Tajkistan, Economy

12:48, may 23, 2012

Dushanbe to host InterLegProm-2012 international fair

InterLegProm-2012 international light industry fair will be held in Dushanbe’s Kohi Borbad complex on June 7-9.

11:27, may 23, 2012

WB reiterates concerns over process of assessment studies of Rogun project

Continued financing for the Rogun assessment studies to become effective all the outstanding issues related to the process and methodology of the studies need to be resolved by the Government of

12:04, may 22, 2012

Tajikistan to take part in V Astana Economic Forum

Session of the permanently acting Council of Ministers of Finance of CIS member states is scheduled for May 23 in Astana.

11:22, may 22, 2012

TajikAir: We are not responsible for force majeure

TajikAir company whose flight from Khujand to Dushanbe was delayed for several hours on May 20 said the company bears no responsibility for force majeure.

10:23, may 22, 2012

Gasoline prices in Dushanbe reduce by 10%

Prices for gasoline in Dushanbe have decreased by 10%.

10:21, may 22, 2012

Mess at airport: Passengers spend night without elementary conditions

Passengers of TajikAir’s Khujand-Dushanbe flight file an appeal to prosecutor’s office.

13:16, may 21, 2012

Parliamentary Council considers draft law “On moratorium on audits of producing entities”

On Monday Tajik parliamentarians considered the draft law “On moratorium on audits of producing entities” and a series of amendments to other legislative acts of the country.

09:02, may 21, 2012

Tajikistan expects WB feasibility study on Roghun to be ready in February 2013, Tajik FM

Tajikistan expects that the World Bank will finalize its feasibility study on the Roghun hydropower station in February of 2013, according to the Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Hamrokhon Zarifi.

15:01, may 18, 2012

Tajikistan reduces import of Russian oil products, increases that of Turkmen

In the past four months this year Tajikistan imported nearly 130.000 tons of oil products worth more than $150.000, Tajik Ministry of Energy and Industry reported.

13:22, may 18, 2012

WB official hold talks with head of Tajik Parliament’s Committee for Economy and Finance

Head of the Tajik Parliament’s Economy and Finance Committee Safarali Rajabov met with Head of the World Bank’s Government Structures Reforming Department for Europe and Central Asia Bill Dorotins.

12:20, may 18, 2012

Gul Sherali invites Arab investors to Tajikistan

Tajik Minister of Energy and Industry Gul Sherali met with Arab investors and donors in the course of his three-day (May 15-17) visit to Dubai.

17:41, may 17, 2012

U.S. supports Cross-Border Transport Agreement between Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake hailed transportation agreement between Afghanistan and its two Central Asian neighbors.

11:36, may 17, 2012

Japan supports agricultural sector in Nosiri Khusrav district

On 16 May 2012, Mr. Takaaki KOMATSU, Third Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Tajikistan and Mr.

16:37, may 16, 2012

Green policies would boost Tajikistan’s overall wealth by up to 10 percent, World Bank says

Reducing environmental degradation would provide substantial economic benefits for a country like Tajikistan where the cost of environmental degradation expressed as percentage of GDP equivalent is

14:31, may 16, 2012

Tajikistan removes VAT for air navigation services

Not a single country, airspace of which is crossed by Tajik planes, practiced this before.

10:16, may 16, 2012

British Kryso Resources says ‘Pakrut’ goldfield contains more than 100 tons of gold

British Kryso Resources Plc. is planning to launch exploration of ‘Pakrut’ goldfield located in Vakhdat region of Tajikistan at the end of this year.

17:04, may 15, 2012

Every fourth industrial enterprise stood idle in January-April

In January-April this year Tajik industrial enterprises produced products worth over 2.5bln Somoni (approximately $535mln), Tajik Statistical Agency reports.

13:50, may 15, 2012

27 countries provide assistance to Tajikistan this year

27.7mln worth assistance was provided to Tajikistan in January-April this year. The assistance was provided by 27 countries.

13:01, may 15, 2012

Inflation in Tajikistan in first four monthsInflation in Tajikistan in first four months makes 1.9%

Inflation level in Tajikistan’s consumption sector in January-April this year made 1.9%, Tajik Statistical Agency reports.

11:27, may 15, 2012

Businesses increasingly looking to overseas acquisitions in hunt for growth

Businesses are increasingly looking overseas for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) according to research from the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR).

14:41, may 14, 2012

Tajikistan’s Government urges to exempt another company from VAT and customs duties

The Government of Tajikistan submitted a series of amendments to the Law “On state budget for 2012” to the Lower Chamber of the Parliament.

11:20, may 14, 2012

Iranian businessmen visit ‘Sughd’ free economic zone

On May 11 a group of Iranian businessmen visited ‘Sughd’ free economic zone. The Delegation included businessmen and representatives of Trade Chamber of the Iran’s province of Qom.

13:40, may 11, 2012

Pakistani Lafarge Pakistan Cement Industry is willing to invest to Tajik economy

Today, May 11, Tajik Minister of Economic Development and Trade Sharif Rahimzoda met with the Executive Director of the Pakistani Lafarge Pakistan Cement Industry Rehmat Khan.

13:16, may 11, 2012

World Bank allocates $10 million to improve business environment of Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s entrepreneurs and residents of mining development communities will benefit from a US$ 10 million grant, approved today by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors, for the

10:49, may 11, 2012

ADB to allocate $250mln in the next three years for Tajikistan’s development

On Thursday Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon met with Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank Ashok Kumar Lahiri to discuss current condition of and further cooperation between

10:48, may 11, 2012

Tajikistan produced 33.000 tons of coal in 2012

More than 33.000 tons of coal were produced in Tajikistan in the past four months this year. At least 22.

10:44, may 11, 2012

‘Dangara’ FEZ’s first entity to become operational by National Unity Day

The Government of Tajikistan allocated 3mln Somoni for establishment of primary infrastructure of the ‘Dangara’ free economic zone in southern part of the republic.

12:17, may 10, 2012

Additional financing provided to scale up municipal infrastructure investments in five tajik towns

Over 200,000 people residing in five Tajik towns - Kurgan-Tube, Farkhor, Dangara, Kulyab and Vose - will benefit from improved access to clean water and high-quality utility services.

11:33, may 10, 2012

Malaysian company to build energy objects in Tajikistan

On Tuesday Tajik Minister of Energy and Industry Gul Sherali met with representatives of the Malaysian HOS International Trading (PTY) Ltd. In Dushanbe.

15:46, may 8, 2012

The U.S. launches Feed the Future Program in Tajikistan

The U.S. Government’s Feed the Future Program was officially launched in Dushanbe on Tuesday, May 8. Tajik Deputy Prime Minister Murodali Alimardon, U.S.