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16:24, october 19, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Typhoid situation stable in Tajikistan, says health minister

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - Typhoid has shown a downward tendency in Tajikistan, Deputy Health Minister, Ziyovuddin Afghonov, told a news conference in Dushanbe on October 18.

15:57, october 19, 2006

Tajik government generally respects freedom of religion

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - The constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected this right in practice; however, there were some areas of concern,

15:33, october 19, 2006

INCIDENTS

Emergencies minister claims population protected against new emergencies on Panj River

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - Natural disasters that hit Tajikistan this year has caused a serious damage to the country’s economy.

15:03, october 19, 2006

INCIDENTS

Tajikistan intends to set up analogue of 911 national emergency number

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s emergency services intend to set up an analogue of 911 national emergency number used in the United States and Canada, Oleg Pilkevich, Aide to the

14:40, october 19, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Seminar on information infrastructure t be held in Dushanbe in late October

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - A seminar formally titled “Creation of Unified Information Infrastructure Based on Windows Server 2003” will be held in Dushanbe on October 31.

14:19, october 19, 2006

POWER

Tajik president, Russian ambassador discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - State and prospects of further expansion of Tajik-Russian relations were major topics of President Emomali Rahmonov’s discussions with Russian Ambassador to

13:50, october 19, 2006

POWER

Mayor sacks heads of three markets in Dushanbe

The Dushanbe mayor has sacked heads of three cityâ€™s markets for shortcomings in their work.

13:01, october 19, 2006

TAJKISTAN

External trade over of Tajikistan has exceeded US$2.2 billion in January-September 06

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - Over the past nine months, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electric power and natural gas, has amounted to US$2.

12:48, october 19, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Fuel-energy complex produces nearly US $65.2 million value in nine months

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - Over the past nine months, Tajikistan’s fuel-energy complex produced output worth 220.9 million somonis (equivalent to some US $65.2 million), which is 1.

12:20, october 19, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Gas supplies disruptions affect industry, says minister

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - Industries Minister Zayd Saidov told a news conference in Dushanbe on October 18 that disruptions in the supply of natural gas to enterprises seriously affects

11:57, october 19, 2006

TAJKISTAN

CIS MPs see no serious violations in election campaign in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - No serious violations have been revealed in election campaign in Tajikistan, a statement released by representatives of the International Institute for Monitoring

11:34, october 19, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Cargo shipments increase by 10 percent

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - In January-September 2006, more than 29.8 million tons of cargo, according to the State Committee for Statistics.

11:09, october 19, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s 2007 budget close to US $1 billion, says finance minister

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s national budget for 2007 will be nearly 3.

10:41, october 19, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Finance minister reports nine-month economic growth

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 7.6 percent over the first nine months of the year to 6.52 billion somonis (equivalent to more than US $1.

10:08, october 19, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Central bank to tighten monetary policy

DUSHANBE, October 19, Asia-Plus - To retain the inflation rate at 10 percent this year the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) intends to tighten monetary policy, NBT head Murodali Alimardonov told a

16:24, october 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tajik national debt close to US$830 million, says finance minister

DUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus - Tajik Finance Minister Safarali Najmuddinov told a news conference in Dushanbe on October 18 that Tajikistan''s national debt now stands at nearly US$830 million,

15:00, october 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

DCA says Tajikistan tops CSTO in drug seizures

DUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan has stood first among member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in terms of the amount of drugs seized during the second

14:29, october 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

More than 3,500 new cases of TB registered in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus - 3,547 new cases of tuberculosis have been registered in Tajikistan over the past nine months, which is 513 cases more compared to last year, Health Minister

13:50, october 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Special bodies to be set up to regulate work of fixed-route taxies in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus - A tender has been held in Dushanbe for regulating work of the fixed-route taxies (minivans) in the city, Abdullo Abdulov, the head of the industry and

13:22, october 18, 2006

INCIDENTS

Hissor museum robbed

Robbers have sized more than 60 exhibits, including coins dated from 14th-19th centuries, from museum located in the territory of Hissor Fortress.

12:54, october 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Russian ambassador hails progress of implementation of Russian-Tajik agreements

DUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus - On October 17, Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Ramazan Abdulatipov gave a news conference in Dushanbe dedicated to the Russian-Tajik agreements signed during

10:58, october 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Military-technical cooperation between Tajikistan and Russia discussed

DUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus -- A meeting of the Tajik-Russian commission for military-technical cooperation is under way in Dushanbe.

10:41, october 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Russia to provide help open polling stations in its cities

DUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus -- The upcoming presidential election will be the next stage of democratic development in Tajikistan, Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Ramazan Abdulatipov remarked

10:23, october 18, 2006

TAJKISTAN

RusAl reports activities for January-September

DUSHANBE, October 18, Asia-Plus -- The Russian aluminum giant Russian Aluminum (RusAl) has reported the results of its work in the first nine months of the year.

19:01, october 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Number of Tajik migrants deported from Russia reported to be decreasing

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus - Some 4,700 Tajik citizens have been deported from the Russian Federation this year, Anvar Boboyev, the head of the State Migration Service, said.

17:52, october 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

CAG organizes contest for the best Internet-resources promoting the UN MDGs in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus - The Central Asian Gateway project ( www.cagateway.

17:28, october 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Tax debts in Kulob increasing

KULOB, October 17, Asia-Plus - Over the past nine months, tax debts of Kulob enterprises and organizations have increased by 349,900 somonis and amounted to 2,627,400 somonis as of October 1,

16:01, october 17, 2006

POWER

President sacks heads of two districts in Khatlon

Heads of Sarband and Panj have been sacked for shortcomings in their activities.

15:19, october 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

Kazakhstan to invest US$800 million in Tajikistan’s energy sector

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus - Kazakhstan intends to invest US$800 million in Tajikistan’s energy sector, according to the Kazakh Embassy in Dushanbe.

14:12, october 17, 2006

TAJKISTAN

IMF expert proposes to tighten monetary policy in Tajikistan, appreciate exchange rate

DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus - A presentation of the report entitled “Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia” was held in a form of videoconference in four Central Asia’s states