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Kyrgyz Parliament allows energy companies to restructure 3.269bln debt

Sixty-six members of parliament voted in support of the allowing energy companies to restructure a 3.269 billion debt for unpaid taxes and loans.

14:50, december 26, 2008

Turkmen Delegation Learns International Information Communication Technologies Experience in Latvia

A delegation of Turkmenistan has recently returned from a 10-day study tour of Latvia which was organized by the UNDP Project â€œInformation Sharing in Turkmenistan for Sustainable Human

14:49, december 26, 2008

Ahmadinejad Christmas message will cause offence: official

Channel 4's decision to invite Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to deliver a Christmas message was criticised by the Foreign Office Thursday, which said it would cause offence.

14:45, december 26, 2008

Russia hopes Obama administration will listen in START talks

Russia hopes the new U.S. administration will be more ready to listen to Russia's position regarding a replacement for a strategic weapons treaty, a deputy Russian foreign minister said Thursday.

14:44, december 26, 2008

Ukraine to hold on to cooperation with NATO with its teeth

Ukraine will step up cooperation with NATO next year, Foreign Minister vladimir Ogryzko said Thursday.

14:43, december 26, 2008

US-led force says 11 Taliban killed in Afghanistan

The US-led coalition in Afghanistan said Friday it had killed 11 Taliban militants in an operation against a network behind a series of roadside bombings, including some that killed foreign soldiers.

14:36, december 26, 2008

Revenue part of 2009 Dushanbe budget stands at $191.38 mln

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2008, Asia-Plus - The 16th session of the Dushanbe legislature (Majlis) of the third convocation that was held on December 25 has approved the city budget for 2009.

14:06, december 26, 2008

Largest-ever consignment of narcotics burnt in Dushanbe

Tajik counternarcotics agency burned more than two tons of narcotics, including 390 kilograms of heroin, today.

13:39, december 26, 2008

Labor migrants’ remittances to banks in Khatlon reduce

QURGHON TEPPA, December 26, 2008, Asia-Plus - The global financial crisis has resulted in labor migrants’ remittances to Tajikistan decreasing.

13:15, december 26, 2008

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Two 20-storey business centers expected to be built in Tajik capital in 2011

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The 16th session of the Dushanbe city legislature (Majlis) of the third convocation that was held on December 25 discussed the city’s economic

13:03, december 26, 2008

Global financial crisis reportedly hits Tajikistan’s cotton sector

QURGHON TEPPA, December 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Because of world cotton prices falls and lack of buyers, cotton-growing farms in the Khatlon province cannot realize their output, Fayzali Mahmadiyev,

12:37, december 26, 2008

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Rahmon sends condolences to Yushchenko over Yevpatoria tragedy

DUSHANBE, December 26, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday sent a telegram of condolences to his Ukrainian counterpart, Viktor Yushchenko, over an apartment building blast in

12:25, december 26, 2008

GBAO teachers learn unconventional methods for teaching natural sciences

KHOROG, December 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A training seminar formally titled “From Theory to Practice” for researchers and trainers at the GBAO Institute for Improvement of Professional Education was

12:12, december 26, 2008

India companies granted contract for construction of power grid from HPP Sungtuda-1 to Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Indian companies – KEC International Ltd (KEC) and RPG Transmission – have bee granted a contract for construction of a 220 kilovolt double circuit

11:58, december 26, 2008

Military officer, two civilians face drug-trafficking charge

KHUJAND, December 26, 2008 Asia-Plus -- The Sughd military prosecutor’s office have completed investigation into case instituted against Mahmadullo Andalibov, an officer with military unit

11:44, december 26, 2008

WB provides more than 40 vehicles for medical facilities in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank has provided more than 40 vehicles, including 20 UAZ, 21 Niva and Niva-Chevrolet, for medical facilities in the Khatlon province,

11:30, december 26, 2008

Tajikistan confirms its adherence to development of accounting and auditing systems

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Ms.

11:16, december 26, 2008

Enterprise for producing gypsum plasterboards put into operation in Khujand

KHUJAND, December 26, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An official opening of an enterprise for producing gypsum plasterboards, Nourteks, was held in Khujand, Sughd province on December 24.

20:55, december 25, 2008

OSS mechanism simplifies the registration process of entrepreneurs

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On recommendations and with technical support of IFC (International Finance Corporation), the European Union and the United States Agency for International

20:03, december 25, 2008

IFC and Tax Committee conduct information campaign: “New Patent three in one – you always win!”

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- IFC (International Finance Corporation), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan

19:31, december 25, 2008

New AIDS center in Istaravshan detects first HIV case

KHUJAND, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The AIDS center that was set up in Sughd’s Istaravshan district in the autumn has detected the first HIV case.

19:18, december 25, 2008

1,422 HIV sufferers officially registered in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The number of officially registered HIV sufferers in Tajikistan has reached 1,422 people, the Republican AIDS Center head Murodali Rouziyev announced at a

18:37, december 25, 2008

Tajik newspaper editors dispute Russia embassy’s note

Editors of four Tajik weeklies today held a press conference to comment on the note delivered by the Russian Embassy to the Tajik MFA over a number of articles published in Tajik newspapers.

15:26, december 25, 2008

Drug police seize more than 5 kilos of narcotics yesterday

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the Interior Ministry directorate for combating drug trafficking (drug police) sized more than five kilograms of narcotics yesterday,

15:06, december 25, 2008

Rumors about mass return of Tajik labor migrants from Russia exaggerated: Kulob airport

KULOB, December 25, 2008, Asia-Plus -- There is triple-weekly aerial communication service between Kulob and Moscow and each flight currently carries on average some 50-60 passengers (some

15:01, december 25, 2008

Kyrgyzstan to inquire Uzbekistan about reasons of gas price rise, Chudinov says

â€œThe Kyrgyz government positioned itself on the negotiations over Uzbek natural gas delivery, asking to explain why the gas costs have doubled,â€ Igor Chudinov, the Kyrgyz Prime Minister said

15:00, december 25, 2008

Kazakh GDP to grow on 1-3% in 2009-2010

â€œAs a result joint action plan implementation of the Government, National Bank and Financial Supervision Agency, the real growth rate of Kazakh GDP in 2009-2010 is will reach 1-3 % per year,â€

14:57, december 25, 2008

Uzbek-Polish trade turnover rises 12 times in 2004-07

Trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Poland increased 12 times in 2004-2005. Export of Poland to Uzbekistan rose 2.5 times and Uzbekistan to Poland grew 20 times, according to statistics of Poland.

14:55, december 25, 2008

Special working group meets in Astana to discuss Caspian Sea legal regime

A delegation of Turkmenistan is attending the 24th meeting of the Special Working Group for drafting a convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea at the level of deputy foreign ministers.

14:54, december 25, 2008