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Conditions for development of startups in Tajikistan still poor

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12:04, january 30, 2023

Germany confirms it will not send fighter jets to Ukraine

Euronews reported on January 30 that Germany will not send fighter jets to Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed on Sunday, as Kyiv calls on the West for even more weapons to counter the

11:47, january 30, 2023

Tajik, Kyrgyz foreign ministers hold phone talks to discuss cooperation issues

On Saturday January 28, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin held phone talks with his counterpart Jeenbek Kulubayev, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

11:25, january 30, 2023

Drones reportedly attack a military facility in Iran

Media reports say drones attacked a military plant in Iran’s central city of Isfahan.

10:59, january 30, 2023

Central Asian nations reportedly received record high amounts of remittances from Russia last year

Citing central banks of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Armenia, RBC said on January 28 that these countries received record high mounts of remittances from Russia last year.

10:17, january 30, 2023

IMF advises Tajikistan government to develop the domestic debt market

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) advises Tajikistan to develop the domestic debt market.

09:33, january 30, 2023

POWER

Ministerial semiannual news conferences starting today

Heads of ministries and agencies of Tajikistan as well as heads of provinces and cities are beginning to give news conferences on the results of the past year’s work today.

16:37, january 27, 2023

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan finalizes the border delimitation process

Media reports say Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have finalized the border delimitation process.

15:59, january 27, 2023

Two highways to be built in southern Tajikistan

The Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan (MoT) has concluded an agreement with China’s Nanjing Communication Engineering Co.

15:10, january 27, 2023

Russian official offers granting migration amnesty to the deported migrant builders

Anton Glushkov, President of the National Builders' Association of Russia (NOSTROY), has proposed to grant migration amnesty to migrant builders who were deported from the Russia Federation for

11:19, january 27, 2023

Journalists in some Central Asian nations reportedly hide their names not always for fear of reprisals

As Eurasianet reports often, journalists in all five countries are routinely silenced by the authoritarian governments for reporting on corruption, abuse of power, and human rights.

10:52, january 27, 2023

Extreme cold kills at least 157 people in Afghanistan

CNN reports that a Taliban official said Tuesday January 24 that at least 157 people have died in Afghanistan’s harsh winter.

10:34, january 27, 2023

OIC member nations supports Tajikistan’s candidacy for non-permanent membership in UN Security Council

On Wednesday January 25, a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Group of member nations took place at the United Nations headquarters in New York, at which the candidature of

10:09, january 27, 2023

Tajik authorities take measures to ensure full accounting of manufacturing of alcohol and tobacco products

By government’s regulation the procedure for the production and circulation of excise tax stamps by manufacturers of alcohol and tobacco products has been approved.

16:35, january 26, 2023

Tajikistan receives the state-of-the-art equipment for the study of glaciers

The new equipment, which will allow conducting isotopic research of glaciers in innovative ways, will be operated at the laboratory of the Glacier Research Center of the National Academy of Sciences

15:59, january 26, 2023

Tajik privately owned airline to operate flights from Dushanbe to Tehran

Tajikistan’s privately owned air carrier, Somon Air, I expected to operate flights from Dushanbe to Iran’s capital, Tehran, beginning on January 31.

15:31, january 26, 2023

Rally dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad to be held in Dushanbe on February 2

A rally dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet troops over the fascist troops in the Battle of Stalingrad will take place in the Tajik capital on February 2.

15:05, january 26, 2023

Ten Asian countries ready to be merged into economic bloc, says ECO secretary-general

The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), which unites 10 countries of South, Central and West Asia, intends to turn its region into a block of interconnected and sustainable economies, ECO

14:28, january 26, 2023

Russia's oldest human rights organization ordered to shut down

The Moscow City Court has ruled in favor of a Justice Ministry motion to dissolve the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), Russia's oldest human rights organization The Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG)

14:08, january 26, 2023

Amonatbonk supports enhancement of the country’s agrarian sector through providing low-interest loans

To support enhancement of the country’s agrarian sector, Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) has been providing preferential loans representatives of small and medium-sized businesses

11:39, january 26, 2023

Tad Duty Free gets permitted to carry out transactions in foreign currency

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has granted license to Tad Duty Free Company to carry out transactions in foreign currency.

11:05, january 26, 2023

UN cultural agency designates Ukraine’s Odesa World Heritage site

The United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO, has designated the historic center of Odesa, a strategic port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, a World Heritage in Danger site, despite Russian

10:34, january 26, 2023

Tajikistan plans to increase oil production

A report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says Tajikistan’s fossil fuel production has historically focused on coal, with oil and gas having been exploited to a lesser extent.

09:35, january 26, 2023

Top UN delegation tells Taliban to end confinement, deprivation, abuse of women’s rights

Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, and the Assistant Secretary-General for UN political, peacebuilding and peace operations, Khaled Khiari,

16:04, january 25, 2023

Abuser rehabilitation center opens in Khujand

An abuser rehabilitation center has opened in Khujand, the capital of the northern province of Sughd.

15:13, january 25, 2023

Huge iceberg, almost the size of Greater London, breaks off the 150-mter thick Brunt Ice Shelf

Press release issued by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on January 23 says a huge iceberg (1550 km²), almost the size of Greater London, has broken off the 150m thick Brunt Ice Shelf.

14:41, january 25, 2023

'Doomsday Clock' moves to 90 seconds to midnight as nuclear threat rises

Atomic scientists set the "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before on January 24, saying threats of nuclear war, disease, and climate volatility have been exacerbated by

14:03, january 25, 2023

Tajik, Pakistani foreign ministers hold talks in Uzbek capital to discuss

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on January 23 in Tashkent on January 23 on the sidelines of the 26th meeting of the Economic

13:28, january 25, 2023

Tajik foreign minister meets with his Iranian counterpart in Tashkent to discuss cooperation

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian met in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Tuesday (January 24) to discuss cooperation issues, according to the

11:44, january 25, 2023