Tajkistan, Economy

10:10, april 29, 2014

DCC proposes high-priority actions to help meet president’s ambitious growth targets

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- According to a report by representatives of the Development Coordination Council (DCC), Tajikistan can reach higher growth and poverty reduction targets by

09:50, april 29, 2014

Tajikistan achieves 80 percent of cotton sowing target

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has reportedly achieved 80 percent of the cotton sowing target by April 28, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).

17:17, april 28, 2014

USD exchange rate continues rising in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2014, Asia-Plus – The exchange rate between the dollar (USD) and the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), is continuing to rise.

14:18, april 28, 2014

CNPC’s Bureau of Geological Prospecting opens its branch in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Bureau of Geological Prospecting (BGP Inc), which is affiliated to China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), has opened its branch in Tajikistan,

15:42, april 25, 2014

Tajikistan imported 194,000 tons of oil products in Q1 2014

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year Tajikistan has imported 194,000 of oil products, which was 115,000 tons more than in the same period last year,

15:09, april 25, 2014

Role of EU in supporting Tajik SMEs discussed in Brussels

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik Embassy in Brussels says that a roundtable formally titled “Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan: Business and Investment Opportunities and Role of the European

11:27, april 25, 2014

Ministry of transport announces tender for rehabilitation of Sayron-Karamyk road

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2014, Asia-Plus – In the framework of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC), the Ministry of Transport (MoT) of Tajikistan has announced a tender for

11:11, april 25, 2014

Tajikistan’s Accounts Chamber gets right to conduct audit at all state-run banks

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of the parliament yesterday endorsed amendments proposed by the government to the RT Law “On the National Bank

10:54, april 25, 2014

World Bank provides funds to rehabilitate cross-border road between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors on April 22 approved an allocation of US$45 million equivalent to finance the first phase of the

10:26, april 25, 2014

Prime minister visits Dushanbe-2 CHP plant

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda yesterday got acquainted with work of the Dushanbe-2 combined head and power (CHP) plant.

10:56, april 24, 2014

Tajik central bank revokes license of Hisor-based microloan organization

DUSHANBE, April 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has revoked the license of the Limited Liability Credit Organization Trade Financing .

09:56, april 24, 2014

Tajik delegation to attend ADB's 47th Annual Meeting in Astana

DUSHANBE, April 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- About 3,000 participants including finance ministers, central bank governors, business leaders, investors, journalists, and civil society representatives from

09:54, april 24, 2014

Remainder of loan provided by Tajik banks amounts to more than 8 billion somoni

DUSHANBE, April 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks rose nearly 40 38.

14:11, april 22, 2014

C-JTSCC awards contracts with Tajikistan vendors in excess of one million USD

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2014, Asia-Plus -- CENTCOM Joint Theater Support Contracting Command (C-JTSCC) awarded contracts with Tajikistan vendors at $1 million 110 thousand during 2013-2014 under the

13:15, april 22, 2014

Tajik-Turkmen economic cooperation commission meets in Ashgabat to discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 22, 20154, Asia-Plus – The fifth meeting of the Tajik-Turkmen intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation took place in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan on

12:44, april 22, 2014

Primary aluminum and cotton fiber remain major export items for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2014, Asia-Plus – Primary aluminum and cotton fiber remain major export items for Tajikistan.

10:52, april 21, 2014

PamirEnergy begins synchronization of power system in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Pamir Energy Company (PamirEnergy) has begun connecting small power plants located in remote areas of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) to

09:49, april 21, 2014

Cooperation between horticultural producers and commercial companies discussed in Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A meeting dedicated to the topic: "Development of Cooperation between Producers and Processors of Horticultural Products of Fergana Valley and Commercial

16:43, april 19, 2014

Tajik Glavgeologiya, German BGR discuss implementation of regional technical cooperation program

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Senior representatives from the Main Geology Directorate under the Government of Tajikistan (Glavgeologiya) and Germany’s Federal Institute for

15:16, april 19, 2014

WB: Strong structural reforms needed to accelerate economic growth in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The latest Tajikistan Economic Report by the World Bank notes that despite economic growth of 7.

15:03, april 19, 2014

From Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to Europe on a study tour

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Within the framework of the EU-funded project “Handicraft and Business through Regional Integration and Fair Trade Market”, the International NGO Cesvi will

10:44, april 18, 2014

IMF Mission Arrived in Dushanbe

Tajik Finance Minister, Abdussalam Qurbanov, met with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission under the leadership of Dmitriy Radev.

11:59, april 17, 2014

Meeting of Security Council Secretaries of SCO member states is held in Dushanbe

Joint efforts against terrorism, separatism and extremism, as well as anti-drug trafficking and other forms of cross-border organized crime will be discussed today in Dushanbe during the 9th

11:48, april 16, 2014

Over US$1.9 million worth of goods produced by Tajikistan’s FEZs in Q1 2014

DUSHANBE, April 16, 2014, Asia-Plus – Corporate residents of free economic zones (FEZs) operating in Tajikistan have produced more than 9.297 million somoni (equivalent to more than US$ 1.

14:27, april 15, 2014

Two new industrial enterprises introduced into operation in Vahdat Township

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – On Tuesday April 15, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon inaugurated two new industrial enterprises in Vahdat Township, some 17 kilometers to the east of Dushanbe.

13:47, april 15, 2014

Air fares have reportedly risen 95 percent in Tajikistan since the beginning of the year

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan reports that over the first three months of this year prices and rates for services rendered to the

13:30, april 15, 2014

Residential customers in rural areas gradually getting regular power supply

Residential customers in rural areas are gradually getting regular power supply though electricity rationing has not yet been lifted officially.

11:35, april 15, 2014

Tajikistan’s GDP for Q1 2014 estimated at more than 7.81 bln somoni

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Based on current data, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the first three months of this year was more than 7.81 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 1.

11:23, april 15, 2014

More than 2 billion somoni worth of industrial goods produced in Tajikistan in Q1 2014

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus – In January-March 2014, Tajikistan has produced a total of more than 2 billion somoni (equivalent to some 420 million U.S.

11:14, april 15, 2014

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at 1.1 bln USD in Q1 2014

DUSHANBE, April 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 1.1 billion U.