Tajkistan, Economy

14:09, august 11, 2014

Special learning course for Tajik textile and clothing stakeholders takes place in Norak

DUSHANBE, August 11, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A special 6-day learning course on ISO 9001:2008 certified by the International Registry of Certified Auditors (IRCA) will be held for Tajik textile and

16:10, august 8, 2014

Tajik, Uzbek railway companies reportedly make mutual concessions

An official source at Tajik Railways says Uzbek national rail carrier is ready to accept an offer of Tajik colleagues and to cut tariffs for transit transportation.

14:08, august 8, 2014

FAO Food Price Index continues to decrease

DUSHANBE, August 8, 2014, Asia-Plus – According to FAO report released on August 7, the FAO Food Price Index decreased for a fourth consecutive month in July mainly due to a sharp decline in

17:13, august 7, 2014

Uzbek academician says he has nothing to do with article about Roghun posted on Centrasia.ru

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – Uzbek academician Rustamzhon Abdullayev says he has nothing to do with an article “Uzbekistan Must Take Urgent Measures to Strengthen Its Hegemony in the

16:47, august 7, 2014

Residential tariff increases might be acceptable to the population, says WBG report

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – The report that was released by the World Bank Group (WBG) in June this year, Assessment of Household Energy Deprivation in Tajikistan: Policy Options for

10:46, august 7, 2014

Residents of Dushanbe to get acquainted with the results of assessment studies for Roghun HPP

Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has given the go-ahead to a meeting of experts from Poyry Energy Ltd (Switzerland) with the public of the Tajik capital.

10:01, august 7, 2014

Over 600,000 tons of cement produced in Tajikistan in Jan-Jul 2014

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first seven months of this year, Tajikistan ahs produced more than 600,000 tons of cement, which was 580,000 tons more than in the same period last

09:38, august 7, 2014

Law on Islamic banking in Tajikistan comes into force

DUSHANBE, August 7, 2014, Asia-Plus – The law on Islamic banking in Tajikistan has come into force.

17:16, august 6, 2014

Ibrohim elected member of the CIS Council for Exploration, Use and Conservation of Mineral Resources

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik delegation led by Murod Khol, the head o the Main Geology Directorate under the Government of Tajikistan, participated in the XVIII session of the CIS

10:40, august 6, 2014

China Railway Construction 19TH Division to join in constructing Vahdat-Yovon railway

DUSHANBE, August 6, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Construction of tunnels and bridges along the Vahdat-Yovon railway will start in early September this year, Abdulfayz Kholiqov, the head of the

10:17, august 6, 2014

Tajik PM receives senior official from Agricultural Bank of China

DUSHANBE, August, 6, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda has met here with Mr.

15:46, august 5, 2014

Uzbek academician proposes to bomb Roghun site

Uzbek academicain proposes to bomb Roghun site.

10:20, august 5, 2014

Tajik farmers have produced more than 620,000 tons of cereals by August 4

DUSHANBE, August 5, 2014, Asia-Plus -- By August 4, Tajik farmers have produced more than 620,000 tons of cereals, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

14:28, august 4, 2014

Public transport fares reportedly double in Kulob

KULOB, August 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Public transport fares have doubled in the southern city of Kulob, while gasoline prices here risen only some 10 percent.

11:43, august 4, 2014

WBG’s CPS supports Tajik government plans to implement nationwide a targeted poverty benefit

DUSHANBE, August 4, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank Group (WBG)’s Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Tajikistan designed for 2015-2018 notes that Tajikistan has reached an important turning

16:41, august 2, 2014

IMF recommends fuel tax reforms

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2014, Asia-Plus --Fiscal policies should be center stage in getting energy prices to reflect the harmful and environmental side effects associated with energy use, according to

16:15, august 2, 2014

Second unit of Dushanbe-2 CHP plant expected to be introduced into operation this August

DUSHANBE, August 2, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Barqi Tojik, the state-owned national utility company, notes that the second 50 MW unit of the Dushanbe-2 combined heat and power (CHP) plant is expected to

14:04, august 1, 2014

Glencore International AG expected to participate in modernization of TALCO

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Friday August 1, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Mr. Andrew Caplan, top manager in Glencore International AG.

11:16, august 1, 2014

Tajik PM receives TBEA top manager

DUSHANBE, August 1, 2014, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday July 31, Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda met here with Mr.

12:19, july 31, 2014

Planned repairs to units at the Sangtuda-1 HPP reportedly completed

DUSHANBE, July 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – Planned capital repairs to Unit 1 and routine repairs to the remaining three units at the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) have been completed.

10:52, july 31, 2014

TALCO denies Barqi Tojik’s report on its electricity debts as baseless

DUSHANBE, July 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) notes that a report by Barqi Tojik, the state-owned national utility company, on TALCO’s electricity debts does not reflect

14:49, july 30, 2014

World Bank Group supports agriculture commercialization in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Minister of Finance Abdusalom Qurbonov and the World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan Marsha Olive today signed a grant agreement to finance the

14:31, july 30, 2014

8 small power plants built in Tajikistan under the rural electrification program

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Eight small hydro power plants with a total capacity of more than 7,900 kW have been built in Tajikistan within the framework of the project, Construction of

11:13, july 30, 2014

Barqi Tojik’s debts reportedly reach 1.5 billion somoni

DUSHANBE, July 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- As of July 1, 2014, debts of Barqi Tojik, the state-owned national utility company, amounted to 1.5 billion somoni (equivalent to some 300 million U.S.

10:42, july 30, 2014

Tajikistan takes measures to ease its annual power shortage

DUSHANBE, July 30, 20014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is taking measures to ease its annual power shortage.

16:17, july 29, 2014

276 million dollars reportedly invested in Tajikistan’s economy in Q1 2014

DUSHANBE, July 29, Asia-Plus -- 276 million U.S.

17:20, july 26, 2014

Japan’s Government gives Tajikistan 20 million USD to build freight terminal at Dushanbe airport

DUSHANBE, July 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s Ministry of Transport (MoT), Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Dushanbe International Airport (DIA), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency

16:39, july 26, 2014

Agreement on development of Zarnisori Shimoili deposit signed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) and Tajik-Sino Mining Company have signed an agreement on

16:59, july 25, 2014

EBRD signs its largest project in Tajikistan to date

DUSHANBE, July 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Dushanbe Resident Office notes that in its largest project in Tajikistan to date, and one of the

16:21, july 25, 2014