Tajkistan, Economy

09:21, october 18, 2013

Tajikistan’s inflation for September 2013 stands at 0.3 percent

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2013, Asia-Plus – In Tajikistan, inflation for the first nine months of this year has stood at 2.

17:01, october 17, 2013

Rusal claims $275 million Tajik victory at Swiss tribunal

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The world’s largest aluminum company says it has won $275 million in damages from Tajikistan’s largest enterprise.

15:12, october 17, 2013

$630,000 worth of output produced by Tajik FEZs this year

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2013, Asia-Plus – Over the first nine months of this year, two free economic zones (FEZs) of Tajikistan – Sughd and Danghara – have produced some 30 million somoni (equivalent

13:51, october 17, 2013

More than 6.691 bln somoni worth of industrial goods produced in Tajikistan in Jan-Sept 2013

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2013, Asia-Plus – Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan has produced a total of more than 6.691 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 1.2 billion U.S.

09:18, october 17, 2013

FAO Representation in Tajikistan held an event to mark World Food Day

DUSHANBE, October 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday October 16, some 150 Tajik students and faculty members came together to commemorate the World Food Day in the Tajik Agrarian University.

17:10, october 16, 2013

The next consultation session on Roghun HPP opens in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The next fourth consultation and information-sharing session for civil society on the assessment studies of the proposed Roghun Hydropower Project (HPP) in

16:13, october 16, 2013

EBRD supports Tajikistan’s growing timber processing industry

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2013, Asia-Plus /Zarina Ergasheva/ -- The European Bank for reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a US$ 900,000 loan to the Fortuna – a timber processing company

13:36, october 16, 2013

FAO expected to cultivate quinoa in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2013, Asia-Plus – The FAO Country Office in Tajikistan is organizing the event dedicated the World food Day in Dushanbe today afternoon.

13:10, october 16, 2013

Implementation of WTO provisions and business awareness of WTO Accession

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2013, Asia-Plus - A series of three workshops on raising Tajik business awareness on the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and regulations, as well as Tajikistan

16:29, october 14, 2013

Economic growth reportedly starts to rebound in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Economic growth in the Emerging Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region suffered during the global financial and Eurozone crises but has started to rebound,

16:15, october 14, 2013

Daily electric power generation reportedly increases in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan now generates 39.

14:28, october 14, 2013

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan expected to create Tourist Union of Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan and Kazakhstan have reportedly supported Kyrgyzstan’s initiative to create Tourist Union of Central Asia.

17:02, october 12, 2013

Tajikistan intends to start negotiations with Uzbekistan on gas shipment for 2014

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2013, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan intends to start negotiations with Uzbekistan on natural gas shipments for 2014.

15:17, october 10, 2013

Sughd reaches 67 percent of its cotton target

KHUJAND, October 10, 2013, Asia-Plus -- To-date, local cotton growers have reached 67 percent of this year’s target that has been determined at 112,563 tons of raw cotton, an official source at the

14:10, october 10, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly increases cement production

DUSHANBE, October 10, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan has increased cement production considerably, according to the Ministry of Energy and Industry (MoEI).

10:46, october 9, 2013

Tajik central bank lowers its refinancing rate

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has lowered its refinancing rate by 0.

09:02, october 9, 2013

Tilloi Tojik purchases $400,000 worth of equipment for development of new gold field

DUSHANBE, October 9, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The state-owned gold mining company, Tilloi Tojik (Tajik Gold), has concluded a contract with Russia’s Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) “Magadan Mechanical

13:49, october 8, 2013

Liquefied gas imports into Tajikistan due to liquefied gas imports from Russia

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Liquefied gas imports into Tajikistan have increased over the first eight months of this year, according the Ministry of energy and Industry (MoEI).

17:07, october 7, 2013

Gazprom International did not make any production sharing deal with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Igor Shatalov, the head of Gazprom International’s office in Dushanbe has denied report released by some media that Tajikistan has allegedly increased its

15:46, october 7, 2013

Remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks amounts to 6.884 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks rose 40.4 percent in a year to August 31, 2013, reaching 6.884 billion somoni, including 4.

15:43, october 7, 2013

Bank deposits reprotedly growing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) reports that Tajikistan saw bank deposits grow by 14.5 percent in the first nine months of this year to 5.

10:47, october 7, 2013

Tajikistan, Finland agree to boost investment cooperation

DUSHANBE, October 7, 2013, Asia-Plus Davlatali Saidov, Chairman of the State Committee on Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) met with newly appointed Finnish Ambassador

16:57, october 5, 2013

Tajik, Iranian specialists expected to recount the cost of completion of the Istiqlol Tunnel

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Specialists from the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan and their Iranian colleagues are expected to recount the cost of completion of the Istiqlol Tunnel,

16:22, october 5, 2013

Tajik civil aviation top manager replaced ahead of official ICAO audit

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has announced the contest for the position of head of the Civil Aviation Department.

14:41, october 5, 2013

World Bank helps communities adapt to climate change risks

DUSHANBE, October 5, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Friday October 4, the Government of Tajikistan and the World Bank launched a project today valued at $16.

15:25, october 4, 2013

Creation of transport corridors will facilitate development of the Central Asian region, says Tajik

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Creation of transport corridors that reduce transportation costs will facilitate socioeconomic development of not only Tajikistan but the whole region, Tajik

10:30, october 4, 2013

Dollar’s exchange rate in Tajikistan drops inconsiderably

DUSHANBE, October 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the past week, the dollar’s exchange rate has dropped inconsiderably in Tajikistan.

15:26, october 3, 2013

The 2014 budget’s revenues expected to rise more than 15% due to grants and current income

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2013, Asia-Plus – The revenue part of the draft national budget for 2014 is expected to rise 15.3 percent (1.8435 billion somoni) mostly due to grants (1.

14:42, october 3, 2013

World Bank: Remittances to Tajikistan expected to exceed 4 billion USD in 2013

As a percentage of GDP, Tajikistan (48 percent) was the top recipient of remittances in 2012.

14:11, october 3, 2013