Tajkistan

Almost 200 million somonis worth of goods produced by Tajikistan’s FEZs last year

In 2020, all corporate residents registered with Tajikistan’s free economic zones (FEZ) produced a total of 199.

14:55, february 19, 2021

Tajikistan exports rises 19.88 percent last year, says economic development minister

In 2020, Tajikistan’s external trade turnover amounted to 4.557.8 billion U.S. dollars, which was 100.8 percent of the 2019 level or 34.1 million U.S.

13:56, february 19, 2021

SOCIETY

UCA Rector: We invest in the future of Tajikistan.

Q&A with UCA Rector on Board Dr. S. Sohail H.

11:35, february 19, 2021

Tajikistan’s public debt-to-GDP ratio reaches 46.8 percent, says finance minister

As of January 1, Tajikistan’s public debt amounted to 3.7 billion U.S. dollars, which is equal to 46.

10:58, february 19, 2021

TAJKISTAN

Statistics show Central Asia undercounting official COVID death figures

Eurasianet correspondents across Central Asia confirm that, on the surface, life is getting back to normal.

10:40, february 19, 2021

Tajik chief tax officer names the most incorrigible tax dodgers

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Nusratullo Davlatzoda, the head of the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, revealed on February 18 that tax debts have reached 844

10:13, february 19, 2021

Uzbekistan starts restoring 500 kV transmission line through which it receive electricity from Tajikistan T

Reconstruction of a 63-kilometer section of a 500 kW power transmission line “Guzar-Regar” has been launched in Uzbekistan.

09:41, february 19, 2021

Rahmon receives Uzbek foreign minister

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday afternoon received Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, who arrived in Dushanbe on a working visit.

17:18, february 18, 2021

Tajik president, CSTO secretary-general discuss regional security issues

On Thursday February 18, President Emomali Rahmon received the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Satanislav Zas, who is in Dushanbe on a working visit, according to the

16:41, february 18, 2021

President Rahmon receives credentials of six newly appointed ambassadors

Six newly appointed ambassadors presented their credentials to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on February 18.

16:20, february 18, 2021

Customs official gives details of attempt to smuggle 90 kilos of gold and US$15 million out of Tajikistan

Prosecutors have detained a group of smugglers who attempted to smuggle a large consignment of gold and foreign currency out of Tajikistan.

15:50, february 18, 2021

Tajikistan textile stakeholders discuss processing of cotton into manufactured goods inside the country

On Thursday February 18, Dushanbe hosted a roundtable to discuss issues related to the processing of domestic cotton fiber into the final competitive export and import-substituting products,

14:02, february 18, 2021

AKAH seeks for supervisor, construction contracts management

The Branch of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat in Tajikistan for supervisor, construction contracts management.

11:35, february 18, 2021

POWER

CCER sets date for parliamentary by-elections in three constituencies

The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) has set April 18 as the date for by-elections to the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) in Devashtich,

11:06, february 18, 2021

Construction of Yovon-Levakant gas pipeline starts in Khatlon

Construction of a 56-kilometer gas pipeline from Yovon to Levakant (formerly Sarband) has begun, Levakant Mayor, Ms. Zarina Davlatzoda, told reporters yesterday.

10:33, february 18, 2021

SOCIETY

Power rationing reduced by 1 hour in Tajikistan

An electricity rationing introduced in rural areas of Tajikistan in early January has been reduced from seven to six hours.

10:09, february 18, 2021

Tajikistan plans to increase electricity deliveries to Afghanistan eight times this year, says Barqi Tojik head

Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company) has concluded agreements with energy companies of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan on the supply of electricity to these countries this year

16:23, february 17, 2021

Dushanbe and Tashkent intend to work out mechanism of supply of water from Tajik reservoirs to Uzbekistan

Deputy prime ministers of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have held a virtual meeting to discuss prospects of further expansion of multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

15:28, february 17, 2021

INCIDENTS

Private taxi driver brutally killed in Dushanbe

A 21-year-old resident of Khatlon’s Jaihun (formerly Qumsangir) district has been detained on suspicion of committing murder with extreme cruelty, according to the Interior Ministry’s

14:46, february 17, 2021

SOCIETY

Two peaks renamed in the Pamirs

Two peaks located in the western part of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has been renamed.

10:51, february 17, 2021

SECURITY

Tajik security chief meets high-ranking Afghan state officials to discuss joint fight against terrorism

During his visit to Kabul, the Chairman of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan (SCNS), Colonel-General Saimumin Yatimov has participated in international conference entitled

10:08, february 17, 2021

POWER

Rahmon gets acquainted with the pace of construction Istiqlol Square in Dushanbe

On Tuesday February 16, President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali got acquainted with the pace of construction of Istiqlol (Independence) Square in Dushanbe, according to the Tajik

09:45, february 17, 2021

Tajikistan sells its debt-ridden and loss-making fertilizer plant

A tender for sale of Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Azot (formerly TojikAzot – fertilizer plant) took place on February 15, Saadi Qodirzoda, the head of the State Committee on Investment and

09:25, february 17, 2021

Uzbek foreign minister to pay visit to Tajikistan this week

Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry says Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov is making tour of three Central Asian nations – Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan – from February

16:52, february 16, 2021

FDI inflow into Tajikistan fell by 47 percent last year, says Tajik official

Foreign investment in Tajikistan’s economy last year amounted to 426 million U.S.

16:00, february 16, 2021

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan expected to resume border talks next month

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are expected to resume negotiations on delimitation and demarcation of the mutual border in early March.

15:35, february 16, 2021

Industry minister concerned over slow pace of development of light industry in Tajikistan

The Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan Sherali Kabir has expressed concern about the slow pace of development of light industry in the country.

14:39, february 16, 2021

124.5 million somonis reportedly embezzled during the construction of the Roghun hydropower plant

During last year, the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption detected untargeted use of 124.

14:15, february 16, 2021

Most corruption crimes committed by representatives of local authorities, says anticorruption chief

The head of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption Sulaimon Sultonzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 16 that according to findings by the anticorruption agency,

13:55, february 16, 2021