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Iran's oil party is over, economists warn

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will have a hard time meeting his election pledge of "putting oil money on people's tables" as crude prices tumble, industrial investment shrinks and spending on

14:03, october 24, 2008

U.S. imposes sanctions against Russian state arms exporter

The U.S. has imposed sanctions against the Russian state-run arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, in connection with the alleged proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

14:02, october 24, 2008

Russia can avoid crisis, emerge stronger: Medvedev

Russia may avoid a full-scale crisis despite global financial turmoil and can emerge from it with a more effective economy, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

14:01, october 24, 2008

US, UN differ on Afghan opium ebb

U.S. and U.N. experts agree that Afghanistan will harvest fewer poppy plants bound for the drug trade in 2008 after two years of record crops.

13:48, october 24, 2008

Kazakh National budget 2008 increased

Law draft â€œOn amendments to the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan â€œOn republican budget 2008â€ was adopted in Kazakh Senate.

13:45, october 24, 2008

Three exhibitions to be held in “Uzexpocenter” in November

Trade-Industry Chamber of Uzbekistan together with exhibition company IEG Uzbekistan will conduct three exhibitions in November.

13:43, october 24, 2008

Another strong quake rocks Alai region, Kyrgyzstan

Another strong quake rocked the Alai region of Osh oblast, Kyrgyzstan Thursday, October 24, 2008, press service of the Kyrgyz emergencies ministry reported.

13:39, october 24, 2008

Two new textile factories construction launched in Turkmenistan

Yesterday Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, the president of Turkmenistan, participated in the laying of foundation stone of two new textile industries as well as opening and putting to operation of fist

13:37, october 24, 2008

POWER

Dushanbe, St Petersburg agree to hold their City Days

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidullyev yesterday met with delegation of St Petersburg led by Pavel Pankratov, the head of the employment department

13:16, october 24, 2008

UN celebrates its 63rd anniversary

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2008, Asia-Plus - The United Nations celebrates its 63rd anniversary today.

12:49, october 24, 2008

Some 60% of power grid South-North built

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Some 60 percent of a 500-kV power grid South-North, linking power systems of southern and northern regions of the country, has been constructed so

12:09, october 24, 2008

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Tajik leader expects Tajik-Russian inter-parliament forum to give impulse to development of Tajik-Russian cooperation

Inaugurating the third Tajik-Russian inter-parliament forum, President Emomali Rahmon expressed hope that it would give a new impulse to further expansion of Tajik-Russian economic cooperation.

11:37, october 24, 2008

LAW-ORDER

CA penal system representatives meet in Bishkek to discuss issues of drug taking in prisons

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Representatives of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will take part at the second Central Asian form on problem of drug taking and infectious diseases in

11:11, october 24, 2008

42 residents of Sughd detained in Russia for drug smuggling this year

KHUJAND, October 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Since the beginning of this year, 42 residents of the Sughd province, including three women, have been detained in Russian for drug smuggling, the

10:59, october 24, 2008

CIS Economic Court Plenum to meet in Dushanbe in November

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The CIS Economic Court Plenum will hold a meeting in Dushanbe on November 4, according to the Tajik MFA. .

10:44, october 24, 2008

Kazakh premier’s visit to Tajikistan postponed till early November

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An official visit of Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Masimov to Tajikistan has been postponed till early November, according to the Kazakh Embassy

10:31, october 24, 2008

LAW-ORDER

152 corruption-relate crimes detected in Sughd this year

KHUJAND, October 24, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In January-September 2008, 152 corruption-related and economic crimes have been detected in the Sughd province, Izatullo Sattorov, first deputy head of

10:15, october 24, 2008

Tajik-Russian inter-parliament forum opens in Dushanbe today

The Third Inter-parliament Forum â€œTajikistan-Russia: Potential of Interregional Cooperationâ€ is opening in Dushanbe today.

19:19, october 23, 2008

Number of drug-dependent persons reaches 1,637 in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, October 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 64 new drug-dependent persons have been registered in the Sughd province over the first nine months of this year, bringing the total number of

18:52, october 23, 2008

Tajikistan pays part of the misreporting-based aid back to IMF

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Speaking to reporters in Dushanbe on October 23, Chairman of the national Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) Sharif Rahimzoda said that Tajikistan is fulfilling

18:31, october 23, 2008

Pump station Karatag-2 reintroduced into operation

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- After being closed for 15 years, the pump station Karatag-2, irrigating more than 400 hectares of lands in the Shahrinav district, has been

18:05, october 23, 2008

Tajik company sells stake in JV Kabool-Tajik Textiles

KHUJAND, October 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Khujand-based Tajik open join-stock company (OJSK) Abreshim (Silk) has told its equity stake in Kabool-Tajik Textiles, Tajik-Korean textile joint

17:38, october 23, 2008

Ratification of Kyoto Protocol will give Tajikistan opportunity to develop its hydropower sector, says expert

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol will give Tajikistan an opportunity to Tajikistan to enhance its hydropower sector on its own, Homidjon Orifov, secretary

17:03, october 23, 2008

Tajikistan supplies over 1 bln kWh of electricity neighboring countries this year

DUSHANBE, October 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has supplied 1.

15:40, october 23, 2008

World financial crisis will not affect Tajikistan directly, says finance minister

Country, which has undeveloped financial market and mortgage system, has no reason for concern, Finance Minister Safarali Najmuddinov said.

15:16, october 23, 2008

Number of HIV sufferers contracting infection through sexual intercourse increasing in GBAO

KHOROG, October 23, 2008, Asia-Plus -- 15 new HIV cases have been reported in Gorno Badakhshan since the beginning of this

14:59, october 23, 2008

Agroinvest.kz-2008 Forum opens

The 1st international agricultural investment forum " Agroinvest.kz -2008" opened in Astana. â€œApproximately Kazakhstan economy equals to US$ 100 billion.

14:56, october 23, 2008

Uzbekistan and UAE creates investment company with authorized fund US 1.25 billion

Government of Uzbekistan together with the Fund of Reconstruction and Development and Arab company "Dubai holding" signed the Agreement about creating joint investment company "Uzemirateholding"

14:55, october 23, 2008