Tajkistan, Economy

13:51, july 31, 2013

30-storey tower building will be constructed in place of central post office building

DUSHANBE, July 31, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A 30-storey tower building will be constructed in place of the central post office building, Alibek Beknazarov, the head of the information and registration

10:47, july 31, 2013

European companies reportedly show interest in Tajik fruits and textiles

DUSHANBE, July 31, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Sharif Said, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) yesterday met here with Marco Korvel, Head of Finconsult Ltd, which is an

17:07, july 30, 2013

Tajikistan lifts ban on coal exports

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has lifted ban on coal exports following its World Trade Organization (WTO) entry, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Saidrahmon

16:23, july 30, 2013

Russia is among the largest investors in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the volume of foreign investments in Tajikistan’s economy has amounted to 182.2 million U.S. dollars, which is 47.

15:52, july 30, 2013

Tajikistan may announce another tender for development of Konimansuri Kalon deposit

If Tajikistan and a consortium led by Glencore International plc’s Kazzinc fail to arrive at a common view on terms of development of Tajikistan’s largest silver deposit, Konimansuri Kalon (Big

13:32, july 30, 2013

Tajikistan reduces aluminum production

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2013, Asia-Plus – Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has exported more than 109,000 tons of primary aluminum, which was 31,700 tons fewer than in the same period

10:30, july 30, 2013

Tajik-Turkish economic cooperation issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Turkey were discussed here yesterday at a meeting of

17:36, july 29, 2013

Tajikistan hopes for resumption of Turkmen electricity deliveries via Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, July 29, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The delivery of Turkmen electricity to Tajikistan via Afghanistan in winter period is quite possible, the Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s state electricity supplier)

17:08, july 29, 2013

Rehabilitation of Dushanbe-Tursunzoda-Uzbek Border road carried out ahead of schedule

DUSHANBE, July 29, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The work on rehabilitation of a vital road linking Dushanbe with the Uzbekistan border via Hisor Valley and the town of Tursunzoda is being carried out ahead

16:34, july 29, 2013

Tajikistan suspends operation of China’s MA-60s

Tajikistan has temporarily suspended operation of Chinese-made MA-60s after a recent accident at the Dushanbe airport, when MA-60 belonging to Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, suddenly “hit

15:21, july 29, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly ready to supply surplus electricity to Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, July 29, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has surplus electricity in summer and it is ready to supply up to 170 million kWh of electricity to neighboring Kyrgyzstan by the end of the summer

14:54, july 29, 2013

The ministry of transport offers to settle the problem of completion of the Istiqlol Tunnel definite

DUSHANBE, July 29, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Transport (MoT) offers the Government to review the issue of completion of construction of the Istiqlol Tunnel, which connects Dushanbe to the

11:45, july 29, 2013

Prospects of Tajik-British cooperation in the field of tourism discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 29, 2013, Asia-Plus – Issues related to development of tourism and small entrepreneurship in Tajikistan were a major topic of a meeting of Mr.

14:08, july 27, 2013

‘For’ and ‘against’ of implementing Roghun dam project in western media outlets

DUSHANBE, July 27, 2013, Asia-Plus – Ms.

14:55, july 26, 2013

Tajikistan’s external debt reportedly decreases by 36 mln USD

DUSHANBE, July 26, 2013, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the Minister of Finance, Safarali Najmiddinov, noted on July 26 that Tajikistan’s external debt

14:14, july 26, 2013

GDP per capita in Tajikistan reportedly recorded at 1,000 USD

Tajikistan has moved from the low-income to middle-income category, Tajik financ eminister said.

10:57, july 26, 2013

Tajik-Thai business forum expected to take place in Dushanbe next month

DUSHANBE, July 26, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday July 25, Mr. Sharif Said, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) met here with Mr.

09:57, july 26, 2013

Internet access to be provided to statisticians in rural areas before the end of this year

DUSHANBE, July 26, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Internet access will be provided to statisticians in 100 jamoats across Tajikistan to ensure timely dispatch of information to the district statistics agencies.

16:36, july 25, 2013

New international terminal at the Dushanbe airport expected to be commissioned ahead of schedule

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The work on construction of a new international terminal at Dushanbe International Airport is progressing, Dushanbe International Airport director, Rustam

16:20, july 25, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly reduces wheat imports

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has imported more than 298,000 tons of wheat, primarily from Kazakhstan, which is 13.

15:49, july 25, 2013

Gasoline prices reportedly cut by nearly 6.0 percent in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- In Dushanbe, the price of one liter of 92-octane gasoline has fallen from 6.20 somoni at the beginning of the year to 5.80 somoni (nearly 6.

14:36, july 25, 2013

Tajikistan will be left without Uzbek gas this year

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has failed to negotiate with Uzbekistan on this year’s natural gas deliveries.

11:37, july 25, 2013

Tajikistan and Russia should ratify a package of documents, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- An agreement on duty-free Russian oil product deliveries to Tajikistan will be ratified along with other Tajik-Russian government-to-government agreements that

10:03, july 25, 2013

The first stage of implementation of CASA 1000 project expected to be finished this year

DUSHANBE, July 25 2013, Asia-Plus - Design and construction works on the Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA 1000) are expected to start in 2014, Deputy

09:39, july 25, 2013

Public trust in Tajikistan’s banking system reportedly growing

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2013, Asia-Plus – The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) reports that Tajikistan saw bank deposits grow by 13.6 percent in the first six months of this year to 5.

17:19, july 24, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly increases gold and silver productions

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Deputy Minister of Energy and Industry, Poulod Muhiddinov, revealed on July 24 that Tajikistan has

16:25, july 24, 2013

Tajikistan gradually abandons the patent system of taxation

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The number of individual entrepreneurs working on the basis of a patent has been decreasing gradually in Tajikistan since the new tax code was adopted at the

15:44, july 24, 2013

Barqi Tojik and Sangtudinskaya GES-1 listed among the most incorrigible tax defaulters

DUSHANBE, July 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Total tax debts rose by more than 120 million somoni in a year to July 1, 2013, reaching more than 760 million somoni, the first deputy head of the Tex

16:54, july 23, 2013

Remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks amounts to 6.5 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks rose 42.7 percent in a year to July 1, 2013, reaching 6.

16:17, july 23, 2013

Agroinvestbonk has overcome crisis, says Tajik central bank head

DUSHANBE, July 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A crisis situation that has emerged in one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks, Agroinvestbonk, in recent years has been settled, Abdujabbor Shirinov,