Tajkistan

Tajikistan’s economic growth is forecast to moderate to 6.0% in 2018, says ADB report

Asian Development Outlook 2018: How Technology Affects Jobs , which was released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) this month, notes that Tajikistan’s economic growth rose to 7.

10:31, april 11, 2018

POWER

Members of Sughd legislature meet on April 18 to approve president’s decree on appointing Ahmadzoda as new governor of the province

The next fourteenth session of the Sughd local council (Majlis) will take place in Khujand on April 18.

10:20, april 11, 2018

Reducing food waste would improve global climate and local economy, says FAO expert

According to FAO estimates, one-third of the globally produced food, equal to 1.3 billion tons, gets lost or wasted every year.

10:06, april 11, 2018

TK Mobile withdraw from country’s telecommunications market

One of Tajikistan’s mobile phone operators, TK Mobile, is withdrawing from the country’s telecommunications market.

16:59, april 10, 2018

Baroness Suttie visits Tajikistan to engage with Tajik MPs on health issues and tuberculosis

Today, Baroness Alison Suttie, a member of the House of Lords begins her first visit to Tajikistan.

16:23, april 10, 2018

Internal freight rates for Sughd province reportedly raised for the purpose of regulating rail traffic

Internal freight rates for Sughd province have been raised for the purpose of regulating railway transportation.

15:21, april 10, 2018

Uzbekistan plans to construct a new building for its embassy in Dushanbe

Citing Uzbek media outlets, CA-NEWS reported on April 10 that Uzbekistan plans to construct a new building for its embassy in Dushanbe.

14:32, april 10, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Security officers seize 14 kilos of hashish in Dushanbe, 12 people arrested

An operation carried out by officers of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) in Dushanbe has led to the seizure of 14 kilograms of Afghan hashish, according to the SCNS press center.

11:12, april 10, 2018

The period of deflation reportedly continuing in Tajikistan’s consumer sector

The period of deflation is reportedly continuing in Tajikistan’s consumer sector. According to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), prices last month fell 1.0 percent.

10:34, april 10, 2018

Murgab and Nosiri Khusrav districts fulfill their spring conscription targets

The Murgab district in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) and the Nosiri Khusrav district in the Khatlon province have fulfilled their spring conscription targets by April 10, Faridoun

10:18, april 10, 2018

North Korean delegation expected to visit Tajikistan this week

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho heading a government delegation is expected to visit Tajikistan from April 13-15.

09:45, april 10, 2018

Russian authorities restore the previous flight time for Tajik air carriers

Russian authorities have restored the previous flight time for Tajik air carriers operating flights to Russian cities.

09:00, april 10, 2018

Tajik, Russian foreign ministers sign the program of cooperation for 2018

On April 8-9, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov was on an official visit to the Russian Federation by invitation of his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, according to the Tajik MFA information

08:30, april 10, 2018

The EU Health Management Information System IV project assesses its results

The EU-funded project “Health Management Information System in Tajikistan - Phase IV” is hosting its last Steering Committee meeting today at Asia Grand Hotel in Dushanbe to assess its

17:05, april 9, 2018

Russian foreign minister says Russia will continue assisting Tajikistan in modernization of its army

Russia appreciates solidarity of Tajikistan and other member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) with Russia over Scripal case, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted

16:17, april 9, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Relatives of man who died after police custody demand fresh autopsy by independent forensic experts

Relatives of man who died in Dushanbe after one-day police custody demand a fresh autopsy by forensic experts from Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense or Russian military base deployed in

15:26, april 9, 2018

Schoolchildren in Khatlon’s Muminobod district reportedly lose consciousness because of fear

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population says twenty-seven school students in the village of Chargi of Muminobod district (Khatlon province) have lost consciousness because of fear.

14:39, april 9, 2018

POWER

Length of stay of foreign nationals in Tajikistan without registration can be extended from three to 10 days

The length of stay of foreign nationals in Tajikistan without registration can be extended from three to ten days Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli)

14:09, april 9, 2018

Tajikistan selected to be part of ITC global textiles and clothing program

Tajikistan is one of the five countries, including Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, selected to be part of the new Global Textiles and Clothing program (GTEX), financed by the Government of

13:55, april 9, 2018

Bus links to connect towns and cities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan expected to reopen next month

Bus links to connect towns and cities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are expected to reopen in early May.

13:30, april 9, 2018

TAJKISTAN

Uzbekistan reportedly begins supplying natural gas to Tajikistan

Uzbekistan has reportedly begun supplying natural gas to Tajikistan after six-year interruption.

11:21, april 9, 2018

Tajik judoka wins GP Antalya 2018 U90kg

Tajik judoka Komronshoh Ustopiriyon has won the Grand Prix 2018 in Antalya (Turkey) in the weight category of under 90 kilograms.

11:02, april 9, 2018

VEON sells its mobile services subsidiary in Tajikistan to ZET Mobile Limited

VEON, the Amsterdam-headquartered company that operated the Beeline brand in the CIS member nations, announced on April 5 that its mobile services subsidiary in Tajikistan has been bought by ZET

10:25, april 9, 2018

Tajik authorities clear up territories that could be interested for tourists

Tajik authorities have launched an action on clearing up territories through which tourist routes pass. The motto of this action is “Lets Create Country for Ecotourism Together.

10:04, april 9, 2018

Ministry of culture expected to prepare dress code for Tajik men

The Ministry of Culture of Tajikistan is reportedly expected to publish a recommendation instruction on clothing for Tajik men.

09:28, april 9, 2018

Tajikistan raises internal freight rates for Sughd province

Tajik Railways (Tajik national railway company) has raised internal rates for cargo being shipped though the northern Sughd province. New internal freight rates took effect on April 5.

16:48, april 6, 2018

Tajik national power company’s debt growth rate increasing rapidly

The rate of growth of the debt of Barqi Tojik power holding (a national integrated power company of Tajikistan) to Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1

16:06, april 6, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Relatives of man who died after one-day police custody demand exhumation of his body

Relatives of man who died after one-day police custody demand the exhumation of his body. According to them, there were traces of torture his body.

15:17, april 6, 2018

Gorno Badakhshan expected to host children’s football festival this year

The Rushan district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) is expected to host children’s football festival this year.

11:49, april 6, 2018