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To save TJS central bank should inject several millions of USD into domestic currency market, expert says

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To maintain the national currency''s rate against the dollar the National bank of Tajikistan (NBT) should inject at least several millions of dollars

14:54, february 4, 2009

Kurmanbek Bakiev: Manas airbase to be shut down

â€œThe Kyrgyz government took the decision to bring to a close the airbase of antiterrorist coalition,â€ the President Kurmanbek Bakiev told the press conference in Moscow on Tuesday February 3,

14:49, february 4, 2009

Public debt of Kazakhstan totals KZT 1 trillion 330 billion

Public debt of Republic of Kazakhstan has totaled KZT 1 trillion 330 billion on January 1, 2009, said Kazakh Finance Minister Bolat Zhamishev.

14:47, february 4, 2009

3.5 kilograms of drugs confiscated on auto roads of Uzbekistan

After the raid that was conducted by internal affairs bodies on auto roads in 2 regions of Uzbekistan 3.5 kilograms of drugs were confiscated.

14:47, february 4, 2009

Delegation of Russian Gubkin Oil and Gas University arrives in Ashgabat

A delegation of the Russian Gubkin Oil and Gas University led by the university rector, professor V.G.Martynov arrived in Ashgabat.

14:45, february 4, 2009

U.S. to respond to Kyrgyz base closure report – embassy

The United States will make an official statement on Wednesday on the decision to close its airbase in Kyrgyzstan announced by the Central Asian state's leader yesterday, the U.S.

14:40, february 4, 2009

Russia offers allies aid as U.S. base ordered shut

Russia offered financial support to two ex-Soviet states on Tuesday and secured military favors in return, a day after former Cold War ally Cuba secured renewed assistance from Moscow.

14:36, february 4, 2009

Iran insists satellite launch has no military aims

Iran insisted on Wednesday that the launch of the country's first home-built satellite has no military aims, despite deep concerns in the West.

14:35, february 4, 2009

Joint Chiefs say US should pare Afghanistan goals

Sharing a grim view of developments in Afghanistan, top Pentagon military leaders are recommending that President Barack Obama overhaul U.S. strategy there.

13:58, february 4, 2009

POWER

Tajik president’s articles about Imam Azam attract interest in Muslim countries

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Articles by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon about Imam Azam, the founder of the Sunni Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence entitled “Imam Azam and

13:01, february 4, 2009

EAEC to establish anti-crisis fund

Establishment of an anti-crisis fund is one of key issues to be discussed at the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) summit in Moscow.

12:39, february 4, 2009

Job fair for women expected to held in Sughd this month

KHUJAND, February 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The first regional job fair for local unemployed women is expected to be held in Khujand this month, chairperson of the Sughd committee for family and

12:24, february 4, 2009

Problems of education for blind children discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Representative of the FORCE Foundation (The Netherlands) is currently in Tajikistan to get acquainted with state of local educational facilities for

12:10, february 4, 2009

Dushanbe employment agency helps labor migrants returning from Russian find jobs

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe employment agency intends to hold 16 job vacancy fairs this year, the agency director Safarali Hakimov said in an interview with

11:43, february 4, 2009

POWER

New interior minister shakes up police officials

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On February 2, newly appointed Minister of Interiors Abdurahim Qahhorov singed orders introducing a number of staff changes.

11:28, february 4, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Sughd court sentences Kyrgyz national belonging to Hizb ut-Tahrir to 11 years

KHUJAND, February 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A 35-year-old national of Kyrgyzstan Abdumalik Jamoliddinov, who is native of Sughd’s Bobojonghafurov district and activist of the outlawed religious

11:14, february 4, 2009

Prospects of Tajik-British economic cooperation discussed yesterday

DUSHANBE, February 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Prospects of further expansion of bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Tajikistan and the United Kingdom were a major topic of a meeting

21:24, february 3, 2009

USD exchange rate rises sharply in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A sharp rise in the USD exchange rate has been reported in the currency exchange offices in Dushanbe.

20:44, february 3, 2009

Agiotage around sharp rise in USD exchange rate will probably fall by early spring, says expert

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The current agiotage around a sharp rise in the exchange rate of USD against the Somoni will probably fall by early spring, Firouz Saidov, an expert

20:01, february 3, 2009

Participation of Tajik leader in upcoming summits confirms that reasons for the previous refusal decision are far from just ‘technical’

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President’s decision to attend summits of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) in Moscow that

18:41, february 3, 2009

IRPT leader predicts that Tajik delegation’s visit to Moscow will be uneasy

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) also leader of the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) Muhiddin Kabiri predicts that

17:13, february 3, 2009

Tajik aluminum smelter decrease production volumes

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco) has decided to reduce power consumption to 15 million kWh per day following ongoing energy crisis in the country.

16:36, february 3, 2009

Iran’s minister of trade arrives in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Iran’s Trade Minister Said Masoud Mirkazemi is arriving in Dushanbe today evening on a two-day visit, according to the MFA information department.

16:34, february 3, 2009

Four districts in Kulob repay one third of cotton loans to this date

KULOB, February 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Four cotton-growing districts in Khatlon’s Kulob region have repaid 9,280,953 somoni of cotton loans so far, which is 34.

16:33, february 3, 2009

POWER

President Rahmon to attend CSTO, EAEC summits in Moscow

President Emomali Rahmon departs for Moscow today afternoon to attend extraordinary sessions of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the

14:46, february 3, 2009

Meeting to reproductive health issues takes place in Dushanbe on Feb 6

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A coordination meeting to discuss the progress of implementation of the project “I Know” on improving reproductive health in Tajikistan will be held

14:42, february 3, 2009

Kyrgyz President takes working trip to Moscow

The Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev takes the working trip to Moscow to hold talks with his Russian colleague Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday.

14:41, february 3, 2009

Inflation in Kazakhstan in January made 0.3 %

Inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan in January, 2009, totaled 0.3 %, the agency reports citing Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan.

14:40, february 3, 2009

Uzbekistan's GDP increases by 9% in 2008

Uzbekistan's gross domestic product grew by 9% year-on-year in 2008. The inflation rate made up 7.8% last year, the Central Bank of Uzbekistan said.

14:39, february 3, 2009