Tajkistan

The somoni continues depreciating against the dollar

The value of the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), has continued to depreciate against the U.S.

10:55, december 31, 2019

Rahmon has phone conversations with his Uzbek and Kyrgyz counterparts to discuss cooperation in 2020

Tajik leader yesterday had phone conversations with his Uzbek and Kyrgyz counterparts. The leaders vowed to boost cooperation in 2020.

10:28, december 31, 2019

Government discusses the plan of work for the first half-year of 2020

President Emomali Rahmon yesterday held a meeting to review the results of the past year’s work and the plan of work of the government for the first half-year of 2020.

09:55, december 31, 2019

Government establishes lending agency to support industrial production facilities and exporters

The Government of Tajikistan is expected to establish a lending agency to support industrial production facilities and exporters.

16:54, december 30, 2019

INCIDENTS

Tajik woman reportedly sustains gunshot wound at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border

Tajik woman has reportedly sustained gunshot wound at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border.

15:52, december 30, 2019

CPT’s party list includes five persons, including it leader

A pre-election congress of the Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT) that took place in Dushanbe on December 28 has endorsed the list of candidates nominated for election through the proportional

15:27, december 30, 2019

Tajik central bank explains why it is necessary to save Tojiksodirotbonk and Agroinvestbonk

The National Bank of Tajikistan has given reasons that made the government save Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB) and Agroinvestbonk from imminent bankruptcy.

14:46, december 30, 2019

Tajik aviation authorities deny rumors about the possible bankruptcy of the national air carrier as baseless

The Tajik civil aviation authorities have denied rumors about the possible bankruptcy of the national air carrier Tajik Air as absolutely unfounded.

12:05, december 30, 2019

INCIDENTS

Eight killed, one injured in Vahdat traffic accident

Eight people were killed and one injured on December 28 as two cars collided near the village of Elok, which is subordinate to Vahdat Township, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

11:39, december 30, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Student of Tajik University of Commerce gets lengthy jail term for killing his fellow student

A student of Tajik University of Commerce has got a lengthy jail term for killing his fellow student.

11:15, december 30, 2019

Ten multi-story residential buildings commissioned in Dushanbe under the Affordable Housing Project

A residential complex called complex “Affordable Dwelling” was commissioned in the Tajik capital on December 27, according to the Dushanbe Administration press center.

10:48, december 30, 2019

EAEU is the key to economic development, says Russian ambassador

Bilateral relations between Russia and Tajikistan have developed over the outgoing year dynamically in all fields at both the bilateral and multilateral levels, Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Igor

09:53, december 30, 2019

Putin signs law on ratification of agreement with Tajikistan on labor migrants

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an agreement with Tajikistan on organized recruitment of labor migrants in Tajikistan for seasonal work in Russia.

14:51, december 27, 2019

President donates two buses to the national boarding school for deaf children

On Friday December 27, President Emomali Rahmon visited that national boarding school for deaf children in the Roudaki district, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

14:27, december 27, 2019

All soldiers of Tajikistan’s armed forces will receive New Year’s gifts on behalf of the president

All soldiers of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan and cadets of military school will receive New Year’s gifts on behalf of President Emomali Rahmon In military subunits of

11:54, december 27, 2019

One more border crossing point to open along the Tajik-Uzbek border in the near future

One more border crossing point (BCP) is expected to open along Tajikistan’s common border with Uzbekistan in the near future, bringing a total number of BCPs along the Tajik-Uzbek border to 18.

10:56, december 27, 2019

INCIDENTS

Two minors killed in two traffic accidents in Jomi district on Wednesday

Two minors were killed in two traffic accidents in the Jomi district (Khatlon province) on December 25, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

10:31, december 27, 2019

Tajikistan President’s Cup reportedly included on the list of ITF tournaments

The Tajikistan President’s Cup (international junior tennis tournament) has been included on the list of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)’s tournaments, according to the National

09:27, december 27, 2019

LAW-ORDER

More than 194 kilograms of ferula oleoresin confiscated from resident of Roudaki district

A 30-yer-old man, resident of the Pistamazor village in the Roudaki district, has been detained on suspicion of being involved in ferula oleoresin trafficking.

17:12, december 26, 2019

The number of Tajik labor migrant has decreased by 60 percent, says Tajik president

Compared to 2010 the number of Tajik nationals seeking better employment opportunities abroad has decreased by 60 percent, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon stated at a joint meeting of both chambers of

16:37, december 26, 2019

SECURITY

Rahmon proposes to review the country’s law on combating terrorism

President Emomali Rahmon has called on law enforcement agencies to take concerted and efficient actions against terrorism.

15:56, december 26, 2019

Sebzor hydropower plant expected to be introduced into operation in 2022

The Sebzor hydroelectric power plant (HPP) will be introduced into operation in the Roshtqala district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) in 2022.

15:01, december 26, 2019

Rahmon points to the necessity of removing bureaucratic obstacles on the way of export of Tajik goods

“We should remove bureaucratic obstacles on the way of export of Tajik goods,” President Emomali Rahmon told a joint meeting of both chambers of parliament on December 26.

14:25, december 26, 2019

President order to set up new structure that would be responsible for developing investment projects

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has ordered to set up a new structure that would be responsible for developing investment projects.

13:47, december 26, 2019

State-owned weekly prints blank front page to protest 'lack of objective information'

A government-owned weekly newspaper Takhti Qubod , an official publication of the Qubodiyon district administration in the Khatlon province, has published its latest edition with a blank front page

11:36, december 26, 2019

Ensuring a decent life for the population remains the main goal for the next year, say the president

President Emomali Rahmon has made his annual address to the nation.

10:28, december 26, 2019

Tajik leader makes annual address to the nation today

President Emomali Rahmon is making his annual address to the nation today.

10:15, december 26, 2019

Chinese apple orchard expected to be laid out in Khatlon

On Monday December 23, Khatlon governor Qurbonboy Hakimzoda received a delegation of Weinan, a prefecture-level city in China’s Shaanxi province.

09:43, december 26, 2019

Iran offers its seaports for transit of Tajik cargo

Iranian Ambassador to Tajikistan Mohammad Taghi Saberi says Iran is a good transit point for further movement of Tajik goods.

17:11, december 25, 2019