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Russian agricultural bank opens its representative office in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 2, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has issued a permit for opening of a representative office of Russia’s open joint-stock company (OJSC),

20:02, april 30, 2009

Equipment for Sughd regional TV station arrives in Dushanbe

KHUJAND, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Radio relay send-receive equipment for the Sughd regional TV station that was purchased from Ukraine has arrived in Dushanbe, the head of the Sughd TV

19:26, april 30, 2009

New Russian ambassador presents copy of his credentials to FM Zarifi

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The new Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

18:42, april 30, 2009

MPs endorse new labor protection law

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered and approved the labor protection bill at an April 30 meeting, presided

18:04, april 30, 2009

Parliament passes anticrisis budget

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) have endorsed changes to the law on the national budget for 2009.

15:50, april 30, 2009

President orders to provide aid to mudslide-affected residents of Khuroson

Funds will be allocated from the national budget to provide extraordinary grants to 114 families in Khatlonâ€™s Khuroson affected by an April 22 mudslide

15:05, april 30, 2009

USD falls 2.6 percent against TJS Wednesday afternoon

DUSHANBE, April 30, Asia-Plus -- The dollar fell 2.6 percent against the somoni (TJS) Wednesday afternoon – from 1:4.25 to 1:4.15.

14:40, april 30, 2009

LAW-ORDER

One detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of cheating several entrepreneurs out of over $1 mln

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe resident Navrouz Abdulloyev was detained by police officers yesterday on suspicion of having cheated a number of local entrepreneurs out of

14:13, april 30, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Another attempt of illegal migration warded off in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Konibodom prosecutor’s office on April 27 instituted criminal proceedings against local resident, Ms.

13:53, april 30, 2009

China Development Bank may give a US$3 bln to Samruk-Kazyna

China Development Bank may give a $3 bl loan to Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund. Anar Umarova, the vice president of the Development Bank of Kazakhstan (subsidiary of Samruk-Kazyna).

13:52, april 30, 2009

BestSoft Uzbekistan 2009 to be held in Tashkent

The national exhibition of software products "BestSoft Uzbekistan2009" and the national forum of programmers will take place in Tashkent on May 12-14 at the Tashkent University of Information

13:51, april 30, 2009

Russia transferred $300M concessional loan to Kyrgyzstan

Russian Federation has transferred a $300 million concessional loan to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz National Bank informed the news agency â€œ24.kgâ€.

13:50, april 30, 2009

Delegation of St. Petersburg businessmen arrives in Ashgabat

A delegation of St.

13:48, april 30, 2009

WHO raises level of swine flu pandemic alert to 'five'

The World Health Organization has raised its level of swine flu pandemic alert from phase 4 to 5, one step short of a full-scale pandemic, the WHO said on its website on Thursday.

13:48, april 30, 2009

Anticorruption agency gets right institute criminal proceedings against prosecutors

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) today endorsed amendments to the Constitutional Law “On Prosecutor’s Offices,”

13:47, april 30, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama pleased with progress, but not satisfied

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States was clearing away the â€œwreckageâ€ of recession, but the economic system had to be reformed.

13:46, april 30, 2009

Iran ex-revolutionary guards chief to run for president

The former head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards Mohsen Rezai announced on Wednesday that he would run for president in the June election, Mehr news agency reported.

13:44, april 30, 2009

US sees spike in Afghanistan, Pakistan attacks

Terrorist attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan have risen sharply as extremists have consolidated and expanded operations, according to the government and independent analysts.

13:18, april 30, 2009

Tajik Corner opens at Montana University

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus – Tajik Corner has opened at Montana University. The Corner-opening ceremony was attended by Tajik Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr.

12:26, april 30, 2009

Tajik finance minister meets representatives of Arab financial institutions to discuss crisis problems

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday April 29, Finance Minister Safarali Najmiddinov met here with representatives from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Kuwait Fund for Arab

12:04, april 30, 2009

Fars News Agency’s office in Tajikistan kicks off today

The Dushanbe office would be the first in a series of correspond offices to be opened by FNAâ€™s regional office in Central Asia, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.

11:44, april 30, 2009

Afghan police officers to be instructed at training centers of Tajik law enforcement agencies

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to cooperation between Tajik Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on police reform and training of Afghan police

11:31, april 30, 2009

Several followers of unregistered Islamic group detained in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, April 30, Asia-Plus – The head of the interior affairs office in Khatlon province says several members of groups related to the unregistered Islamic Jamaat-ut Tabligh have been detained

11:20, april 30, 2009

Tajik poultry farms produce some 25 mln eggs in Q1 09

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first thee months of this year, all categories of farms in Tajikistan have produced 24.931 million eggs, which is 2.7 times, or 15.

11:08, april 30, 2009

RCS organizes charitable concert to support Tajik boarding schools

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon ha s supported an initiative of Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) to organize a charitable concert in Dushanbe on May 6,

10:55, april 30, 2009

UN welcomes commitment of leaders of CA nations to discuss challenge of managing shared water resources

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Any solution to the disappearance of Central Asia’s Aral Sea, which has shrunk by 70 per cent in recent decades, must recognize the importance of

10:44, april 30, 2009

IFC completes its leasing development activities in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, completes its leasing development activities in Tajikistan today.

10:29, april 30, 2009

Turkmen president appoints new Turkmen ambassador to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By a decree signed by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov yesterday Nurberdy Amanmyradov was appointed Turkmenistan’s Ambassador Extraordinary

10:15, april 30, 2009

600 families from ecological risk zones expected to be relocated to safe places this year

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 600 families from ecological risk zones are expected to be relocated to safe places this year, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection

20:11, april 29, 2009