Tajkistan

18:51, december 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

WB plans to provide another $40 mln to Tajikistan to support its budget

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank (WB) will continue to provide a budget support to Tajikistan in the future as well, Ms.

18:21, december 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Survey on labor migration from Tajikistan to Russia’s Sverdlovskaya region presented today

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A survey formally titled “Public Monitoring and Analysis of Processes of Labor Migration from Tajikistan to Russia’s Sverdlovskaya Region” was presented in

16:40, december 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

ADB, WB present 5th joint country portfolio performance review for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) presented today the findings of their fifth Joint Country Portfolio Performance Review.

15:22, december 22, 2009

POWER

President holds meeting to discuss issuance and realization of Roghun shares

The head of state charged all banks of the country to be active in realizing shares in Roghun and collecting funds as well as ordered the Ministry of Finance to provide outlets for selling Roghun

14:46, december 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik students studying in China to visit the Three Gorges Dam

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The award ceremony for the winners of the competition “Connoisseurs-2009” was held in Beijing yesterday, according to the Tajik embassy in

14:28, december 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Testing for MISIS branch entrants to start in May 2010

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys and Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University), known as MISIS, is expected to be

14:09, december 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Kulob entrepreneur intends to buy shares in Roghun for 500,000 somoni

KULOB, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Mahmadsiddiq Odinayev, the head of the Kulob firm, Kulob Navroson, intends to buy shares in Roghun for 500,000 somoni.

13:45, december 22, 2009

LAW-ORDER

NBT creates hot line to prevent corruption

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To prevent corruption and office abuse cases as well as other illegal actions the National bank of Tajikistan announces creation of a direct hot line

13:33, december 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Central bank’s employees give up their monthly wages to help Roghun’s construction

DUSHANBE , December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Employees of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) have decided to give up their monthly wages to

13:22, december 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

CCER approves budget of expenditure on supervising 2010 parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Central Committee for Elections and Referenda (CCER) approved the budget of expenditure on supervising next year’s parliamentary elections at a

13:01, december 22, 2009

POWER

Tajik president, China’s gold mining company head discuss ZGC activity

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emorali Rahmon yesterday received Mr.

11:55, december 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Experts from UAE company to inspect construction of Central Asia’s largest mosque in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of experts from the Adnan Saffarini Company (the United Arab Emirates) are expected to arrive in Dushanbe within the next few days to get

11:15, december 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

New school officially opened in Khatlon’s Jomi district

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new school was officially opened in Khatlon’s Jomi district on December 20.

11:00, december 22, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Vakhsh River expected to be blocked for beginning of work on construction of Roghun dam in late January 2010

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Blocking the Vakhsh River for beginning of work on construction of the Roghun dam is scheduled for late January 2010 when water levels in the Vakhsh

20:47, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Sughd authorities provide amnestied Russian national with food products and take him to Kyrgyz border

KHUJAND, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Sughd authorities have reportedly provided amnestied Russian national with food products and money and taken him to the Kyrgyz border.

20:27, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

More than 3 mln somoni and more than US$10,700 transferred to Roghun’s bank accounts so far

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Funds are continuing to come to bank accounts opened to help construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP).

20:14, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Russian chief prosecutors sign new cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Monday December 21, Tajik Prosecutor-General Bobojon Bobokhonov and his Russian counterpart, Yuri Chaika, signed a new cooperation agreement in

19:03, december 21, 2009

LAW-ORDER

Prosecutor detained on bribery suspicion in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An officer from the Jilikul prosecutor’s office, Khatlon province has been detained on suspicion of asking and taking bribe, according to the Agency

18:47, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Labor migration issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A seminar formally titled “Regulating Labor Migration as An Instrument of Development and Regional Cooperation in Central Asia” took place in

18:01, december 21, 2009

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers draft monetary policy for 2010

DUSHANBE, December 21, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered the country’s draft monetary policy for 2010 at a December

16:23, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Russian specialists to assist Tajik power engineering specialists with installation of new equipment at Norak HPP

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Work on replacement of an impeller at Unit 9 of the Norak hydroelectric power plant (HPP) will begin in the near future, Sanat Rahimov, the head of

16:02, december 21, 2009

SOCIETY

Many problems impede Tajikistan’s admission to Customs Union, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s admission to the Customs Union that is created by Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia is not yet possible because there many problems that

15:25, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Bills on financial management, administrative review and audit at public sector discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting to discuss the draft laws on financial management and administrative review at the public sector and internal audit at the

14:57, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik leader calls again on CIS leaders for common position for Afghanistan

Speaking at an informal summit of seven CIS heads of state in Kazakhstan, President Emomali Rahmon called on CIS leaders to have more active position on the issues related to settlement of Afghan

14:08, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajik cellular operator to transfer US$15,000 to Roghun’s bank account

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik cellular operator, closed joint-stock company (OJSC) MLT/TT (Mobile Lines of Tajikistan) is carrying out a large-scale action from December 18

13:32, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tojiktransgaz top managers go to Tashkent this week to discuss gas price for 2010

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of Tojiktransgaz (Tajik state natural-gas distributor), led by its director general, Saidmamad Sharofiddinov is expected to go to

13:08, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

SDPT leader’s name is at the top of the party list, while he intends to run individual constituency

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Social-Democratic Party (SDPT) held its pre-election congress on December 20.

12:39, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

IRPT has party list of 22 candidates for 2010 parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 8th congress of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) that took place in Dushanbe on December 20 determined a party list of candidates for the

12:15, december 21, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan opens border so Afghan shepherds can go home

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus – A Tajik border official has said 25 Afghan shepherds and thousands of sheep stranded for nine days by a snowstorm crossed through the Vakhon Mountains to

16:47, december 18, 2009

TAJKISTAN

Tajkistan

WB plans to provide another $40 mln to Tajikistan to support its budget

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank (WB) will continue to provide a budget support to Tajikistan in the future as well, Ms.

Survey on labor migration from Tajikistan to Russia’s Sverdlovskaya region presented today

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A survey formally titled “Public Monitoring and Analysis of Processes of Labor Migration from Tajikistan to Russia’s Sverdlovskaya Region” was presented in

ADB, WB present 5th joint country portfolio performance review for Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) presented today the findings of their fifth Joint Country Portfolio Performance Review.

President holds meeting to discuss issuance and realization of Roghun shares

The head of state charged all banks of the country to be active in realizing shares in Roghun and collecting funds as well as ordered the Ministry of Finance to provide outlets for selling Roghun

Tajik students studying in China to visit the Three Gorges Dam

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The award ceremony for the winners of the competition “Connoisseurs-2009” was held in Beijing yesterday, according to the Tajik embassy in

Testing for MISIS branch entrants to start in May 2010

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The branch of Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys and Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University), known as MISIS, is expected to be

Kulob entrepreneur intends to buy shares in Roghun for 500,000 somoni

KULOB, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Mahmadsiddiq Odinayev, the head of the Kulob firm, Kulob Navroson, intends to buy shares in Roghun for 500,000 somoni.

NBT creates hot line to prevent corruption

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- To prevent corruption and office abuse cases as well as other illegal actions the National bank of Tajikistan announces creation of a direct hot line

Central bank’s employees give up their monthly wages to help Roghun’s construction

DUSHANBE , December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Employees of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) have decided to give up their monthly wages to

CCER approves budget of expenditure on supervising 2010 parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Central Committee for Elections and Referenda (CCER) approved the budget of expenditure on supervising next year’s parliamentary elections at a

Tajik president, China’s gold mining company head discuss ZGC activity

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- President Emorali Rahmon yesterday received Mr.

Experts from UAE company to inspect construction of Central Asia’s largest mosque in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A group of experts from the Adnan Saffarini Company (the United Arab Emirates) are expected to arrive in Dushanbe within the next few days to get

New school officially opened in Khatlon’s Jomi district

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A new school was officially opened in Khatlon’s Jomi district on December 20.

Vakhsh River expected to be blocked for beginning of work on construction of Roghun dam in late January 2010

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Blocking the Vakhsh River for beginning of work on construction of the Roghun dam is scheduled for late January 2010 when water levels in the Vakhsh

Sughd authorities provide amnestied Russian national with food products and take him to Kyrgyz border

KHUJAND, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Sughd authorities have reportedly provided amnestied Russian national with food products and money and taken him to the Kyrgyz border.

More than 3 mln somoni and more than US$10,700 transferred to Roghun’s bank accounts so far

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Funds are continuing to come to bank accounts opened to help construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP).

Tajik, Russian chief prosecutors sign new cooperation agreement

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- On Monday December 21, Tajik Prosecutor-General Bobojon Bobokhonov and his Russian counterpart, Yuri Chaika, signed a new cooperation agreement in

Prosecutor detained on bribery suspicion in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- An officer from the Jilikul prosecutor’s office, Khatlon province has been detained on suspicion of asking and taking bribe, according to the Agency

Labor migration issues discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A seminar formally titled “Regulating Labor Migration as An Instrument of Development and Regional Cooperation in Central Asia” took place in

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers draft monetary policy for 2010

DUSHANBE, December 21, Asia-Plus --The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered the country’s draft monetary policy for 2010 at a December

Russian specialists to assist Tajik power engineering specialists with installation of new equipment at Norak HPP

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Work on replacement of an impeller at Unit 9 of the Norak hydroelectric power plant (HPP) will begin in the near future, Sanat Rahimov, the head of

Many problems impede Tajikistan’s admission to Customs Union, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s admission to the Customs Union that is created by Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia is not yet possible because there many problems that

Bills on financial management, administrative review and audit at public sector discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable meeting to discuss the draft laws on financial management and administrative review at the public sector and internal audit at the

Tajik leader calls again on CIS leaders for common position for Afghanistan

Speaking at an informal summit of seven CIS heads of state in Kazakhstan, President Emomali Rahmon called on CIS leaders to have more active position on the issues related to settlement of Afghan

Tajik cellular operator to transfer US$15,000 to Roghun’s bank account

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajik cellular operator, closed joint-stock company (OJSC) MLT/TT (Mobile Lines of Tajikistan) is carrying out a large-scale action from December 18

Tojiktransgaz top managers go to Tashkent this week to discuss gas price for 2010

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of Tojiktransgaz (Tajik state natural-gas distributor), led by its director general, Saidmamad Sharofiddinov is expected to go to

SDPT leader’s name is at the top of the party list, while he intends to run individual constituency

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Social-Democratic Party (SDPT) held its pre-election congress on December 20.

IRPT has party list of 22 candidates for 2010 parliamentary elections

DUSHANBE December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The 8th congress of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) that took place in Dushanbe on December 20 determined a party list of candidates for the

Tajikistan opens border so Afghan shepherds can go home

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2009, Asia-Plus – A Tajik border official has said 25 Afghan shepherds and thousands of sheep stranded for nine days by a snowstorm crossed through the Vakhon Mountains to

Tajikistan marks International Migrants Day

DUSHANBE, December 18, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is marking International Migrants Day today.