Tajkistan

Development of feasibility study or one more hydropower plant on the Vakhsh River

Development of feasibility study for one more hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Vakhsh River in eastern Tajikistan has begun, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mater Resources (MoEWR).

11:28, october 21, 2020

Azim Ibrohim appointed to head Tajikistan’s National Commission on TRACECA Issues

Azim Ibrohim has been appointed Chairman of Tajikistan’s National Commission on the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) Issues, according to Ministry of Transport (MoT) press

10:47, october 21, 2020

INCIDENTS

Search for bodies of two soldiers who drowned while rescuing a schoolboy ongoing

Search for bodies of two border guards who drowned while rescuing a schoolboy in Rushan district of Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) is ongoing.

10:05, october 21, 2020

India sets up computer laboratory at school for Afghan refugee children in Dushanbe

On Tuesday October 20, Indian Ambassador to Tajikistan Viraj Singh along with First Deputy Minister of Education & Science of Tajikistan Muhammaddovoud Salomiyon and Charge d'affaires of

09:44, october 21, 2020

Coronavirus: 41 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan yesterday

41 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday bringing the total number of the officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the

09:32, october 21, 2020

Russian teachers arrive in Tajikistan for year with possible extension of their contract

50 Russian teachers’ who arrived in Tajikistan on October 15 will teach in 22 schools located in Dushanbe, Khorog, Khujand, Kulob, Bokhtar, Spitamen, Asht, Hisor and some other cities and

11:34, october 20, 2020

Tajikistan expected to legalize telecommuting

The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has discussed amendments proposed to the country’s law on promoting employment of the population.

10:25, october 20, 2020

SECURITY

More than 17,600 entrepreneurs in Tajikistan shut down their business

More than 17,600 economic entities, including 652 legal entities (companies and enterprises) and about 17,0000 individual entrepreneurs, have been shut down in Tajikistan over the first nine months

09:15, october 20, 2020

Coronavirus: 40 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan yesterday

40 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday bringing the total number of the officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the

17:12, october 19, 2020

Poverty reduction expected to slow down in Tajikistan in the coming years

Tajikistan is experiencing its slowest economic growth in two decades.

16:30, october 19, 2020

USAID publishes detailed Directory of Central Asian Horticulture Exporters

The U.S.

14:53, october 19, 2020

Over the first nine months of this year, inflation in consumer sector stood at 5.1 percent

In Tajikistan, inflation in the consumer goods sector over the first nine months of this year has stood at 5.1 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

11:30, october 19, 2020

The volume of two-way trade between Tajikistan and Switzerland reportedly increases 5.2 times

According to data of the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, a two-way trade between Tajikistan and Switzerland in January-September this year has valued at 693 million U.S.

10:43, october 19, 2020

AKF and MSDSP plant a forest in GBAO’s Roshtqala district

Environment and climate are core strategic priorities for the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), stressing that good environmental stewardship is part of the development agenda and ensuring that

10:21, october 19, 2020

POLITICS

Tajik deputy foreign minister receives copies of credentials of new ambassador of France to Tajikistan

On Friday October 16, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. Muzaffar Huseinzoda.

09:57, october 19, 2020

LAW-ORDER

Bandits rob businessman US$406,000 and 1.1 million somoni

Three men have been arrested in Dushanbe on suspicion of committing a large-scale robbery.

09:25, october 19, 2020

Coronavirus: 119 officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan over the past weekends

119 officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan over the past weekend (October 17-18) bringing the total number of the officially confirmed cases of the

15:49, october 16, 2020

Rahmon pays visit to Sughd province

On Thursday October 15, President Emomali Rahmon began a three-day visit to the northern Sughd province, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

14:22, october 16, 2020

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at more than 3.4 billion USD in Jan-Sept this year

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover has amounted to more than 3.4 billion U.S. dollars over the first nine months of this year, which is 8.

11:33, october 16, 2020

COVID-19 reportedly drives up numbers of hungry people worldwide

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday joined its sister agencies in calling for global action to improve the systems that produce and distribute the food we eat, so that they can

11:03, october 16, 2020

POLITICS

Foreign ministers of Central Asian nations and Russia discuss economic cooperation and coronavirus situation in the region

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin yesterday participated in the third meeting of foreign ministers in the “Central Asia + Russia” format.

10:08, october 16, 2020

POLITICS

OSCE and Tajikistan prioritize joint co-operation for 2021

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD) will pursue its activities in 2021 in Tajikistan, in line with its existing mandate and relevant priorities of the host country, within all three

09:56, october 16, 2020

Coronavirus: one more COVID-19 patient died in Tajikistan yesterday

One more COVID-19 patient died in Tajikistan yesterday bringing a total number of the officially confirmed coronavirus-linked deaths in the country to 80, according to the Ministry of Health and

09:47, october 16, 2020

Emomali Rahmon expected to swear in for his fifth term as Tajikistan’s president in late October

Emomali Rahmon expected to swear in for his fifth term in office as Tajikistan’s president on October 30.

17:05, october 15, 2020

50 Russian teachers arrive in Tajikistan to work with local schools

On Thursday October 15, 50 Russian teachers arrived in Tajikistan to work with local secondary schools and provide methodological assistance to their Tajik colleagues.

15:29, october 15, 2020

There are two sectors in Tajikistan that could buffer the negative COVID-19 impacts during the short term, says WB country director

There are two sectors in Tajikistan that could buffer the negative COVID-19 impacts during the short term.

11:55, october 15, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic reportedly affects gold production in Tajikistan

Over the first nine month of this year, gold production in Tajikistan has risen 9 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT).

11:23, october 15, 2020

WB country manager advises the government of the republic to think about the reasons for the fall in gross revenues in ICT sector

In a statement delivered at the Second Intersession Meeting of the Consultative Council on Improvement of Investment Climate under the President of Tajikistan, World Bank Country Manager for

10:34, october 15, 2020