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Tajikistan’s GBAO, Russia Sverdlovsk oblast sign cooperation agreement

Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) and Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast have signed a cooperation agreement.

09:29, november 30, 2023

Tajik health ministry collaborates with partners to enhance coordination for improved health and well-being in EU supported event

In a significant step towards advancing public health initiatives and bolstering the well-being of the population of Tajikistan, a collaborative meeting between key development partners and the

16:43, november 29, 2023

Presidential Reserve Fund will be replenished with 563.4 million somonis next year

The national budget for 2024 earmarks about 563.4 million somonis (equal to 51.5 million US dollars) for the President Reserve Fund, which is 68 million somonis or 13.

16:03, november 29, 2023

LAW-ORDER

Tajikistan toughens punishment for sexual harassment of minors

The amendments made to Article 142 (indecent assaults) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code have entered into force after President Emomali Rahmon signed them on November 13.

15:05, november 29, 2023

Regional engagement called for at the 11th session of the Herat Security Dialogue in Dushanbe

Afghanistan’s TOLOnews reports that the participants of the 11th session of the Herat Security Dialogue (HSD-XI) on their second day of meeting (November 28) stressed the importance of a

14:38, november 29, 2023

POWER

Real estate rental rates to rise in Tajikistan next year

DUSHANBE, November 30, 2023, Asia-Plus – The 2024 budget provides for raising real estate rental rates in Tajikistan beginning on January 1 next year.

11:30, november 29, 2023

World's largest iceberg breaks free, heads toward Southern Ocean

Reuters reported on November 24 that scientist say the world's largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than three decades.

11:06, november 29, 2023

Draft law seeks “loyalty agreement” from foreign nationals entering Russia

Russia's Interior Ministry is preparing a bill that would oblige foreigners entering the country to sign a "loyalty agreement" that would bar them from discrediting official policies,

10:41, november 29, 2023

Tajikistan considers the possibility of joining Russia’s Agroexpress project

Tajikistan is considering the possibility of joining the Agroexpress project, a service for the delivery of food products using accelerated container trains.

10:16, november 29, 2023

Winners of the EU contests from Central Asia study Latvian experience in energy

Students, young researchers and professionals, as well as representatives of the most energy efficient schools from the Central Asian countries are visiting Latvia for a week-long study tour

09:52, november 29, 2023

10th annual meeting of the EU-Tajikistan Cooperation Committee held in Brussels

The new Multiannual Indicative Program of the European Union (EU) for Tajikistan designed for 2024-2027 is under development.

16:23, november 28, 2023

Russia plans to ban illegal migrants from getting married and transferring money

The Russian Interior has prepared a draft law banning the provision of certain services to migrants who are in the country under illegal conditions.

15:41, november 28, 2023

Tajikistan to raise the rate of calculating indicator starting from the next year

Tajikistan has decided to raise the rate of a calculating indicator (estimate) beginning on January 1, 2024.

14:41, november 28, 2023

Towards a shared vision of transboundary biodiversity conservation in Central Asia

A three-day Regional Dialogue on Transboundary Conservation in Central Asia kicked off in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, and online on November 28.

14:15, november 28, 2023

Exhibition of pedigree livestock held in Sughd

An exhibition of pedigree livestock took place in Khujand, the capital of the northern province of Sughd, on November 26, according to the Sughd administration press center.

11:37, november 28, 2023

Aga Khan Master Musicians release debut album Nowruz on Smithsonian Folkways label

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the record label of the Smithsonian Institution, has released Nowruz, the debut album of the Aga Khan Master Musicians (AKMM), says press release issued by the Aga

11:13, november 28, 2023

EU: Use trade leverage to support democracy and rights in Central Asia

Press release issued by the European Union (EU) notes that UN’s detailed assessments of Central Asian countries benefiting from preferential access to the EU market reveal major gaps in their

10:50, november 28, 2023

Now, the situation in Afghanistan is more dangerous for the region than for the international community, says Amir Ismail Khan

Mohammad Ismail Khan, a prominent figure in Afghanistan who served as Minister of Energy and Water of Afghanistan from 2005 to 2013 and before that served as the governor of Herat province, has

09:44, november 28, 2023

New amendments made to Russia’s legislation aimed against dishonest employers, says Tajik official

New amendments made to Russia’s legislation are aimed against dishonest employers, Deputy Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population, Ms.

16:40, november 27, 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cause negative economic expectations in Central Asia

Central Asian experts note that the so-called “special military operation” launched by Russia in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 has caused negative economic expectations in Central Asia.

15:47, november 27, 2023

LAW-ORDER

Three men from Tajikistan and one woman from Russia detained in Abkhazia for drug trafficking

Three men from Tajikistan and one woman from Russia have been detained in Abkhazia on suspicion of being involved in drug trafficking.

14:48, november 27, 2023

Tajik authorities expect tax revenues to the state budget to increase by almost 14.5 percent in 2024

Tajikistan’s authorities project tax revenues to the state budget to increase by 14.3 percent next year.

11:31, november 27, 2023

POWER

More than 20,500 officials in Tajikistan reportedly implicated in wrongdoing over three and a half years

Over the past three and half years (2020-2022 and the first half-year of 2023), prosecutors have reportedly issued 8,435 injunctions and 4,066 prosecutorial protests against local officials for

11:00, november 27, 2023

Taliban representatives invited to participate in the 11th Herat Security Dialogue in Dushanbe

Representatives of the Taliban movement have been invited to participated in a two-day Herat Security Dialogue that is kicking off in Dushanbe today.

10:14, november 27, 2023

TAJKISTAN

SPECA summit results on adoption of the Baku Declaration

The SPECA summit that was held in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, on November 24 adopted that the Baku Declaration.

09:57, november 27, 2023

Tajikistan attaches significance to expansion of cooperation within SPECA, says Tajik leader

President Emomali Rahmon participated in a summit of the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) that took place in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 24.

16:22, november 24, 2023

LAW-ORDER

Case of 14 people, suspected of kidnapping and killing Orienbonk deputy head, moves to a court

A case of Dilshod Saidmurodov, suspected of organizing and killing the first deputy head of Orienbonk Shuhrat Ismatulloyev, and 13 other people, suspected of being involved in that crime, has moved

15:46, november 24, 2023

The improved relations between Tajikistan and Iran can lead to a significant simplification of mutual trade

EastFruit analysts draw attention to a clear warming in relations between Iran and Tajikistan.

15:25, november 24, 2023

Tajikistan, Azerbaijan reach agreement on implementation of a number of large investment projects

The Minister of economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan Zavqi Zavqizoda has met with Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, with the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikayil Chingiz-oghlu Jabbarov

14:21, november 24, 2023