Tajkistan

Tajik power holding purchases 160,000 electricity meters from China company

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus — Tajik power holding Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) has signed an agreement with China’s Chint, private company producing electronic equipment, on

11:33, september 6, 2007

IMF mission head questions data of the CIS statistics committee on rate of inflation in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus — Carlos Pinerua, the head of the mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Tajikistan, has questioned data of the CIS Committee for

11:00, september 6, 2007

Tajik, Bulgarian foreign ministers to prepare visit Bulgarian presidents to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus -- A broad range of issues related to bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Bulgaria were discussed yesterday afternoon at a meeting of President

10:00, september 6, 2007

President visits Kulob

President Emomali Rahmon today morning left for Kulob to attend inauguration of a number of facilities, built there by the 16th anniversary of Tajikistanâ€™s Independence.

20:03, september 5, 2007

University professors in economics increase. Their knowledge through the CIPA Program

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus — On Monday September 3, the USAID Accounting/Certified International Professional Accountants (CIPA) Project began implementing a Training-of-Teachers of Higher

18:07, september 5, 2007

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to speed up settlement of disputable border issues

Members of the Tajik-Kyrgyz economic commission consider an agreement on procedure and terms of mutual recognition of rights and use of properties in the territories of both countries as one of main

17:33, september 5, 2007

Another land committee official detained for bribery in Khatlon

KULOB, September 5, Asia-Plus — Deputy head of the Kulob city committee for land-tenure regulations Shonazar Karimov has been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in bribery.

17:06, september 5, 2007

USAID supports accounting training for the Ministry of Finance

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus -- From August 16 to September 5, 2007, economists and accountants from Tajikistan’s Ministry of Finance completed courses on “Financial Accounting” and

16:28, september 5, 2007

Another land committee official detained for bribery in Khatlon

KULOB, September 5, Asia-Plus — Deputy head of the Kulob city committee for land-tenure regulations Shonazar Karimov has been arrested on suspicion of having been involved in bribery.

14:13, september 5, 2007

Bulgaria interested in boosting energy cooperation with Tajikistan, says Bulgarian FM

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus — Tajik and Bulgarian entrepreneurs have gathered in Tajik capital to discuss cooperation issues.

13:29, september 5, 2007

Russian MP to give news conference on Russian-Tajik parliamentary forum

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus — On September 11, V.A.

12:40, september 5, 2007

President orders 50 percent rise in health and cultural sectors wages versions

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus — President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed a decree ordering a 50 percent rise in health, social security and cultural sectors wages versions.

12:16, september 5, 2007

Female reporter from the tabloid newspaper faces charges under three articles of Criminal Code

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus — A prosecutor’s office in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has formally brought charges against Muhayo Nozimova, female reporter from the tabloid

11:41, september 5, 2007

Over 9.5 million tons of cargoes shipped by Tajik Railways in Jan-Aug 08

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus -- Over the past eight months of this year, Tajik railways has shipped 9.527 million tons of cargoes, which is 7.

09:37, september 5, 2007

President, capital mayor to inaugurate three residential buildings in Dushanbe

The head of state and the capital mayor will attend official opening of three residential buildings in the Tajik capital.

19:36, september 4, 2007

Duties of Transport Institute fold into Technical University

19:23, september 4, 2007

Tajik, Bulgarian entrepreneurs to discuss cooperation issues in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus — A business forum with participation of Tajik and Bulgarian entrepreneurs will be held at the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex in Dushanbe tomorrow, September 5.

17:12, september 4, 2007

The results of the CSTO anti-drug operation summed up

DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus – The first stage of the anti-drug operation conducted by member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), dubbed Channel 2007, ended Monday

16:19, september 4, 2007

Education ministry board endorses draft budget of the education sector for 2008

DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus — The board of the Ministry of Education (MoE) met yesterday to discuss the preliminary draft budget of the education sector and the ministry

15:48, september 4, 2007

President Rahmon signs resolution breaking contract with Rusal

DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus — President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed a resolution unilaterally revoking the agreement on long-term cooperation between the government of Tajikistan and

14:39, september 4, 2007

Poverty level reduces to 57 percent in Tajikistan, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus - A two-day seminar on issues related to elaborating a system of monitoring a progress of realization of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in Tajikistan is

13:49, september 4, 2007

IRPT members in Kulob protests protest against education ministry’s decision to outlaw hejab on campuses

KULOB, September 4, Asia-Plus — A news conference given by the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) organization for the Kulob region of Khatlon has made an official protest against the education

13:11, september 4, 2007

Bulgarian foreign minister arrives in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus — Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin is arriving in Dushanbe today for a short official visit, according to the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

12:45, september 4, 2007

President’s daughter appointed to head consular directorate at MFA

DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus — President’s daughter, Ozoda Emomaliyevna Rahmonova, has been appointed to head the consular directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), replacing Bahrom

11:44, september 4, 2007

Tajik embassy sends mobile assistance group on rail route Moscow-Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus — A mobile group for assisting fellow-countrymen set up at an initiative of the Tajik Embassy in Moscow yesterday departed from Moscow by train

10:46, september 4, 2007

46,773 tons of cotton yielded in Tajikistan by Monday

DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus -- Cotton-growing farms in the northern Sughd province that launched the cotton-harvesting campaign on September 1 have yielded 872 kilograms of raw cotton by

10:15, september 4, 2007

Head of land committee in Khuroson district detained for bribery

DUSHANBE, September 4, Asia-Plus -- The head of the land committee in the Khuroson district, Khatlon, has been detained for bribery.

17:53, september 3, 2007

Tajikistan tops CIS states in inflation rate, says CIS committee for statistics

DUSHANBE, September 3, Asia-Plus – CIS states’ gross domestic products (GDPs) rose on average 9.5 percent in the year to August 1, 2007, the CIS Committee for Statistics said.

17:30, september 3, 2007

IMF mission to Tajikistan to discuss parameters of the country’s budget for 2008

DUSHANBE, September 3, Asia-Plus — A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Tajikistan led by Carlos Pinerua has been in Tajikistan since the end of last week to survey the country’s

16:54, september 3, 2007