Government orders to channel 800 million somonis to replenish OJSC NBO Roghun’s authorized capital

The Government of Tajikistan has ordered to channel 800 million somonis (equivalent to about 78 million U.S. dollars) to replenish the authorized capital of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) NBO Roghun. By government’s decree of February 2, po...

Last year’s net profit of Tajikistan’s savings bank reportedly estimated at almost 102 million somonis

Last year, the net profit of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s state-run savings bank) amounted to almost 102 million somonis (equivalent to about 9 million US dollars), which is 53.5 percent more than in 2021, says press release issued by Amonatbonk.  ...

What challenges does ADB address in Tajikistan?

This year, the Asian Development Bank is preparing to celebrate 25 years of partnership with the Republic of Tajikistan. Head of the ADB Office in Tajikistan Shanny Campbell talked to Asia-Plus about how this cooperation has evolved, and what results have

Somon Air to resume flights to Urumqi

Tajikistan’s privately owned air company, Somon Air, to resume flights from Dushanbe to Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Somon Air Director-General Abdulqosim Valiyev said this at a news conference in

Tajik privately owned air company plans to purchase Czech L-410s

Government writes off Barqi Tojik’s TJS282.4 mln debt by writing off part of Sangtudinskaya GES-1 tax debts

The Government of Tajikistan has instructed to reduce Barqi Tojik’s debt to Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1 hydropower plant in Tajikistan, by 282.4 million somonis (TJS), which is  equal to 2...

Tajikistan and Pakistan vow to boost bilateral cooperation

Pakistani media reports say that at the invitation of Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon yesterday arrived in Islamabad on a two-day official visit to Pakistan. Daily Pakistan reports that upon his arriva...

Somon Air launches flight connecting Tajik and Pakistani capitals

The press center of Somon Air reported today that “On December 13, 2022, the national air carrier of Tajikistan Somon Air operated the first flight from Dushanbe to Islamabad.” In the near future, as part of the route network expansion pro...

Tajik air carriers to be exempt from paying VAT

Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) last week endorsed amendments made to the country’s Tax Code.   Presenting the amendments to lawmakers, Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda noted that the amendments provide for

Yandex go to enter Tajikistan’s taxi services market

For two weeks now, among the residents of the capital, rumors about the appearance of a new player in the country’s taxi service market have not ceased.  There are already announcements about the imminent appearance of Yandex go application in ...

Tajikistan assumes CAREC rotating leadership

The Governing Council of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute has appointed Mr. Kabir Jurazoda as its new Director, effective on November 11. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM) says a nation...

New head of Alif Bank appointed

Ms. Gulanor Atobek, who had previously served as deputy head of Alif Bank, was appointed to head the Bank. One of co-founders of the Bank, Abdullo Kurnanov, writes on his Facebook page that together with Ms. Atobek, Daler Karimov and Dilovar Amonov ...

Barqi Tojik’s debt to Sangtudinskaya GES-1 increases by nearly 30 percent

Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company)’s debt to Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP), rose nearly 30 percent in a year to October 27, 2022, reac...

New top manager of Tajik national air carrier is savior or liquidator?

Parviz Shodmonzoda, who had previously served as deputy director of Bokhtar International Airport, has been appointed to head Tajik Air (Tajikistan’s national air carrier), which is on the verge of bankruptcy.   Sources close to the co...

EBRD increases green and SME financing in Tajikistan

Thousands of small and microbusinesses across Tajikistan will be able to continue their activity and take on board green technologies thanks to a financial package of up to US$6 million mobilized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EB...

Tajik Air hopes for settlement agreement with Lithuania Skyroad Leasing

The decision of the arbitral tribunal of Vilnius on recovery of US$20 million from Tajik Air in favor of Lithuanian Skyroad Leasing is in the proceedings of the High Economic Court of Tajikistan, Tajik Air (Tajikistan’s national air carrier) Directo...

Boeing doesn’t exclude Tajikistan from the number of buyers of its aircraft over the next 20 years

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, deputy head of Open Joint-Stock Company Somon Air (Tajikistan’s privately owned air carrier), Abdulqosim Valiyev, noted on July 28 that the American Aircraft Corporation Boeing has not excluded ...

Tajik national air carrier is on the verge of bankruptcy, says Tajikistan’s High Economic Court

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s High Economic Court head Rustam Mirzozoda revealed on July 25 that Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, is on the verge of bankruptcy and it has no money to repay its debts. A...

Tajik authorities seeks repayment of Tajik Air’s debt to Lithuanian Skyroad Leasing

The Execution Service under the Government of Tajikistan is seeking repayment of Tajik national air carrier’s debt of US$20 million to Lithuanian UAB Skyroad Leasing. The Execution Service representatives told reporters in Dushanbe on July 20 th...

EBRD finances first-ever green taxi project in Tajikistan

More than 60 percent of the nearly 900,000 residents of Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, will now be able to enjoy environmentally friendlier and safer taxi rides thanks to the introduction of electric taxis, a project supported by the European Bank ...