Tajkistan

12:11, january 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Customs service to introduce unified automated information system this year

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus - The Customs Service is expected to introduce the unified automated information system into operation in April this year, first deputy chief of the

11:59, january 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik-Afghan trade nearly triples in 2008

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a press conference in Dushanbe, first deputy chief of the Customs Service, Nematboy Rahmatov, noted on January 21 that a

11:45, january 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Customs officers are to transfer 2.1 bln somoni to the budget this year

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Customs Service is to transfer 2.

11:29, january 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Labor migrants remit some $137 mln to Kulob banks in 2008

KULOB, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Last year, more than 63,000 labor migrants remitted 136.871 million US dollars, 418.

11:15, january 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Because of electricity disruptions Sughd doctors stop performing heart operations

KHUJAND, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Because of severe electricity shortages in the Sughd province, local cardiology center has stopped performing heart surgeries, while dozens of patients

20:22, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Electricity supplies to Sughd reduced even more

KHUJAND, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On January 21, electricity supplies to the Sughd province were reduced even more, while some districts have not had electricity at all.

19:58, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

We negotiate with NATO states only transit of nonmilitary cargo via Tajikistan to Afghanistan, says FM

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan today plays an important role in the region in solution of issues related to Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi remarked at a

19:26, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Termination of transit of Turkmen power to Tajikistan may cause water-management problems: FM

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at a press conference in Dushanbe on January 21, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi noted that termination of transit of Turkmen electrical

18:40, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Dushanbe independent weekly Asia-Plus marks its 9th anniversary

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus – The Dushanbe independent weekly Asia -Plus has marked its ninth anniversary.

17:15, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

President scheduled to visit a number of European countries in February

In early February, President Emomali Rahmon is scheduled to attend a session of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium and pay visits to Croatia and the Baltic nations.

16:51, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Feasibility study for Nourobod HPP-1 presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus - A ceremony of presentation of feasibility study fro construction of the hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Nourobod HPP-1 on the Khingob River in eastern

16:21, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Municipal redevelopment plans for 18 cities and districts centers to worked out in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Municipal redevelopment plans for 18 cities and district centers are supposed to be worked out in Tajikistan within the next few years, the

15:59, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Farmers have repaid only little more than TJS37.2 mln of cotton loans so far

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Farmers have repaid only little more than 37.

15:25, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Global financial crisis has not affected TDB’s financial indices, says bank’s press service

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- At present, there are more than 470 deposits with fixed period in the Bonki Rushdi Tojikiston (Tajikistan Development Bank or TDB), according to press

14:25, january 21, 2009

POWER

Lower house committee discusses standard-legal acts bill

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Committee on Public Order, Defense and Security discussed a draft law

13:28, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CSTO peacekeeping activity agreement takes effect

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The agreement on peacekeeping activity of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has come into effect after the CSTO Secretariat received

12:49, january 21, 2009

INCIDENTS

Three killed in Spitamen traffic accident

KHUJAND, January 21 2009, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed Tuesday as two vehicles collided in Sughd’s Spitamen district, according to the Sughd police directorate.

12:26, january 21, 2009

POWER

New head of the unit for implementation of energy projects

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolution of January 19 Kholmurod Qurbonov, formerly manager of one of energy projects, was appointed as director of the energy

12:10, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Japan grant improves preservation capacities of Tajik Institute of History

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Wednesday January 21, Mr. Yoshihiro Nakayama, Chargé D’Affaires, the Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe, and Mr.

11:30, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk implements one of largest salary card projects in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk, which is one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks, has implemented a large credit card project in

11:15, january 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik private university to train specialists in innovative management

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik private university, The Institute of Innovative Technologies and Communications, intends to establish department for training specialists in

18:29, january 20, 2009

INCIDENTS

123 traffic accidents leave 62 dead in Kulob in 2008

KULOB, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 123 traffic accidents were reported in Khatlon’s Kulob group of districts in 2008, which is seven cases more than in 2007, deputy chief of the Khatlon

18:16, january 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik Diaspora head says Tajik labor migrants intend to invest in Roghun hydroelectricity project

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik labor migrants working in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region and its administrative center Yekaterinburg would like to invest in construction of the

16:59, january 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

To attract investments Dushanbe authorities suspend local tax collection

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To attract domestic and foreign investments to build new facilities in Dushanbe the Dushanbe authorities intend to suspend collection of local tax,

16:33, january 20, 2009

LAW-ORDER

28 Hizb ut-Tahrir activists convicted in Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 28 activists of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization were convicted in Tajikistan last year, chairman of the Supreme Court

15:50, january 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Introduction of the last fourth unit of Sangtuda-1 station into operation scheduled for late February

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The first unit of the Russian-built hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Sangtuda-1 was introduced into operation exactly a year ago, on January 20, 2008.

15:00, january 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Eminent persons to advise ADB on institutional and human resources management

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced the establishment of an Advisory Group of six eminent persons to advise on institutional and human

14:50, january 20, 2009

POWER

Two boiler houses of Dushanbe heat and power station to be transferred to Dushanbe municipality

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Western and Eastern boiler houses of the Dushanbe heat and power station will be transferred from the books of Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric

14:01, january 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

More than 6,000 ha of lands in Sughd remain out of crop rotation

KHUJAND, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 6,453 hectares of lands, including 5,332 hectares of areas requiring irrigation and 1,131 hectares of dry-farming lands, have remained out of a crop

13:41, january 20, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajkistan

Customs service to introduce unified automated information system this year

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus - The Customs Service is expected to introduce the unified automated information system into operation in April this year, first deputy chief of the

Tajik-Afghan trade nearly triples in 2008

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a press conference in Dushanbe, first deputy chief of the Customs Service, Nematboy Rahmatov, noted on January 21 that a

Customs officers are to transfer 2.1 bln somoni to the budget this year

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Customs Service is to transfer 2.

Labor migrants remit some $137 mln to Kulob banks in 2008

KULOB, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Last year, more than 63,000 labor migrants remitted 136.871 million US dollars, 418.

Because of electricity disruptions Sughd doctors stop performing heart operations

KHUJAND, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Because of severe electricity shortages in the Sughd province, local cardiology center has stopped performing heart surgeries, while dozens of patients

Electricity supplies to Sughd reduced even more

KHUJAND, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On January 21, electricity supplies to the Sughd province were reduced even more, while some districts have not had electricity at all.

We negotiate with NATO states only transit of nonmilitary cargo via Tajikistan to Afghanistan, says FM

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan today plays an important role in the region in solution of issues related to Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi remarked at a

Termination of transit of Turkmen power to Tajikistan may cause water-management problems: FM

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at a press conference in Dushanbe on January 21, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi noted that termination of transit of Turkmen electrical

Dushanbe independent weekly Asia-Plus marks its 9th anniversary

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus – The Dushanbe independent weekly Asia -Plus has marked its ninth anniversary.

President scheduled to visit a number of European countries in February

In early February, President Emomali Rahmon is scheduled to attend a session of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium and pay visits to Croatia and the Baltic nations.

Feasibility study for Nourobod HPP-1 presented in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus - A ceremony of presentation of feasibility study fro construction of the hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Nourobod HPP-1 on the Khingob River in eastern

Municipal redevelopment plans for 18 cities and districts centers to worked out in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Municipal redevelopment plans for 18 cities and district centers are supposed to be worked out in Tajikistan within the next few years, the

Farmers have repaid only little more than TJS37.2 mln of cotton loans so far

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Farmers have repaid only little more than 37.

Global financial crisis has not affected TDB’s financial indices, says bank’s press service

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- At present, there are more than 470 deposits with fixed period in the Bonki Rushdi Tojikiston (Tajikistan Development Bank or TDB), according to press

Lower house committee discusses standard-legal acts bill

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Committee on Public Order, Defense and Security discussed a draft law

CSTO peacekeeping activity agreement takes effect

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The agreement on peacekeeping activity of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has come into effect after the CSTO Secretariat received

Three killed in Spitamen traffic accident

KHUJAND, January 21 2009, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed Tuesday as two vehicles collided in Sughd’s Spitamen district, according to the Sughd police directorate.

New head of the unit for implementation of energy projects

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By government’s resolution of January 19 Kholmurod Qurbonov, formerly manager of one of energy projects, was appointed as director of the energy

Japan grant improves preservation capacities of Tajik Institute of History

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Wednesday January 21, Mr. Yoshihiro Nakayama, Chargé D’Affaires, the Embassy of Japan in Dushanbe, and Mr.

Agroinvestbonk implements one of largest salary card projects in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk, which is one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial banks, has implemented a large credit card project in

Tajik private university to train specialists in innovative management

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik private university, The Institute of Innovative Technologies and Communications, intends to establish department for training specialists in

123 traffic accidents leave 62 dead in Kulob in 2008

KULOB, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 123 traffic accidents were reported in Khatlon’s Kulob group of districts in 2008, which is seven cases more than in 2007, deputy chief of the Khatlon

Tajik Diaspora head says Tajik labor migrants intend to invest in Roghun hydroelectricity project

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik labor migrants working in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region and its administrative center Yekaterinburg would like to invest in construction of the

To attract investments Dushanbe authorities suspend local tax collection

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To attract domestic and foreign investments to build new facilities in Dushanbe the Dushanbe authorities intend to suspend collection of local tax,

28 Hizb ut-Tahrir activists convicted in Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 28 activists of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization were convicted in Tajikistan last year, chairman of the Supreme Court

Introduction of the last fourth unit of Sangtuda-1 station into operation scheduled for late February

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The first unit of the Russian-built hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Sangtuda-1 was introduced into operation exactly a year ago, on January 20, 2008.

Eminent persons to advise ADB on institutional and human resources management

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced the establishment of an Advisory Group of six eminent persons to advise on institutional and human

Two boiler houses of Dushanbe heat and power station to be transferred to Dushanbe municipality

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Western and Eastern boiler houses of the Dushanbe heat and power station will be transferred from the books of Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric

More than 6,000 ha of lands in Sughd remain out of crop rotation

KHUJAND, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 6,453 hectares of lands, including 5,332 hectares of areas requiring irrigation and 1,131 hectares of dry-farming lands, have remained out of a crop

President Rahmon pays short working visit to Russia in early February

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon is expected to pay one-day working visit to Moscow in early February.