Tajkistan

Tajik leader receives Saudi interior minister

On Friday November 2, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met here with Saudi Interior Minister Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

15:57, november 2, 2018

Rahmon receives LDPR leader

On Friday November 2, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received a group of members of the State Duma (Russia’s lower house of parliament) led by leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia

15:21, november 2, 2018

Government again asks parliament to exempt construction of National Theater and Ismoili Somoni Hotel from paying taxes

A draft law on the national budget for 2019 that was sent for consideration to the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) this week reportedly provides for tax

14:37, november 2, 2018

Asia-Plus launches new project – Media Literacy School

Asia-Plus Media Group has launched a new project – Media Literacy School, which will not only teach users how to identify difference between true information and fake information but will also

11:22, november 2, 2018

ITC supports Tajikistan companies to attend China International Import Expo

Tajik enterprises for the first time join hundreds of companies worldwide to showcase products and services at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world’s 1st professional and

11:13, november 2, 2018

Tajikistan raises accounting index

Tajikistan has raised the accounting index, which is used for payment of taxes, duties and fines.

10:57, november 2, 2018

POWER

One more street to be closed in Dushanbe for repairs

A street from Firdavsi Park to Korvon Bazaar through Zebo Shop will be closed for repairs.

10:38, november 2, 2018

Tajik premier attends session of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in Astana

Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda is attending a session of the CIS Council of Heads of Government that is going in the Kazakh capital of Astana today.

17:09, november 1, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Jail term of 18 year for murder of former wife

The Dushanbe city court has sentenced Bobojon Shirinov, who brutally killed his former wife, to 18 years in prison.

16:29, november 1, 2018

SECURITY

Tajikistan reportedly reaches 86 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target

By November 1, Tajikistan has reached 86 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Orif Nozimiyon, the chief spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), told Asia-Plus in an interview.

16:16, november 1, 2018

Tajikistan falls three spots in the World Bank’s Doing Business report

The World Bank’s Doing Business report compares business regulation environments across economies and encourages them to compete towards more efficient regulation.

15:11, november 1, 2018

LDPR leader says they will initiate law on giving special status to Tajiks in Russia

Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, today met in Dushanbe with a group of Tajik journalists.

11:27, november 1, 2018

UCA, Kyrgyz Government co-organize World Mountain Forum in Bishkek

Almost one billion people live in mountain areas, accounting for 13% of the world’s population.

10:49, november 1, 2018

Kuwaiti company to help Sohibkorbonk convert operations to become a full-fledged Islamic bank

Kuwaiti International Turnkey Systems Group (ITS) has won deal to provide technology for the first Islamic Bank in Tajikistan.

10:12, november 1, 2018

Qurutob, grapes, dancing: LDPR leader fascinated by Tajik hospitality

Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, yesterday afternoon visited the cities of Hisor and Tursunzoda and was fascinated by Tajik hospitality.

09:18, november 1, 2018

Tajikistan increases expenditures on fuel and energy complex nearly twice

Tajikistan has increased expenditures on fuel and energy complex by nearly 3.220 billion somoni (equivalent to some 342 U.S. million dollars).

16:41, october 31, 2018

OSCE promotes green economy principles in Tajikistan

Renewable energy, green technology, resources efficiency and harmonizing environmental legislation were the focus of a series of training courses conducted by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe in

14:50, october 31, 2018

Spitamen Bank opens banking service center in Panjakent

Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Spitamen Bank has opened a banking service center in the northern city of Panjakent, Sughd province.

14:29, october 31, 2018

SECURITY

Over 1,300 kilograms of drugs seized at Tajik-Afghan border in Jan-Sept this year

The first nine months of this year have reportedly seen twenty-two engagements between Tajik border guards and armed drug smugglers along the Tajik-Afghan border.

14:08, october 31, 2018

The economic perspectives of Tajikistan depend on IMF and China, says analytical product by Fitch

A potential International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal could reduce downside risks to the Tajikistan economy if agreed upon in 2019 but China will need to be on board for an IMF program to be fully

11:34, october 31, 2018

POWER

Unemployed residents of GBAO reportedly offered 250 job vacancies in other regions of Tajikistan

The authorities of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) jointly with the Interior Ministry have reportedly offered local unemployed residents job vacancies in other regions of the country.

11:07, october 31, 2018

200,000 more clients of Megafon Tajikistan in Sughd get access to mobile Internet

Cellular operator Megafon Tajikistan is continuing to extend its coverage area in the northern Sughd province.

10:26, october 31, 2018

Parents fined for their children’s truancy

Parents of two underage children from Vahdat Township have been fined for their children’s truancy, according to the press center of the Prosecutor-General’s Office of Tajikistan.

09:59, october 31, 2018

POWER

President orders to establish folk craft centers in the country’s cities

A government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, took place in Dushanbe on October 30.

09:24, october 31, 2018

LDPR leader expected to arrive in Dushanbe today

Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, is expected to arrive in Dushanbe today on a two-day working visit.

16:50, october 30, 2018

Kyrgyz MPs endorse the candidacy of new Kyrgyzstan’s ambassador to Tajikistan

Kyrgyz MPs have endorsed the candidacy of new Kyrgyzstan’s ambassador to Tajikistan, according to 24.kg news agency.

15:04, october 30, 2018

Tajik national currency, the somoni, turns 18

The Tajik national currency, the somoni, turned 18 on October 30, 2018. The currency is named after the father of the Tajik nation, Ismoil Somoni.

14:26, october 30, 2018