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Because of low quality of seeds Kulob cotton growers can fall short of crop capacity

KULOB, January 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Almost 90% of prepared for the 2009 of cotton seeds in Kulob region lower that limit of allowable quality, the Habibullo Kuliev, key specialist of state seed

13:10, january 23, 2009

New tajik medical specialist to be trained in 2nd Moscow Medical Institute

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2009, Asia-Plus - State and development issues of Tajik and Russian relations were discussed by the Sharif Said, national coordinator from Tajikistan and Dmitriy

12:10, january 23, 2009

New deputy country director of the Swiss Cooperation Office appointed

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Nicolas Guigas, Ph.

11:58, january 23, 2009

LAW-ORDER

236 corruption-related and economic crimes detected in Sughd in 2008

KHUJAND, January 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at après conference in Khujand, the Sughd anticorruption directorate chief Millopar Bandishoyev revealed on January 22 that 236

11:28, january 23, 2009

Khujand municipality intends to allot 210 ha of land for housing this year

KHUJAND, January 23, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Khujand municipality intends to allot 100 hectares for housing additionally to 110 hectares originally planned this year.

11:10, january 23, 2009

MoA sums up last year’s results

The Ministry of Agriculture recommends that farming units having cotton yields lower than 2.

19:54, january 22, 2009

Kulob banks provide totaling $40 mln in loans in 2008

KULOB, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In 2008, branches of banks in Khatlon’s Kulob region provided totaling 140,962,885 somoni (equivalent to some 40 US dollars) in loans to local

19:19, january 22, 2009

Amonatbonk provides more than TJS32 mln in loans to SMEs in mountain areas in 2005-08

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In 2005-2008, Tajikistan’s savings bank, Amonatbonk, provided more than 32 million somoni (TJS) in loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

18:49, january 22, 2009

GBAO population’s monetary savings reportedly nearly double in 2008

KHOROG, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to the GBAO committee for economic development and investments, monetary savings of the population in Gorno Badakhshan have nearly doubled.

18:23, january 22, 2009

Economic crisis results in Khujand textile factories’ production volumes decreasing

KHUJAND, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Two textile factories in Khujand have decreased production volumes following the global financial crisis and loss of product market abroad.

17:52, january 22, 2009

INCIDENTS

Tajik emergencies chief offers to transfer some services to CES

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Committee for Emergency Situations (CES) may be reorganized into the Ministry of Emergency of Situations.

16:16, january 22, 2009

US government does not rule out possibility of financing construction of new bridge over Panj River

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Government of the United States does not rule out the possibility of financing construction of a new bridge over the Panj River joining Tajikistan

14:47, january 22, 2009

Isfara railway station ships more than 36,000 tons of dried fruits to Russia in 2008

ISFARA, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In 2008, the railway station, Isfara, shipped more than 36,000 tons of dried fruits to the Russian Federation.

14:46, january 22, 2009

New Tax Code to promote modernization of Kazakh economy

Explanation of Kazakhstanâ€™s new Tax Code main provisions is the aim of a seminar being held in Capitalâ€™s Congress Hall at present.

14:45, january 22, 2009

New law on privatization to be developed in Uzbekistan

State Property Committee of Uzbekistan in cooperation with Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Justice is working on development of law "On privatization of state property".

14:44, january 22, 2009

Issyk-Kul region investments exceed 4.2 billion soms in 2008

Volume of capital investments in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan overtopped 4.2 billion soms in 2008, spokesman of the regionâ€™s governor told the news agency â€œ24.kgâ€.

14:43, january 22, 2009

New gas field put into operation in Karakum desert

A new gas field called Izmail has been put into operation in Zaunguz Karakum desert area in the northern gas bearing region of Lebap province. This field has been kept in reserve until today.

14:40, january 22, 2009

Hillary Clinton hopes for progress in relations with Russia

Hillary Clinton, who has been nominated to the post of U.S.

14:39, january 22, 2009

Barack Obama could visit Russia in April – paper

U.S. President Barack Obama could pay a visit to Moscow in April, a Russian business daily said on Thursday, citing a source close to the U.S. State Department.

14:38, january 22, 2009

Iran accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza Strip

The Iranian foreign minister on Wednesday accused Israel's leadership of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

14:37, january 22, 2009

Afghanistan seeks control over NATO deployments

The Afghan government has sent NATO headquarters a draft agreement that would give Afghanistan more control over future NATO deployments in the country â€” including the positioning of some U.S.

14:21, january 22, 2009

Kulob University to open journalism department

KULOB, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov yesterday was on a working visit to Kulob and during his stay in the city, the minister visited Kulob State

14:05, january 22, 2009

UN special envoy to Afghanistan visits Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mr.

13:48, january 22, 2009

Nearly 5.5 mln somoni of dilapidated banknotes immobilized in Kulob in 2008

KULOB, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 5.

13:11, january 22, 2009

New British ambassador presents copy of credentials to foreign Minister Zarifi

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- New British Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Trevor Moore, yesterday presented a copy of credentials to Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi.

12:57, january 22, 2009

POWER

Rahmon congratulates Obama on inauguration

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday congratulated Barack Obama on his inauguration as the new President of the United States, according to presidential

12:25, january 22, 2009

Dwelling prices drop by 30%-40% in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Speaking to reporters in Dushanbe on January 21, the Architecture and Construction Agency director Abduvali Komilov said that dwelling prices have

12:11, january 22, 2009

Customs service to introduce unified automated information system this year

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus - The Customs Service is expected to introduce the unified automated information system into operation in April this year, first deputy chief of the

11:59, january 22, 2009

Tajik-Afghan trade nearly triples in 2008

DUSHANBE, January 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a press conference in Dushanbe, first deputy chief of the Customs Service, Nematboy Rahmatov, noted on January 21 that a

11:45, january 22, 2009