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13:27, february 15, 2021

LAW-ORDER

Tajik police report arrest of woman allegedly trafficking women to India

Tajik law enforcement authorities reported on February 15 that they have a woman in Dushanbe who was allegedly involved in traffic local young women to India.

11:26, february 15, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

China’s BRI can exacerbate Central Asia’s water tensions, says a new paper

Melinda Davies of the University of Queensland and Nathanial Matthews of King’s College London write in the International Journal of Water Resources Development that water is “possibly

11:05, february 15, 2021

SOCIETY

Little known charity donates ten ambulances to Dushanbe hospitals

A little known charity Sitorai Faizbakhsh has donated ten ambulances equipped with the state-of-the-art medical devices to Dushanbe hospitals.

10:39, february 15, 2021

INCIDENTS

Five injured as bus rams into taxi car in Dushanbe

Five persons were injured on February 14 as a bus rammed into a taxi car in Dushanbe, the Interior Ministry press center says.

10:23, february 15, 2021

LAW-ORDER

Police solve 25-year-old murder

Tajik police have reportedly solved a murder committed more than twenty-five years ago. The murder suspect is now 56 years old and he faces life in prison.

10:01, february 15, 2021

ECONOMY

ADB appoints new country director for Tajikistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Shanny Campbell as its new Country Director for Tajikistan, according to the ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM). She assumes office today.

09:45, february 15, 2021

ECONOMY

Tajik authorities start creating draft budget for 2022

Tajik authorities have begun creating a draft budget for 2022. According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) Secretariat, a MoF began creating the draft budget for the next year in late January.

16:20, february 12, 2021

ECONOMY

Tajikistan eyes U.S. direct investment for mineral exploration and development

The Government of Tajikistan is ready to take efficient measures to attract the direct investment from the United States and create favorable conditions for this.

15:41, february 12, 2021

ECONOMY

350,600 tourists visited Tajikistan last year, says Tajik official

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe Tojiddin Jourazoda, the head of the Tourism Development Agency under the Government of Tajikistan, noted on February 12 that the tourism industry

14:35, february 12, 2021

SOCIETY

Construction of five Russian-language schools expected to start in Tajikistan this summer

Tajik Minister of Education and Science Mahmadyusuf Imomzoda met in Moscow with Russian Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov at the beginning of this week to discuss cooperation issues, including

14:04, february 12, 2021

SOCIETY

Six Tajik judokas to participate in the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv

Six Tajik judokas will participate in the Tel Aviv Judo Grand Slam 2021 that will take part in Israel next week. The Judo Grand Slam will take place in Tel Aviv for the first time.

11:36, february 12, 2021

ECONOMY

The number of E-wallets rises nearly five times in Tajikistan

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) says that in Tajikistan, the number of E-wallets rose 4.9 times in a year to December 31, 2020, reaching 1.7 million. 10.

10:41, february 12, 2021

WORLD

Russia agriculture ministry requests to allow migrants to enter Russia for seasonal agricultural work

Russia says it is looking to simplify entry requirements for migrant workers, to aid industries like construction and agriculture that are facing labor shortages due to the pandemic.

10:29, february 12, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Turkmenistan president appoints his son deputy prime minister

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has appointed his 39-year-old son Serdar Berdimuhamedov as Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Control Chamber of the country,

10:17, february 12, 2021

POWER

Dushanbe mayor says nearly 13 million somonis spent on bus stops in the Tajik capital

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali, who is also the speaker of Tajikistan’s upper house (Majlisi Milli) of parliament, has given an exclusive interview to Jumhuriyat newspaper, which is an

09:50, february 12, 2021

SOCIETY

Khatlon customs officers prevent the transfer of almost 2 tons of medicines to Afghanistan

Khatlon customs officers have prevented the transfer of almost 2 tons of medicines to Afghanistan during the COVID-19 pandemic.

09:16, february 12, 2021

ECONOMY

Japan supports improvement of Tajikistan’s road disaster management capacity

A seminar was held at Tajikistan Hotel on February 10 to disseminate information on the achievements of the project, Capacity Development for Road Disaster Management, which was organized by JICA

17:18, february 11, 2021

ECONOMY

Tajikistan expected to cut VAT rate for non-cash transactions

Authors of the country’s new draft Tax Code propose to cut the standard value added tax (VAT) rare for non-cash transactions from current 18 percent to 15 percent.

16:26, february 11, 2021

ECONOMY

Barqi Tojik reportedly owes 1.6 billion somonis to OJSC Sangtudinskaya GES-1

Barqi Tojik’s debt to Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP), reportedly rose 293.

15:43, february 11, 2021

INCIDENTS

Emergencies Committee: Updating of Lake Sarez early warning system carried out late due to COVID-19 pandemic

Updating of the Lake Sarez early warning system is being carried out late due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rustam Nazarzoda, the head of the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan,

15:03, february 11, 2021

INCIDENTS

Damage caused by last year’s disasters estimated at 59 million somonis

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Rustam Nazarzoda, Chairman of the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, noted on February 11 that damage caused by natural

11:50, february 11, 2021

ECONOMY

Troubled banks still owe a total of almost 90 million USD to their customers

Four troubled banks of Tajikistan, with two of them being at the state of liquidation, have been unable to settle with their customers for the fifth year already.

10:47, february 11, 2021

ECONOMY

Tajikistan’s gold-and-currency reserves reach 8½ months of import cover, says NBt head

By the end of the last year, Tajikistan’s international reserves had reached 8½ months of import cover, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Hokim Kholiqzoda, told

10:12, february 11, 2021

ECONOMY

Migrants’ remittances to Tajikistan reportedly fell 6.3 percent last year

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Hokim Kholiqzoda, revealed on February 10 that a volume of remittances sent by physical

09:34, february 11, 2021

SOCIETY

New TV channel expected to be launched in Tajikistan this year

The head of the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting under the Government of Tajikistan, Nouriddin Said, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 10 that a new TV channel will be launched in the

16:54, february 10, 2021

SOCIETY

Official opening of Dushanbe’s Cental Cathedral Mosque suspended due to coronavirus pandemic, says Tajik official

Rumors that a Qatari delegation will not arrive in Dushanbe to participate in an official opening ceremony of Dushanbe’s Central Cathedral Mosque, which will be Central Asia’s largest

16:30, february 10, 2021

SOCIETY

TJS8 million intended for construction of other facilities directed to construction of hospital in Danghara

Eight million somonis (TJS) intended for construction of other facilities have been directed to construction of the infectious diseases hospital in Danghara.

16:03, february 10, 2021

POLITICS

Bilateral cooperation at focus of phone call between Tajik, Russian foreign ministers

Tajik and Russian Foreign Ministers, Sirojiddin Muriddin and Sergei Lavrov had a phone talk on February 9 that focused on cooperation between the two countries.

15:12, february 10, 2021

ECONOMY

Tajik, Russian energy ministers meet in Moscow to discuss further operation of Sangtuda-1 HPP

Tajik Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma on February 8 met in Moscow with Russian Minister of Energy Nikolai Shulginov.

14:43, february 10, 2021

ECONOMY

Trade expected to increase by US$1 trillion yearly in Asia-Pacific over the next 5 years from increased use of digital technologies

Digital platforms and other technology-based tools are providing new growth opportunities for businesses of all sizes and across all industries in Asia and the Pacific—a trend which could