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17:34, january 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Agroinvestbonk provides 936.5 mln somoni in loans in 2009

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In 2009, the overall volume of loans provided by Agroinvestbonk last year amounted to 936.5 million somoni (equivalent to more than 214 million U.S.

17:27, january 26, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Head of Sughd society of disabled persons faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, January 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

17:23, january 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

256 illegally possessed firearms confiscated from Sughd population last year

KHUJAND, January 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 256 illegally possessed firearms were confiscated from the population of northern Tajikistan last year, according to the Sughd police directorate.

17:18, january 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Non-publication of information about quantity of Roghun shares they sold undermines government’s reputation

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Non-publication of information about the quantity of shares in Roghun they have sold undermines reputation of the government, Ghulomiddin Sayfiddinov,

17:15, january 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Finance minister promises to declare data about volumes of Roghun shares sold since Jan 6 after Feb 6

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has not yet had information about the overall volume of Roghun shares sold in the country so far, Minister of Finance

17:13, january 26, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Saudi Arabia Embassy opened in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, January 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The Embassy of Saudi Arabia has been opened in Dushanbe recently, according to the Tajik MFA information department. Mr.

17:10, january 26, 2010

POWER

Enlarged meeting of Tajik Cabinet takes place on Jan 29-30

Usually, the president introduces staff changes at an enlarged meeting of the Cabinet reviewing the results of the past year’s work and the next enlarged meeting of the cabinet scheduled for January

20:10, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik tax officers overfulfill last year’s tax collection target by 7 percent

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Tax Committee overfulfilled last year’s tax collection target by 7 percent, transferring 2.

19:30, january 25, 2010

INCIDENTS

Driver for head of Dushanbe’s largest wholesale market killed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- According to some sources, the 28-year-old Fasliddin Zokirov, who was killed in Dushanbe on the night of January 24-25, was driver for the head of

19:10, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

NBT considers applications by a number of foreign banks for opening of their branches in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) is currently considering applications by a number of foreign banks for opening of their branches and representatives

18:40, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s foreign debt rises to US$1.693 bln in 2009

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s foreign trade rose 35.8 percent in the year to January 1, 2010, reaching 1.6913 billion U.S.

16:05, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s gold and foreign currency reserves amount to $351.4 mln in 2009

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gold and foreign currency reserves rose 77 percent in the year to December 31, 2009, reaching 351.4 million U.S.

15:40, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajik FM departs for Istanbul to attend regional summit on Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi has departed for Istanbul, Turkey to attend the Regional Summit of Afghanistan’s Neighbors that will take

15:00, january 25, 2010

INCIDENTS

2.5-month-old Tajik babyabducted in Egypt found and returned to parents

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- With support from employees of the Tajik Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Cairo police found a 2.

14:30, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Over 657 kilos of drugs seized in Shuroobod in 2009

KULOB, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- In 2009, 657.

14:00, january 25, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Head of Sughd society of disabled persons faces bribery charge

KHUJAND, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

13:45, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Number of holders of plastic cards of Eskhata Bank reaches some 4,000

KHUJAND, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The number of holders of plastic cards of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Eskhata Bank doubled in the year to December 31, 2009, reaching some 4,000

13:30, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Alleged drug peddler detained in Sughd

KHUJAND, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Resident of the town of Ghafurov, the administrative center of the Bobojonghafurov district in Sughd province, has been detained on suspicion of having

13:15, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Afghan drug lord reportedly arrested in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Drug Control Agency have reportedly broken up an organized criminal group, which was engaged in smuggling Afghan drugs into Central

13:00, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan now receives up to 18,000 cubic meters of Uzbek gas per day

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan now receives 17,000-18,000 cubic meters of Uzbek natural gas per day, according to Tojikgaz (Tajik state-controlled natural-gas distributor).

13:00, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan now receives up to 18,000 cubic meters of Uzbek gas per day

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan now receives 17,000-18,000 cubic meters of Uzbek natural gas per day, according to Tojikgaz (Tajik state-controlled natural-gas distributor).

12:45, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

133 cases of suicide reported in Khatlon last year

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 133 cases of suicide were registered in the Khatlon province last year, Jurakhon Madiyev, chief of the Khatlon police directorate staff, announced at

12:10, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

25 farms in Kulob pay off 2009 cotton loans taken from Amonatbonk

KULOB, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- 25 farming units in Kulob, Farkhor and Vose districts of Khatlon’s Kulob zone have paid off cotton loans taken from Amonatbonk’s (Tajikistan’s savings

11:50, january 25, 2010

TAJKISTAN

$1 bln needed to provide Tajikistan’s population with safe drinking water and upgrade ageing infrastructure

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Only little more than 50 percent of the country’s population now has access to safe drinking water, Asia-Plus has learned from the source at the

21:15, january 23, 2010

TAJKISTAN

EAEC finance ministers endorse procedure of providing loans from Anti-crisis Fund

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus – Finances ministers of member nations of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) have endorsed the procedure of providing loans from the EAEC Anti-crisis Fund,

20:30, january 23, 2010

TAJKISTAN

New SCO Secretary-General takes office

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus – Muratbek Imanaliev, new Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization officially took office, People’s Daily newspaper reported.

20:05, january 23, 2010

POWER

Draft poverty reduction strategy for 2010-2012 discussed in Dushanbe Friday

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The National Council for Development under the President of Tajikistan discussed outcomes of the poverty reduction strategy for 2007-2009 as well as

19:45, january 23, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan earmarks 27 mln somoni for the conduct of 2010 population and housing census

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The population and housing census will be conducted in Tajikistan from September 21 to September 30 this year, Ms.

19:15, january 23, 2010

LAW-ORDER

Leader of Salafiya movement in Tajikistan gets jail term of seven years

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The court of Dushanbe’s Sino district has sentenced seven Salafis to jail terms from 5 to 7 years.

13:35, january 23, 2010

TAJKISTAN

Government commission will assign day for blocking the Vakhsh River, minister says

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Energy and Industries Gul Sherali told reporters on January 22 that an exact date of blocking the Vakhsh River for beginning of the work