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Tajik FM, AKDN Resident Representative discuss construction of Dushanbe Serena Hotel

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday December 23, Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met with Munir Merali, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Resident Representative

13:11, december 24, 2008

Tajik external debt structure relatively favorable, says expert

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Structure of Tajikistan’s external debt is relatively stable, Usmon Rahmonov, an employee with the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Dushanbe Office,

12:56, december 24, 2008

Central bank asks government for state guarantee for part of population’s deposits

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has submitted the proposal on state guarantee for part of population’s deposits for consideration to the

12:26, december 24, 2008

Tajikistan’s RCS turns 81

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Yesterday Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) turned 81.

12:12, december 24, 2008

Actual picture of poverty may be reflected only with participation of civil society in monitoring

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An actual picture of poverty in Tajikistan may be reflected only with participation of civil society in the monitoring of national development

11:59, december 24, 2008

National council meets Friday to discuss national maternity health protection measures

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) will host a meeting of the National Council on December 26 to discuss the national plan of actions to ensure protection

11:44, december 24, 2008

First 32 hepatitis C patients in Sughd undergo treatment

KHUJAND, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The first 32 hepatitis C patients in northern Tajikistan have begun receiving hepatitis C treatment due to the US-made medical preparation Pegasys

11:30, december 24, 2008

Turkish envoy proposes to increase number of Dushanbe-Istanbul flights

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Turkey were discussed at a meeting of Chairman of

11:15, december 24, 2008

Conference to discus outcomes of household’s subsistence level survey held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 24, Asia-Plus -- A republican conference to discuss outcomes of the project aimed at supporting evaluation of the basket of foods and elaboration of appropriate bill was

20:16, december 23, 2008

POWER

MPs endorse credit history bill in first reading

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) have endorsed the draft law on credit history or credit report in

19:38, december 23, 2008

POWER

Permission of artificial insemination of women causes lively discussion in parliament

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A bill on amendments to the state registry law requiring permission for artificial insemination of women has caused lively discussion at a regular

19:03, december 23, 2008

Tajikistan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia agree to establish joint anti-crisis fund of $10 bln

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An informal two-day summit of the CIS leaders at the Kazakh resort town of Borovoye has resulted in a decision to set up a joint anti-crisis fund of

18:37, december 23, 2008

SABIT announces internship training on water resource management

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2008, Asia-Plus - The SABIT (Special American Business Internship Training Program) has announced an internship training on water resource management.

18:24, december 23, 2008

Sughd sock-producing factory loses product market

KHUJAND, December 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based sock-producing factory, open joint-stock company (OJSC) Fayz, has lost product market in the country, according to the Sughd energy and

16:46, december 23, 2008

Government allocates 6 mln somoni for construction of two schools in Kulob

KULOB, December 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The government has allocated seven million somoni to the city of Kulob for 2009 for enhancement of education sector and water supply system in the city.

16:31, december 23, 2008

To pay off its debts Kulob farm compelled to offer its property for sale

KULOB, December 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- To pay off its debts to Agroinvestbonk the farming unit “Khatlon” in the Kulob district has been compelled to offer a number of its building and a

15:59, december 23, 2008

British Embassy marks holiday season with local community

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2008, Asia-Plus - The British Embassy in Dushanbe is marking the coming Christmas and New Year holidays with four events together with the communities in and around

15:46, december 23, 2008

Winter crops sowing campaign completed in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The winter crops sowing campaign has been completed in Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

15:23, december 23, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Shop of Afghan national in Khorog robbed by unidentified persons

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Afghan national has lodged an application to the Khorog police department over robbery at his shop in Khorog.

15:11, december 23, 2008

POWER

Parliament extends property legislation term for another six months

Deputies of lower house of parliament have extended the property legalization term for another six months.

15:08, december 23, 2008

US warns Russia against selling missiles to Iran

U.S. officials said Monday that they want answers from Russia on whether it is selling advanced surface-to-air missiles to Iran, a move the U.S.

15:06, december 23, 2008

Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan establish $10 billion anti-crisis fund

Presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan during the informal summit in Borovoi (Akmola region) made a decision on establishment of joint crisis fund, reported press

15:04, december 23, 2008

Prices on coal decrease on 50% in Uzbekistan

The prices on coal decreased on 50% (from 80 thousand sums to 52 thousand sums to 52 thousand susm per ton) during the first half of December.

15:03, december 23, 2008

Compulsary army duty may be replaced with 12,000 soms

Those unwilling to serve their compulsary duty in the Kyrgyz army may avoid it by paying a 12,000 soms fee to the Defense Ministry and receive a military ticket within a month.

15:01, december 23, 2008

Turkmenistan, Russian agriculture ministers discuss areas of cooperation

Russian minister of agriculture Alexei Gordeev met with Turkmenistan's agriculture minister Esenmyrat Orazgeldiyev on 20 December, the press service of Russia's agriculture ministry said.

15:00, december 23, 2008

Russia denies supplying S-300 missile systems to Iran

Russia is not selling S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran, the Russian federal service for military cooperation said in a statement on Monday.

14:59, december 23, 2008

History will vindicate Bush administration, Rice says

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Monday that the Bush administration fell short of goals it had set for itself but maintained that history would prove it right.

14:57, december 23, 2008

US wants SKorea troops in Afghanistan: report

The United States has asked South Korea to redeploy to Afghanistan the troops it has just withdrawn from Iraq, a report said Tuesday.

14:35, december 23, 2008

Among the Central Asian countries Russians trust less in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A confidence index survey conducted by the Belarus-Russian Intellectual Club (BRIC) in November has ranked Tajikistan 17th among 22 countries in

14:00, december 23, 2008