Tajkistan

Tajik singer and blogger Abduroziq to be seen in Salman Khan’s movie

Daily Pakistan says social media influencer Abduroziq, the world’s smallest singer, has got a role in an Indian movie featuring Bollywood's biggest stars like Salman Khan.

15:25, august 3, 2022

Export Development Agency blames bad weather conditions for increase in onion prices in Tajikistan

Shavkat Bobozoda, Director of the Export Development Agency under the government of Tajikistan, says onion price hike has resulted from unfavorable weather conditions.

11:38, august 3, 2022

SECURITY

A Taliban commander says they can take over Tajikistan in a week

Citing a source in Takhar province, Hasht-e Subh , an independent and nonprofit newspaper in Afghanistan, said on August 2 that one of Taliban’s commanders has warned Tajikistan that “if

15:03, august 2, 2022

Somon Air resumes regular flights to Kazan this week

Tajikistan’s privately owned air carrier Somon Air is expected to resume regular flights to the Russian city of Kazan starting from August 4.

14:46, august 2, 2022

Afghanistan owes 28 million U.S. dollars to Tajikistan for electricity deliveries

Afghanistan now owes 28 million U.S.

13:58, august 2, 2022

Tajik power utility company’s debts reach 3.2 billion somonis, says Bargi Tojik top manager

As of July 1, 2022, a total debt of Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company) has amounted to 32 billion somonis (equivalent to about 3.1 billion U.S.

11:11, august 2, 2022

Historical record consumption of electricity registered in Tajikistan in late July

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company) top manager Mahmadumar Asozoda revealed on August 1 that consumption of

10:34, august 2, 2022

Tajik parliament speaker, Chinese foreign minister discuss attraction of Chinese investment in Tajikistan’s economy

Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker Rustam Emomali, who is also the Mayor Dushanbe, yesterday received China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister of

10:00, august 2, 2022

Nobody interested in buying Tajikistan Hotel?

Tajik authorities cannot sell Tajikistan Hotel and the building of head office of Tojisodirotbonk (TSB) in Dushanbe – no one is interested in them.

17:42, august 1, 2022

Tajik envoy meets head of the Economic Commission of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations

On Saturday July 30, the Ambassador of Tajikistan to Iran Nizomiddin Zohidi met in Tehran with the Chairman of the Economic Commission of Strategic Council for Relations of the Islamic Republic of

17:18, august 1, 2022

42 billion somonis worth of investment projects being implemented in Tajikistan, says Tajik official

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Saadi Qodirzoda, the head of the State Committee on Investment and Management of State-owned Property (GosKomInvest), revealed on August 1 that

16:45, august 1, 2022

Tajik president receives Chinese foreign minister to discuss cooperation

On Monday August 1, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi, who arrived in Dushanbe on the evening of July 31 on an official visit.

15:22, august 1, 2022

SECURITY

Former UWA researcher Abdussalam Adina-Zada pleads guilty to inciting terrorism overseas

A former researcher of the University of Western Australia (UWA) — who is considered by authorities to be one of the Western Australia State (WA)’s most dangerous people — has

11:55, august 1, 2022

53% of surveyed firms in Tajikistan face increasing production costs since Russian-Ukrainian conflict starts

The World Bank’s Business Pulse Survey says businesses worldwide feel the repercussions of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

11:05, august 1, 2022

Tajik foreign minister holds a number of bilateral meetings in Tashkent

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin has held a number of bilateral discussions in Tashkent on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting,

10:28, august 1, 2022

SCO foreign ministers’ meeting in Tashkent ends with signing of sixteen decisions

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin participated in a regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations

09:54, august 1, 2022

Top Chinese diplomat arrives in Dushanbe on an official visit

The State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi arrived in Dushanbe on the evening of July 31 on an official visit.

15:45, july 29, 2022

Shortage revealed in Amonatbonk is financial loss or insolvency of borrowers?

The Accounts Chamber of Tajikistan has announced the identification of major financial damage in Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank).

14:21, july 29, 2022

World Cup open to all entrepreneurs in Tajikistan!

The Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) is open for 2022 and is accepting applications until August 31, 2022.

11:44, july 29, 2022

POWER

President reiterates the necessity to stabilize prices and make two-year food stocks

President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Head of the Government, yesterday held a government session, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:25, july 29, 2022

Tajikistan has the lowest pension rates among Post-Soviet nations

Pension payments can be used to judge the level of social development of countries.

09:43, july 29, 2022

RSF urges Tajik authorities to stop persecution of independent journalists

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges on Tajik authorities to release four independent journalists who have been critical of the government.

16:55, july 28, 2022

One more cement plant to be built in Tajikistan

A groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a cement plant has taken place in Anzob settlement, Sughd’s Ayni district.

16:19, july 28, 2022

Tajik Air hopes for settlement agreement with Lithuania Skyroad Leasing

The decision of the arbitral tribunal of Vilnius on recovery of US$20 million from Tajik Air in favor of Lithuanian Skyroad Leasing is in the proceedings of the High Economic Court of Tajikistan,

15:50, july 28, 2022

Boeing doesn’t exclude Tajikistan from the number of buyers of its aircraft over the next 20 years

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, deputy head of Open Joint-Stock Company Somon Air (Tajikistan’s privately owned air carrier), Abdulqosim Valiyev, noted on July 28 that

15:00, july 28, 2022

Tajik authorities predict growth in tourism revenues

More than 363,000 foreign tourists have visited Tajikistan over the first six months of this year, which is 2.

13:57, july 28, 2022

Russia’s main right-wing populist party proposes to toughen control over migrants

The Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), which is nothing of liberal but the main right-wing populist party in Russia, proposes to toughen control over the stay of migrants in the country

11:57, july 28, 2022

International Bank of Tajikistan gets institutional rating from MFR agency

The International Bank of Tajikistan (IBT) has got institutional rating from MicroFinanza Rating agency (Italy).

11:27, july 28, 2022

LAW-ORDER

Two more merchants detained in Dushanbe for the illegal trade in edged weapons

The knife crime prevention operation is under way in the Tajik capital and two more merchants have been detained during this week for illegal trade in edged weapons.

10:19, july 28, 2022