Tajkistan, Economy

10:36, july 18, 2011

Fish production reportedly increasing in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2011, -- 5 million young fishes have been delivered to Tajikistan for development of fish production, according to the state unitary enterprise, Mohii Tojikiston (Fish of

09:41, july 18, 2011

Tajikistan’s GDP for H1 2011 exceeds 11.158 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for January-June this year has amounted to 11.15852 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 2.3 million U.S.

15:36, july 16, 2011

Somon Air launches twice-weekly service from Dushanbe to Istanbul

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik air company, Somon Air, has announced increase in the number of flights from Dushanbe to Istanbul, Turkey.

14:38, july 16, 2011

More than 3.2 bln somoni worth of industrial goods produced in Tajikistan in H1 2011

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has produced a total of more than 3.2 billion somoni (equivalent to some 688 million U.S.

14:27, july 16, 2011

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover for H1 2011 estimated at US$2.214 bln

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 2.214.

12:55, july 16, 2011

Inflation for H1 2011 estimated at 7.19%

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In Tajikistan, inflation for the first six months of this year has stood at 7.

12:42, july 16, 2011

EBRD supports small business development in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Accessbank has joined the European bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)’s Local Currency Lending Program, the EBRD Dushanbe Resident Office reports.

15:12, july 15, 2011

Overall space of 250,000 sq.m. in residential buildings made available in H1 2011

DUSHANBE, July 15, Asia-Plus -- An overall space of more than 250,000 square meters in residential buildings has been made available in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year, according

10:21, july 15, 2011

EBRD managing director for Turkey, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and CA arrives in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Mr.

08:32, july 15, 2011

Tajikistan must have its own commercial agents at world exchanges, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan must have its own commercial agents at the world exchanges where the strategically important commodities for Tajikistan are traded, Suhrob Sharipov,

09:49, july 14, 2011

Tajik minister, Swiss diplomat discuss cooperation in financial sphere

DUSHANBE, July 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday July 13, Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov met here with Mr.

17:43, july 13, 2011

Tajik Government and World bank sign three development projects

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Today, the Government of Tajikistan and the World Bank signed Financing Agreements for three development projects that will support the Government’s reform

14:09, july 13, 2011

WB to provide support to Tajikistan in the future as well

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to expansion of cooperation between the Government of Tajikistan and the World Bank were discussed here on July 11 at a meeting of

11:19, july 13, 2011

Uzbekistan raises transit fees for road freight transport and buses crossing Uzbek-Tajik border

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Uzbek authorities have raised rates of entry and transit fees for foreign road freight transport and busses crossing Uzbek-Tajik border by 15 percent.

10:34, july 13, 2011

New enterprises for producing building materials to be introduced into operation soon

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A new cement plant with annual capacity of 72,000 tons of cement is expected to be introduced into operation in Varzob district in September this year.

10:20, july 13, 2011

More than 110,000 tourists visited Tajikistan in H1 2011

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- More than 110,000 foreign tourists have visited Tajikistan over the first six months of this year, Lochin Fayzulloyev, deputy head of the Committee for

09:09, july 13, 2011

Tajik farmers increase fruit production

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik farmers have increased fruit production this year that has led to up to 40 percent reduction in prices of fruit products, Narzullo Dadaboyev, a spokesman

09:05, july 13, 2011

Tajikistan holds a seminar on the extractive industries transparency initiative

DUSHANBE, July 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A seminar organized by the World Bank Group in cooperation with the Open Society Institute (OSI) on the discussion of the Extractive Industries Transparency

15:31, july 12, 2011

Tajikistan has to rely on foreign companies in search and extraction of hydrocarbons

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- We cannot be guided by indices for Tajikistan’s hydrocarbon reserves that had been prepared in 1970s any more, Azim Ibrohim, head of the Main Geology

14:31, july 12, 2011

Dushanbe hosts international export products exhibition

DUSHANBE, July 12 2011, Asia-Plus -- More than 50 companies from China’s Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as well as Chinese companies operating in Tajikistan will participate in an

11:16, july 11, 2011

8-seat Chinese minivans not safe for carrying passengers, say experts

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- By mayor’s order appropriate agencies have prepared opinion letters regarding further use of eight-seat Chinese Hafei minivans in the capital city, Firouz

10:10, july 11, 2011

GIZ project to assist regional cooperation in CA discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, July 11, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Friday July 8, Ms.

14:02, july 9, 2011

Average potato yields in Tajikistan reportedly increase to 12.9tons/ha

DUSHANBE, July 9, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Average potato yields in Tajikistan increased from 12 tons per hectare in 2010 to 12.

17:14, july 8, 2011

Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia discuss cooperation in oil-and-gas sphere

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Prospects of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia have been discussed at a meeting of Minister of Energy and Industries Gul Sherali with

09:53, july 8, 2011

ICD provides $7 mln financing line to Agroinvestbonk on terms of Islamic banking

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) have singed an agreement on a

08:56, july 8, 2011

Up to 1,000 tons of fuels reportedly smuggled out of Kyrgyzstan into Tajikistan per day

DUSHANBE, July 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Fuel smuggling out of Kyrgyzstan into Tajikistan is reportedly going on.

17:07, july 7, 2011

FAO food price index up slightly in June

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In June 2011, FAO''s Food Price Index rose one percent to 234 points - 39 percent higher than in June 2010 but four percent below its all-time high of 238

11:26, july 7, 2011

Khatlon, Novosibirsk establish cooperation

QURGHON TEPPA, July 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Authorities of Tajikistan’s Khatlon province and Russia’s Novosibirsk oblast have signed a memorandum of cooperation.

09:44, july 7, 2011

Plan of actions on working out new tax code discussed in Dushanbe yesterday

DUSHANBE, July 7, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of the Commission for Development of the Tax Code of Tajikistan took place in Dushanbe on July 6.

17:52, july 6, 2011

Restricted access to finance primary obstacle in the way of doing business in CA, says WB report

DUSHANBE, July 6, Asia-Plus -- Businesses in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EAC) say that constraints in financing, infrastructure, and labor quality inhibit doing business in the region,