Tajkistan, Economy

16:50, april 12, 2013

United States imposes sanctions on new business partner of Tajikistan

The United States Treasury Department blacklisted Babak Zanjani and First Islamic Investment Bank for providing financial and other support to the National Iranian Oil Company.

15:24, april 12, 2013

Without migrants’ remittances Tajikistan will found itself in default situation, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- “In his annual address to parliament, President Emomali Rahmon must offer economic bloc ministries a number of measures facilitating socioeconomic

13:51, april 12, 2013

Preparations for upcoming Ukraine president’s visit discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – Issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Ukraine were a major topic of a meeting of Tajik

12:05, april 12, 2013

Switzerland provides $3.5 mln for subsidies and power consumption accounting in GBAO

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Government of Switzerland has awarded a US$1.

10:59, april 12, 2013

Tajikistan increases production of nonmetallic materials

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the first quarter of this year, Tajikistan has produced 4.3609 million bricks, which is 1.

10:30, april 12, 2013

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon attended a forum that took place in Brussels on April 11 to discuss n

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon attended a forum that took place in Brussels on April 11 to discuss new investment opportunities in the energy sector in Tajikistan, the Tajik president’s official

17:20, april 11, 2013

Total S.A. to be engaged in development of gas and oil deposits in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2012, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently on an official visit to Belgium, today met in Brussels with Mr.

14:54, april 11, 2013

EIB plans to expand its activities in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday April 10, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met in Brussels with Mr.

13:45, april 11, 2013

Tajik drivers discontented about rise in fee for vehicle entry permit to Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Ministry has applied to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan with solicitation to help solve the problem of transportation of

09:18, april 11, 2013

Strong investment climate and reliable power supply important for high growth in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan achieved robust growth in 2012, however, the economy is expected to slow down slightly in 2013 and 2014, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says in a

15:49, april 10, 2013

Iran expected to complete the construction of Istiqlol Tunnel by the end of September

Iran’s Saber International has been chosen to complete the construction of the tunnel.

15:05, april 10, 2013

206,000 pensioners now receive their pensions via plastic cards

DUSHANBE, April 10, 2013, Asia-Plus -- 206 pensioners from Dushanbe, Kulob, Qurghon Teppa, Norak, Vahdat, Khujand, Isfara, Khorog and some other region now receive their pensions via plastic

11:16, april 9, 2013

Number of air carriers operating flights to Dushanbe increases

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Two other Russian air carriers -- IrAero Airline and Yamal Airlines -- began operating flights to Dushanbe in early April, bringing a total number of

10:46, april 9, 2013

Chinese company expected to invest in construction of textile enterprise in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2013, Asia-Plus – Chinese company, Tangshan Tianhui Clothes Manufacturing Co., Ltd, is expected to invest in construction of a new textile enterprise in Dushanbe.

10:12, april 8, 2013

Remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks amounts to some 5.7 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2013, Asia-Plus -- As of March 1, 2013, the remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks amounted to some 5.7 billion somoni, which is 17.

17:17, april 7, 2013

WB senior official commends Tajikistan for progress made over the last decade in reducing poverty

Dushanbe, April 7, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The challenge of reducing extreme poverty and building shared prosperity was the major theme of the official visit of Mr.

15:44, april 7, 2013

Two Tajik banks sign cooperation agreements with Russian export credit agency

Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks – Orienbonk and Agroinvestbonk – have signed cooperation agreements with Russia’s Export Credit and Investment Insurance Agency (ECIIA).

15:56, april 5, 2013

Tajikistan must solve power supply problems, says WB official

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan must solve power supply problems and any program, whether it be the hydroelectricity program or any other one, is coupled with environmental

14:16, april 5, 2013

Flydubai to operate flights to Tajikistan twice a week

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2013, Asia-Plus A low-cost airline from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai Aviation Corporation (Flydubai), plans to operate flights to Dushanbe beginning on May 1.

14:12, april 5, 2013

It is necessary to make long-term investment foundation for cooperation, says Russian expert

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- New approaches to inter-region cooperation between Tajikistan and Russia were among major topics of a conference that took place in Dushanbe on April 5.

09:55, april 5, 2013

Cooperation between Tajik and Russian regions discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A conference on cooperation between the regions of Tajikistan and the Russian Federation is taking place in Dushanbe today.

15:05, april 4, 2013

Tajik president, WB vice-president discuss assessment studies for Roghun HPP

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Thursday April 4, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Mr.

10:53, april 4, 2013

Tajik capital hosts the 4th meeting of Tajik-Ukrainian commission for economic cooperation

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The fourth meeting of the Tajik-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation took place in Dushanbe on April 3, the Tajik MFA

10:30, april 4, 2013

Tajik-Russian cooperation to be discussed in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A conference on cooperation between the regions of Tajikistan and the Russian Federation will take place in Dushanbe on April 5.

10:09, april 4, 2013

Tajik finance minister receives visiting IMF mission

DUSHANBE, April 4, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday April 3, Tajik Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov met here with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission to Tajikistan, led by Mr.

16:18, april 3, 2013

AirBaltic decides to stop flights to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- AirBaltic has decided to stop flights to Tajikistan. We will recall that the air route between Dushanbe and Riga was launched on June 1, 2009.

15:44, april 3, 2013

New director general of OJSC Sangtudinskaya GES-1 appointed

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2013, Asia-Plus – Pavel Lavrov, formerly Deputy Head of the Board for Investment and Development, Joint-Stock Company (JSC) Ekibastuz GRES-2, has been appointed director general

14:40, april 3, 2013

Cotton sowing campaign progressing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A cotton-sowing campaign is progressing in Tajikistan and cotton growers have sown cotton on some 55,000 hectares by April 3, which is little more than

11:45, april 3, 2013

MSDSP prints a tourist map of Gorno-Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2013, Asia-Plus - A color and illustrated map of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) in English has been printed.

10:56, april 3, 2013

Tajik minister outlines priorities of cooperation with Belarus

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2013, Asia-Plus -- In a statement delivered at the eighth meeting of the Tajik-Belarusian intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation in Dushanbe, Tajik