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To attract investments Dushanbe authorities suspend local tax collection

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To attract domestic and foreign investments to build new facilities in Dushanbe the Dushanbe authorities intend to suspend collection of local tax,

16:33, january 20, 2009

LAW-ORDER

28 Hizb ut-Tahrir activists convicted in Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 9, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 28 activists of the outlawed religious extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organization were convicted in Tajikistan last year, chairman of the Supreme Court

15:50, january 20, 2009

Introduction of the last fourth unit of Sangtuda-1 station into operation scheduled for late February

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The first unit of the Russian-built hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Sangtuda-1 was introduced into operation exactly a year ago, on January 20, 2008.

15:10, january 20, 2009

Kazakhstan: Massimov charged Vice Prime Minister to coordinate micro-lending system in rural areas

Karim Massimov, Prime Minister charged Umirzak Shukeyev, Vice Prime Minister to coordinate the system of micro-lending in rural areas.

15:08, january 20, 2009

Uzbekistan: Samarkand companies export over US$10 million-worth goods

The production companies in the Jambay District of Samarkand region exported US$10.606 million worth products last year.

15:06, january 20, 2009

Kyrgyz Premier: Kyrgyz-U.S. economical potential is not yet exhausted

â€œThe Kyrgyz-U.S. economical potential is way not exhausted,â€ the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Igor Chudinov said while meeting with the U.S.

15:02, january 20, 2009

Foreign companies present new projects to president of Turkmenistan

On 16 January, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received regional manager of French Bouygues company Sharle Santer and Bouygues's commercial director for Central Asian countries Alexei

15:01, january 20, 2009

Tuesday's inauguration agenda for Barack Obama

An oath taking ceremony to inauguarate the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, and Vice-President Joseph Biden is to be held Tuesday on the western steps of the Capitol.

15:00, january 20, 2009

Eminent persons to advise ADB on institutional and human resources management

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced the establishment of an Advisory Group of six eminent persons to advise on institutional and human

14:58, january 20, 2009

Putin rings US president up, thanks for cooperation

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has thanked US President George W.

14:57, january 20, 2009

Report: Iran dismantles a US-backed spy network

Iran's state television says the government has dismantled an alleged U.S.-backed spy network that was seeking to topple the country's Islamic regime.

14:55, january 20, 2009

Karzai: Russia in defense deal with Afghanistan

President Hamid Karzai's office said Monday that Russia is ready to cooperate on defense matters with Afghanistan.

14:50, january 20, 2009

POWER

Two boiler houses of Dushanbe heat and power station to be transferred to Dushanbe municipality

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Western and Eastern boiler houses of the Dushanbe heat and power station will be transferred from the books of Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric

14:01, january 20, 2009

More than 6,000 ha of lands in Sughd remain out of crop rotation

KHUJAND, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 6,453 hectares of lands, including 5,332 hectares of areas requiring irrigation and 1,131 hectares of dry-farming lands, have remained out of a crop

13:41, january 20, 2009

President Rahmon pays short working visit to Russia in early February

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon is expected to pay one-day working visit to Moscow in early February.

13:11, january 20, 2009

Beeline launches GPRS roaming in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Mobile communications operator, Ukrainian Radio Systems, which operates under the ‘Beeline’ brand, has launched the GPRS roaming service in the

12:52, january 20, 2009

Russian grain processor ships 10,000 tons of flour to Tajikistan in 2008 under UN program

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus - Russia’s grain processor, Pava, last year shipped 10,000 tons of wheat four to Tajikistan under the UN program, according to Pava’s press service.

12:05, january 20, 2009

EBRD supports Tajik PET producer Alfapet

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the expansion of the Tajik PET producer Alfapet with a $3.

11:59, january 20, 2009

Government endorses establishment of center for international programs

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government has worked out and approved the resolution on establishment of a center for international programs, Education Minister Abdujabbor

11:44, january 20, 2009

President orders to work out the building materials production development program

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has charged the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) to work out the program for development of production of building

11:30, january 20, 2009

Nearly six kilos of heroin sized at Khujand airport Saturday

KHUJAND, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Officers from the customs control point at the Khujand airport seized nearly six kilograms of heroin on Saturday January 17, a source at the Sughd

11:15, january 20, 2009

Computed tomography to be installed at regional diagnostic center in Khujand

KHUJAND, January 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Computed tomography that was purchased due to funds provided from the Sughd regional budget has been delivered to Khujand, the capital of the Sughd

20:39, january 19, 2009

New food analysis and testing lab to be launched in Tajik capital soon

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new food analysis and testing laboratory, equipped with the atomic-absorption spectrometer Kvant-2A, will be opened at Tojikstandart (state agency

19:58, january 19, 2009

Food products realized on domestic market do not meet state standard specification: Tojikstandart

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus - The majority of food products realized on domestic market are of low quality and do not meet Tajikistan’s state standard specification.

19:28, january 19, 2009

Agroinvestbonk accounts for 30% of loans provided to Khatlon’s Kulob region in 2008

KULOB, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In 2008, Agroinvestbonk accounted for 30 percent of the overall volume of banking loans to Khatlon’s Kulob region, according to Sayfiddin Qadamov, head

18:48, january 19, 2009

IRPT sends $28,000 to Gaza in humanitarian aid for war-affected population

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On an initiative of the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT), some 100,000 somoni, equivalent to some 28,000 US dollars, have been collected in Tajikistan in

18:16, january 19, 2009

POWER

New head of Tajik power holding appointed

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2209, Asia-Plus -- By government’ s resolution of January 19 Sanat Rahimov, formerly executive director of the energy projects management unit, was appointed to head Barqi

16:34, january 19, 2009

CA political elites does not consider Russia as center of political integration any longer

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Political elites of the post-Soviet republics are gradually stepping aside from Russia as integration center, Suhrob Sharipov, director of the Tajik

15:16, january 19, 2009

Qairoqqum HPP expected to resume operation at maximum levels today evening

KHUJAND, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Qairoqqum in the Sughd province is expected to resume operation at maximum levels today evening, deputy Qairoqqum

15:07, january 19, 2009