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16:26, december 12, 2022

Tajik communications service providers earn a total of 2.644 billion somonis in Jan-Sept this year

Over the first nine months of this year, the income of Tajikistan’s communications service providers has amounted to 2.644 billion somonis (equivalent to about 260 million U.S.

15:57, december 12, 2022

Five schools built in Tajikistan under financial support of Russia to receive a total of $91 mln for equipment

Five Russian-language schools, built in Tajikistan under financial support of the Russian Federation, will receive a total of 5.

15:34, december 12, 2022

Wolf pack kills 28 head of sheep and goats in GBAO’s Roshtqala district

A wolf pack has killed 28 head of sheep and goats in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO)’s Roshtqala district, according to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of

14:52, december 12, 2022

Human rights defenders in Tajikistan face increasing threats in climate of fear, says UN expert

The authorities in Tajikistan must radically improve the situation of its human rights defenders, and dispel an intensifying climate of fear, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of

12:06, december 12, 2022

Demand for air tickets from Russia to Tajikistan this year has increased several times

Some Russian media reports say ticketing services have recorded growth in demand for flights from Russia to the near abroad. Citing ticketing services Tutu.

11:28, december 12, 2022

Saidjaffar Usmonzoda re-elected as chairman of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan

Saidjaffar Usmonzoda has been re-elected as Chairman of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT), Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service, known locally as Radio Ozodi, reported on December 10.

10:23, december 12, 2022

16 Tajik companies apply to participate in Tajikistan-Iran trade conference in Mashhad

Businesses from Tajikistan and Iran are scheduled to meet at a trade conference in Mashhad, the capital of Iran’s Razavi Khorasan Province, from December 17-22.

09:28, december 12, 2022

ADB awards US$50 million grant to help Tajik authorities enhance banking sector stability

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$50 million grant to help the Government of Tajikistan enhance banking sector stability, boost the nonbanking finance sector, and strengthen fiscal

17:42, december 9, 2022

About 12 tons of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in January-October this year

Fifty-nine countries of the world have provided about 120 million US million dollars’ worth of about 12 tons of humanitarian aid to Tajikistan in January-October September this year, according

17:18, december 9, 2022

Moscow hosts meeting of SCO and CIS defense ministers

Member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) plan to increase military cooperation.

16:42, december 9, 2022

Tajik foreign minister meets with Prince Rahim Aga Khan in Paris to discuss cooperation

During his working visit to France, Tajik Foreign Minister on December 8 met in Paris with Prince Rahim Aga Khan.

15:33, december 9, 2022

The European Union to launch negotiations on a new agreement with Tajikistan

The European Union (EU) Delegation to Tajikistan says the EU Council adopted guidelines for the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to negotiate,

15:03, december 9, 2022

Q&A with ADB Chief Economist Albert Park

Albert Park, Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), visited Tajikistan with a two-day visit, following which he gave an exclusive interview to Asia Plus .

12:09, december 9, 2022

Tajikistan’s external debt reportedly falls by almost 30 million U.S. dollars

Over the first three quarters of this year, the government of Tajikistan has managed to reduce the volume of the country’s external debt by 29.5 million U.S. dollars.

11:15, december 9, 2022

Seven arrested in Strasbourg on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack

French authorities say they have foiled a possible terror attack after detaining seven people in Strasbourg.

10:35, december 9, 2022

UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor visits two convicted independent journalists held in detention center in Dushanbe

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Ms.

17:31, december 8, 2022

EDB provides US$2.6 million to support development of private production business in Tajikistan

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) will provide 2.

16:53, december 8, 2022

Russia ruble somoni exchange rate falls

The Russian ruble to the Tajik national currency, the somoni, exchange rate (RR/TJS) has dropped. Over the past week, RR has lost almost 3.0 percent of its value against TJS.

15:23, december 8, 2022

Central Asia’s nations reportedly seek to distance themselves from Russia

An article by a RFE/RL correspondent in Prague Reid Standish says Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February sent geopolitical shockwaves around Central Asia and has altered long-standing

11:00, december 8, 2022

Tajikistan earned more than 100 million USD exporting electricity to neighboring countries

Over the first ten months of this year, Tajikistan has earned 101 million U.S. dollars (USD) exporting electricity to neighboring countries, which is 10.

10:23, december 8, 2022

Yandex go to enter Tajikistan’s taxi services market

For two weeks now, among the residents of the capital, rumors about the appearance of a new player in the country’s taxi service market have not ceased.

09:13, december 8, 2022

Tajikistan, Iran discuss oil cooperation

IRNA says discussions around oil cooperation were held between senior Iranian and Tajik officials in Tehran on December 7.

08:57, december 8, 2022

Rahmon will address a joint meeting of both chambers of parliament on December 23

This year, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is expected to address a joint meeting of both chambers of parliament on December 23.

18:02, december 7, 2022

Tajikistan decreases LNG imports, sharply increases petroleum products imports

Over the first ten months of this year, Tajikistan has imported more than US$155.2 million worth of about 329,000 tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is 11.

17:22, december 7, 2022

Nearly half a million textbooks missing in Tajik-language schools, says education ministry

According to data from the Ministry of education and Science (MoES), Tajik-language schools lack 44 textbooks titled in editions of about 500,000 copies.

15:56, december 7, 2022

Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia to speed up the process of signing of a counter narcotics agreement

Tajikistan has reportedly asked Saudi Arabia to speed up the process of signing of a government-to-government counter-narcotics agreement.

15:14, december 7, 2022

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan delimit more than 17 other kilometers of the disputed segment of the mutual border

A regular meeting of the topographic working groups of the Tajik and Kyrgyz governmental delegations on the delimitation and demarcation of the disputed segments of the mutual border took place in

14:45, december 7, 2022

Iran reportedly kicks off cooperation with Tajikistan in implementing hydrocarbon exploring studies

IRNA reports that Director of the Exploration Department of the National Iranian Oil Company, Mehdi Fakour, said at a news conference in Tehran on December 6 that the National Iranian Oil Company

11:50, december 7, 2022

IMF plans to focus on Tajikistan’s macroeconomic perspectives for 2023, says Tajik central bank

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission plans to focus on Tajikistan’s macroeconomic perspectives for 2023, the press center of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) says.

10:55, december 7, 2022

Tajik labor migrants working in Mariupol reportedly not paid their full salaries

Tajik migrant workers hired by some Russian construction companies to rebuild the destroyed Mariupol reportedly complain that employers have cheated them.