july 23, 2011

Tajik-Chinese JV to increase ore production

KHUJAND, July 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik-Chinese joint lead and zinc ores mining company, Tajikistan-China Mining Co Ltd, intends to increase lead an zinc ores production until the end of

16:26, july 23, 2011

WG works out new tax code of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Tax Committee deputy head Ayubjon Soliyev told reporters on July 22 that the working group set up to work out a new tax code is currently discussing

16:09, july 23, 2011

Barqi Tojik remains one of the most incorrigible tax defaulters in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tax debts of Barqi Tojik power holding increased by 60 million somoni in six months to June 30, 2011, reaching 366 million somoni, Ayubjon Soliyev, the deputy

15:51, july 23, 2011

Establishment of fixed rate of retail markup for some goods delayed

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A draft regulation on the procedure of formation and use of free prices for goods and services worked out by the Antimonopoly Agency has not yet been

18:15, july 22, 2011

Tajik national bank to end reliance on foreign partners

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan''s National Bank says it will create a national processing center for all its operations involving credit cards and other banking services, rather

17:30, july 22, 2011

More than 920 kg of gold produced in Tajikistan in H1 2011

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, deputy Minister of energy and Industries, Poulod Muhiddinov, revealed on July 22 that Tajikistan

16:58, july 22, 2011

Sangtuda-Puli Khumri power transmission line to be introduced into operation in August

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2011, Asia-Plus --The 220 kV power transmission line from Sangtuda in Tajikistan to Pul-i Khumri in Afghanistan will be introduced into operation in August and Tajikistan will

13:17, july 22, 2011

Boimamad Alibakhshev: “Investments are better than grants”

The first investment Forum “Pamir-Invest” was conducted in Khorog recently. Local business communities had believed in this event, though there were some skeptical opinions.

10:29, july 22, 2011

Tajik national air carrier decides to fuel its planes in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, has reduced volumes of air fuel purchased in Tajikistan and reached an agreement with Kazakh partners on refueling its

09:26, july 22, 2011

NBT: We have passed peak level of problem and past-due loans

Tajik central bank official says Tajik commercial banks sometimes finance some borrowers for political reasons.

09:16, july 22, 2011

Tajik national air carrier suspends Dushanbe-Khorog flight because of its unprofitableness

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Under current conditions, Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, does not intend to resume flights to Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous

16:24, july 21, 2011

Tajik national currency falls 6 percent against USD in H1 2011

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Jamshed Yusufiyon, the principal deputy head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), revealed on

15:54, july 21, 2011

Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves estimated at US$755 mln

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves rose 60 percent in a year to July 1, 2011, reaching 75 million U.S.

11:34, july 21, 2011

Tajik Railways to buy 10 passenger carriages this year

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Railways plans to spend some 20 million U.S.

09:50, july 21, 2011

Tajik cellular phone service provider rebranded

DUSHANBE, July 21, 2011, Asia-Plus – Tajik cellular phone provider, TT-Mobile, which provided cellular telecommunications services under the brand of MLT (Mobile Lines of Tajikistan), has been

16:35, july 20, 2011

Rehabilitation of road linking Dushanbe with Uzbek border via Tursunzoda to start soon

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Rehabilitation of road linking Dushanbe with Uzbek border via Tursunzoda will begin in the near future, the source at the unit for implementation of the

16:08, july 20, 2011

Tajik Railways provides US$150 mln for construction of various facilities

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik state rail company, Rohi Ohani Tojikiston (Tajik Railways), has been funding construction of a number of facilities in the country, the Tajik Railways

15:49, july 20, 2011

More than 190,000 tons of cargo shipped to Afghanistan via Tajikistan in H1 2011

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- More than 190,000 tons of cargo have been shipped to Afghanistan via Tajikistan over the first six months this year, the Tajik Railways head Amonullo Hukumov

15:15, july 20, 2011

Transit shipments reportedly fall 23.6 percent in H1 2011

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, Tajik Railways has shipped more than 4.

09:23, july 20, 2011

Dushanbe airport officials accuses former director of East Air of aircraft hijacking

Senior representatives from Dushanbe International Airport have accused former director of East Air Vladimir Kuimov of hijacking two aircraft of this company.

15:19, july 19, 2011

Tajikistan, Switzerland sign economic cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan and Switzerland have signed a government-to-government agreement on trade and economic cooperation, according to the Ministry of Economic

14:33, july 19, 2011

Kazakh, Tajik companies to sign export contracts for more than $13 mln

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Following a business forum that was held in Dushanbe in late June, Kazakh enterprises intend to sign export contracts with Tajik companies for more than

11:27, july 19, 2011

Trolleybuses to be assembled in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A July 18 meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s office, presided over by Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, reviewed the results of the past six months’ work.

11:09, july 19, 2011

Sale of industrial goods prohibited at Dushanbe’s food markets starting from Sept 15

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Beginning on September 15, it will be prohibited to sale industrial goods at Dushanbe’s food markets irrespective of forms of property, Shavkat Saidov, a

10:07, july 19, 2011

Scandalous replacement of director of East Air

Former East Air director Vladimir Kuimov has called replacement of the airline director “raider capture.

09:09, july 19, 2011

EBD expects Tajikistan’s GDP growth to stand at 6.1% this year

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Macromonitoring released by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) on July 18 expects an average CIS gross domestic product (GDP) growth to stand at 4.

09:04, july 19, 2011

Tajikistan increases egg production

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, poultry farms of Tajikistan have produced some 80 million eggs, which is 15 million pieces more than in the same period

08:57, july 19, 2011

Tajikistan may join Customs Union only after Kyrgyzstan joins it

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Since Tajikistan does not have common border with Belarus, Kazakhstan or Russia, it may join the Customs Union only after Kyrgyzstan that borders Kazakhstan

12:44, july 18, 2011

Some 2.5 mln liters of contraband fuels seized in Tajikistan in H1 2011

Some 2.5 million liters of contraband fuels have been seized in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year. A toted included 1.

11:35, july 18, 2011

TALCO seeks ways to diversify production

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2011, Asia-Plus - Issues related to Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO)’s shift to domestic raw materials were discussed at a workshop entitled “Role of Science in Industry of