Tajkistan, Economy

10:25, november 13, 2013

ANDRITZ HYDRO expected to participate in reconstruction of large HPPs in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Minister of Energy and Industry Gul Sherali last week met in Berlin with senior representatives of ANDRITZ HYDRO, according to the Tajik Embassy in

15:18, november 12, 2013

Tajikistan to ratify double taxation avoidance agreements with Kuwait and Thailand

DUSHANBE, November 12, 2013 Asia-Plus -- Tajik government has submitted the agreements with the governments of Kuwait and Thailand on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of

14:42, november 12, 2013

International industrial exhibition being held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – An international industrial exhibition, dubbed Tajikistan-2013, is being held in Dushanbe.

14:07, november 12, 2013

UTair-Leasing to deliver 50 units of airfield technical equipment to Tajikistan for DIA

DUSHANBE, November 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe International Airport (DIA) and UTair-Leasing, which is a subsidiary of UTair Aviation, have signed an international lease contract for delivery

10:47, november 12, 2013

Pakistan’s largest cement producer intends to invest in Tajikistan’s economy

DUSHANBE, November 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Lafarge Pakistan Cement (LP), which is Pakistan’s largest producer of cement, reportedly intends to invest in Tajikistan’s economy.

17:17, november 11, 2013

RusAl intends to disclose all secrets of the supply of alumina to Tajikistan

Alumina & Bauxite Co. Ltd.

15:17, november 9, 2013

FAO expects more balanced food markets

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Food commodity markets are becoming more balanced and less price volatile than in recent years thanks to improved supplies and a recovery in global

14:17, november 9, 2013

Tajikistan’s middle class reportedly may constitute 22 percent of households

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2013, Asia-Plus --Although criteria for middle class in Tajikistan have not yet been determined precisely, specialists from the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of

17:14, november 8, 2013

PamirEnergy hopes for PPP opportunities for solving some problems

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Despite the progress made in improvement of power supply and enhancement of service, Pamir Energy Company (PamirEnergy) has a number of unsolved problems.

13:59, november 8, 2013

Ernst & Young will conduct audit at Tajik central bank

A competition commission for selection of audit company to conduct audit at the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has completed its work and Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder, which is member of

16:50, november 7, 2013

Tajik central bank, German Commerzbank AG discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) and Commerzbank AG

16:14, november 7, 2013

Coal production reportedly rises 60 percent in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the first ten months of this year, Tajikistan has produced more than 432,000 tons of coal, which is 60 percent more than in the same period last year,

14:53, november 7, 2013

Tajikistan’s auto imports reportedly increase

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan has imported 45,449 vehicles, which was more than 10,000 vehicles more than in the same period last

09:19, november 7, 2013

Tajik food maker Yakhmos set to take a bigger slice of the market

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) continues to support small and medium-sized businesses in Tajikistan with its first ever

16:49, november 5, 2013

Tajikistan plans to reduce the number of inspecting bodies

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A Working Group (WG) has started drafting the law on inspection of activities of economic entities in Tajikistan in new edition, according to the State

10:09, november 5, 2013

Gazprom expected to launch exploration operation at Western Shohambari field soon

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Gazprom International, an affiliate of Russia’s state-controlled company Gazprom, is expected to launch an exploration operation at the Western Shohambari

15:27, november 4, 2013

Tajik energy minister reelected vice-president of CIS Electric Power Council

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik delegation, led by Minister of Energy and Industry Gul Sherali, attended the session of the CIS Electric Power Council that took place in Moscow on

11:45, november 4, 2013

Dushanbe International Airport replenishes its technical equipment stock

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe International Airport (DIA) has considerably replenished its technical equipment stock over the past year.

11:18, november 4, 2013

EITI Council meets in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The next sixth meeting of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Council took place in Dushanbe on November 1.

09:23, november 4, 2013

IFC, Switzerland support microfinance institutions, assists with responsible finance in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2013, Asia-Plus – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a project to increase access to finance for micro entrepreneurs.

19:48, november 2, 2013

Tajik authorities toughen electricity rationing

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajik authorities have reportedly toughened electricity rationing for rural areas.

18:33, november 2, 2013

Tajik energy minister asks his Russian counterpart to clarify the fuel duty situation

Tajik Minister of Energy and Industry Gul Sherali has reportedly sent a letter to Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak asking to clarify the situation regarding the agreement on duty-free

14:16, november 1, 2013

IFAD will continue to support enhancement of Tajikistan’s agrarian sector

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Davlatali Saidov, Chairman of the State Committee on Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) met here this week with Fritz Jepsen,

13:27, november 1, 2013

New propylene-package producing enterprise introduced into operation in Sughd

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A new propylene package producing enterprise, Sughd Pack, has recently been introduced into operation in the northern city of Chkalovsk.

13:06, november 1, 2013

European Union single window project discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Representatives of INTRASOFT International S.A.

11:33, november 1, 2013

More than 1.6 bln USD remitted from Russian to Tajikistan in H1 2013

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2013 Asia-Plus -- Over the first half-year of 2013, physical entities have remitted 1.685 billion U.S.

13:33, october 31, 2013

Volume of cash in circulation reportedly increases by nearly 15 percent

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The volume of cash in circulation in Tajikistan has risen 14.8 percent (557.055 million somoni) in a year to September 30, 2013, reaching 3.

09:55, october 31, 2013

Generation and consumption of electricity reportedly increases in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The daily generation of electricity in Tajikistan has reportedly been 45.471 million kWh in recent days, which is 4 million kWh more than in mid-October.

09:08, october 31, 2013

Tajikistan, ADB mark 15 years of partnership

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2013, Asia-Plus – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Tajikistan have celebrated 15 years of partnership in reducing poverty and achieving inclusive and sustainable growth in

16:20, october 30, 2013

Government names organizations that will be exempted from paying VAT in 2014

DUSHANBE, October 30, Asia-Plus -- The government has named organizations that will be exempted from paying value added tax (VAT) and customs duties in 2014.