Tajkistan

Emomali Rahmon receives IFC vice president

On Thursday February 20, President Emomali Rahmon received Ms. Georgina Baker, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Vice President for Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

15:43, february 20, 2020

IFC loan will help finance micro-housing and small businesses in Tajikistan

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a loan of $2 million equivalent in Tajik Somoni to microcredit deposit-taking organization Humo in Tajikistan to help underserved populations

14:44, february 20, 2020

One more snow leopard saved in GBAO

One more snow leopard has been saved in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

11:33, february 20, 2020

Chinese leader expresses readiness to expand collaboration with Tajikistan

On Wednesday February 19, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a telegram to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon expressing gratitude for condolences and assistance to the Chinese people, according to the

10:37, february 20, 2020

Most complaints Tajik MPs receive concern housing shorting and unfair division of property during divorce

Most complaints Tajik parliamentarians received last year concern housing shortage and the unfair division of property during a divorce.

09:46, february 20, 2020

Tajik foreign minister downplays Sughd police chief's 'provocative' views on Kyrgyz region

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin has downplayed a police official's statement that prompted protests in neighboring Kyrgyzstan, according to Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service .

09:33, february 20, 2020

INCIDENTS

GBAO rescuers find body of man missing for three months

The body of a man 48-year-old resident of the Suchon jamoat in the Shugnan district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), who went missing in November last year, has been recovered.

09:06, february 20, 2020

Three Tajik war veterans will participate in Victory parade in Moscow

Three veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 from Tajikistan have been invited to participate in celebrations that will take place in Moscow on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of

16:42, february 19, 2020

Tajik MFA: The issue of transit of Tajikistan-bound freight through Turkmenistan will be resolved soon

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin noted on February 18 that the issue of passage of semi-trucks with cargo bound for Tajikistan

15:48, february 19, 2020

AKAH partners with Tajikistan’s Academy of Sciences on best practices in disaster forecasting

The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) and the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will facilitate the 6th International Conference “Debris

15:34, february 19, 2020

Fee for patent-based entrepreneurial activity rises 8.0 percent in Tajikistan

A fee for entrepreneurial activity on the basis of patent rises 8.

10:50, february 19, 2020

Foodstuffs reportedly rose in cost 0.9 percent last month

In Tajikistan, inflation in the consumer goods sector last month reportedly stood at 0.6 percent. The cost of products of the food industry in January increased by 0.

10:20, february 19, 2020

Government discusses organizational issues related to this year’s Hajj

Deputy Prime Minister, Ms. Shirin Ismatullozoda, yesterday held a meeting to discuss issues related to preparations for sending Tajik pilgrims to the Hajj this year.

09:49, february 19, 2020

Tajik private communications operators reportedly lost half a million dollars last year

According to data from the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, Tajik private communications operators (mobile phone operators and Internet service providers) lost half a million

17:03, february 18, 2020

212 Tajik women and children held in refugee camps in Syria want to return home

According to data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, some 500 Tajik nationals are currently being held in refugee camps in Syria.

15:46, february 18, 2020

Dushanbe central mosque expected to be official inaugurate on March 12

A new Dushanbe central cathedral mosque is scheduled to be official inaugurated on March 12, an official within the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

15:14, february 18, 2020

Bilateral trade between Tajikistan and China increasing despite coronavirus fears

China has got ahead of Kazakhstan and come close to Russia in terms of the volume of the bilateral trade with Tajikistan.

14:34, february 18, 2020

ODIHR election assessment mission deployed in Tajikistan

Headed by Ambassador Eberhard Pohl, the Election Assessment Mission (EAM) of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has been deployed in Tajikistan for the upcoming

11:32, february 18, 2020

Tajik ambassador presents his credentials to King Harald V of Norway

Tajikistan’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway (with residence in Vienna), Mr.

10:41, february 18, 2020

Two companies belonging to the family of Agroinvestbonk reportedly owes TJS1.5 mln to Jomi district’s budget

Two companies belonging to the family of Agroinvestbonk head Murodali Alimardonov now owe 1.

09:38, february 18, 2020

LAW-ORDER

Tajik interior ministry seeks witnesses of Commander Khouja’s crimes

The Interior Ministry of Tajikistan is seeking witnesses of Commander Khouja’s crimes. He is suspected of banditry, murder, torture, hostage taking and illegal possession of weapons.

09:06, february 18, 2020

727 people remain in coronavirus quarantine zones in Tajikistan

Of 1,057 people who have been quarantined on arrival in Tajikistan from China, 330 people have already been released.

17:42, february 17, 2020

LAW-ORDER

UAE reportedly extradites Tajik civil war commander to Tajikistan

A field commander of the former pro government Popular Front, Khouja Karimov, has been extradited from Dubai to Dushanbe.

17:03, february 17, 2020

IMF: The fiscal deficit expected to remain high in Tajikistan over the medium-term due to the Roghun HPP

Analysts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast high fiscal deficit in Tajikistan in the medium term.

16:02, february 17, 2020

Dushanbe mayor invites mayors of Dushanbe’s sister cities to celebrate Navrouz festival in Dushanbe

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has invited mayors of Dushanbe’s sister cities to celebrate the Navrouz festival in Dushanbe, according to the Dushanbe Administration press center.

15:01, february 17, 2020

Tajik authorities start to draft law on protection against discrimination

Tajik authorities have begun drafting an antidiscrimination law, a source within Tajik parliament told Asia-Plus in an interview.

14:38, february 17, 2020

The year 2020 will be a critical year for Tajikistan’ economy, says WB country manager for Tajikistan

Mr. Jan-Peter Olters, World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan, calls on Tajik authorities to take measures to resolve long-lingering obstacles to investment and private-sector development.

11:37, february 17, 2020

Empowering women through community-based savings groups

Established in 2015, the savings group in Ganj, a village in the Khatlon province of Tajikistan, boasts 40 members—35 of them female, according to press release issued by the Aga Khan

11:18, february 17, 2020