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Israel announces unilateral truce in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a televised address on Saturday that Israel had unilaterally announced truce in Gaza because all the goals had been achieved and Israel had demonstrated its

15:02, january 19, 2009

Russia and Ukraine aim to sign gas deal on Monday

Russia and Ukraine aim to sign an agreement on Monday to restart gas flows to Europe through Ukraine after finally agreeing a price for 2009 supplies.

15:00, january 19, 2009

Iranian media report says Iran has cut oil supplies to customers

Iranian media says the country has reduced its oil supplies to Asian and European customers in line with OPEC's latest round of output cuts.

14:59, january 19, 2009

Afghanistan held back by weak leadership: NATO

NATO's top official took issue on Sunday with Afghanistan's sluggish forward progress, placing blame more on the country's weak leadership than on the Taliban-led insurgency.

14:48, january 19, 2009

Talco and its foreign partners to build 11 large enterprises

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- According to the report on the country’s strategic development posted on presidential press service, construction of 11 large enterprises in

14:10, january 19, 2009

710 new schools built in Tajikistan over the years of independence

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 710 new schools have been built in the country over the years of independence, according to the report on the country’s strategic development posted

13:21, january 19, 2009

Afghanistan 1979-1989 War Memorial to be erected in Kulob

KULOB, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Afghanistan 1979-1989 War Memorial will be erected in Kulob’s Central Park in February 2009.

12:40, january 19, 2009

Sughd’s largest cooking oil producer threatened with bankruptcy

KHUJAND, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Sughd’s largest cooking (cotton) producer, open joint-stock company (OJSC) Assor, is threatened with bankruptcy, Asia-Plus has learned at the Sughd

12:26, january 19, 2009

28th microfinance institution to open in northern Tajikistan soon

KHUJAND, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new microfinance-deposit institution, Kiropol-Express, is expected to be opened in the Sughd province soon.

12:12, january 19, 2009

Farming units in Kulob repay nearly 31.5 percent of cotton loans to banks

KULOB, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Dehqon (peasant) farms in Khatlon’s Kulob region have repaid 31.49 percent of cotton loans to banks and microcredit lenders so far.

11:44, january 19, 2009

Number of small power plants expected to increase by 30 percent this year

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The government intends to increase the number of small power plants in the country by more than 30 percent, President Emomali Rahmon announced at a

11:30, january 19, 2009

Number of regional administrators replaced

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- By president’s decrees of January 16 heads of a number of cities and districts in Gorno Badakhshan as well as Khatlon and Sughd provinces were

11:15, january 19, 2009

President introduces staff changes

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon introduced a number of staff changes at a January 15 government session reviewing the country’s economic results in 2008.

22:46, january 17, 2009

United States intends to use Tajik territory for transit carriage of commercial cargo to Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The United States intends to use Tajikistan’s territory for transit carriage of commercial cargo to Afghanistan.

21:41, january 17, 2009

Tajikistan’s budget increases 26 times over the past decade

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Compared to 2001 Tajikistan’s macroeconomic indices rose four times in 2008, according to presidential press service.

21:24, january 17, 2009

Rahmon orders to work out project for restructuring Tajik power holding

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Speaking at a January 15 government session reviewing Tajikistan’s economic results in 2008, President Emomali Rahmon ordered the Ministry of Energy

20:40, january 17, 2009

Tajik president, Qatari minister discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Qatar were the focus of a meeting of President Emomali Rahmon

19:25, january 17, 2009

Construction of Roghun dam expected to begin in late 2009

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Construction of the dam for the hydroelectric power station (HPS) Roghun is expected to begin in late 2009 and the first two units of the station are

18:52, january 17, 2009

Sughd cotton farmers now owe 81 mlm somoni to their creditors

KHUJAND, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Cotton farmers in the northern Sughd province now owe 81 million somoni to local banks, other investors and budget, Inomjon Hojiboyev, head of the

18:39, january 17, 2009

Tajikistan to launch new air routes to Bishkek and St. Petersburg

KULOB, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Consideration of the issue of launching new air routes from Kulob to the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek and St.

18:21, january 17, 2009

1,500 labor migrants return form Russia to Khatlon province thins month

QURGHON TEPPA, January 17, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first ten days of January, some 1,500 labor migrants have returned from Russia to the Khatlon province, which is considerably more than

18:05, january 17, 2009

Tajik journalist Bahrom Mannonov passes away

Chief correspondent at the News Agency Asia-Plus Bahrom Mannonov, died untimely in Dushanbe on January 16 aged 61.

17:20, january 17, 2009

FMFB-Tajikistan among top 100 MFIs in 2008 MIX Global 100 rankings

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The First MicroFinanceBank-Tajikistan (FMFB-Tajikistan), which is one institutions of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, was ranked among the

17:37, january 16, 2009

Qairoqqum HPP expected to resume operation today evening

DUSHANBE/KHUJAND, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus / -- The hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Qairoqqum, which was closed Thursday early in the morning due to an accident, is expected to resume operation

17:13, january 16, 2009

President demands thorough investigation of illegal land allotment cases

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Inspections by the Agency for Land Management, Geodesy and Cartography recorded 7,760 instances of violation of the country’s land legislation last

16:45, january 16, 2009

All types of transportation ship more than 47 million tons of cargo in 2008

DUSHANBE, January 16, 2009, Asia-Plus -- In 2008 all types of Tajikistan’s transportation shipped 47.3819 million tons of cargo, which is 7.

16:20, january 16, 2009