Tajkistan

Russian education fair takes place in Dushanbe

A two-day Russian education fair, entitled “Russian Education: Dushanbe 2018”, is concluding in Dushanbe today.

10:03, april 13, 2018

The only state-run veterinary clinic shut down in Tajikistan

The only state-run veterinary clinic that was operating in Dushanbe under the State Service for Veterinary Supervision has been shut down. It was reportedly closed on April 1.

09:29, april 13, 2018

AKAH participates in an inter-agency refugee emergency preparedness exercise in Tajikistan

The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), in partnership with the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of Tajikistan, UNHCR, other UN Agencies, and government and

16:42, april 12, 2018

OSCE and Tajikistan meet to discuss co-operation for the first time under the renewed mandate

High-ranking officials from the OSCE and the Tajik Government as well as civil society representatives convened here on April 11 to assess cooperation in 2017 and develop a joint programmatic vision

15:52, april 12, 2018

Rahmon congratulates Ilham Aliyev on landslide election victory

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on his landslide victory in Wednesday’s elections, according to the Tajik president’s official

15:25, april 12, 2018

Depreciation of RR will affect incomes of Tajik migrants’ families

Depreciation of the Russian ruble will affect incomes of Tajik migrants’ families as they now receive 136.00 somoni for 1000 Russian rubles instead of the previous 152.00 somoni.

14:52, april 12, 2018

Russian ruble loses 10.5% of its value against the Tajik national currency as US sanctions bite

The Russian ruble has lost 10.5 percent of its value against the Tajik national currency, the somoni, as it has been shaken by U.S. sanctions.

11:08, april 12, 2018

Ex-participants of JICA training courses hold a seminar to identify priorities of activities based on Japanese experience

Ex-participants of JICA Training Courses on Transport have conducted a seminar to identify priorities of activities based on Japanese experience at the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of

10:39, april 12, 2018

Rahmon extends condolences to Algerian president over fatal plane crash

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has sent a message of condolences to Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika over the heavy loss of human life in the crash of a military transport plane near

10:21, april 12, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Seven stay trial in Sughd for an attempt to travel to Syria to join ISIS

Seven people, including four women, are standing trial in the northern Sughd province for an attempt to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group.

09:28, april 12, 2018

Productive employment needed to boost growth in Tajikistan, says ADB report

Tajikistan will need to create enough jobs to maximize productivity of the country's increasing working-age population and spur economic growth, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.

09:23, april 12, 2018

New wedding palace to be built in Tajik capital

A new wedding palace named “Qasri Bakht” (Palace of Happiness) will be built in Dushanbe.

09:01, april 12, 2018

Rollerdrome to be built in Peoples’ Friendship Park in Dushanbe

President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali yesterday get acquainted with the pace of work on reconstruction of the People’s Friendship Park in Dushanbe.

17:10, april 11, 2018

Freedom House report lists Tajikistan among ‘consolidated authoritarian regimes’

The spread of illiberal politics across Central Europe and Eurasia has been eroding the region’s foundations and prospects for democracy, US-based Freedom House says in its latest annual

16:37, april 11, 2018

Tajikistan’s investment portfolio includes 68 projects totaling 3.19 billion USD

Tajikistan’s investment portfolio rose 13 percent (339 million U.S. dollars) in a year to March 31, 2018, reaching 28.1 billion somoni (equivalent to 3.19 billion U.S.

15:43, april 11, 2018

China's TBEA granted licenses for development of two gold deposits in Tajikistan

Tajik government has granted licenses to develop of two gold deposits in the country to Chinese electrical manufacturing group -- Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock Company Limited (TBEA).

14:46, april 11, 2018

Tajik parliament speaker to attend sessions of CSTO and CIS PAs in Petersburg

Shukurjon Zuhurov, speaker of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament, has left for St.

14:24, april 11, 2018

Retired general of the counter narcotics agency heads CPT organization for Dushanbe

The Major-General of the Drug Control Agency (DCA), Sheravliyo Mirzoavliyoyev, 67, has been elected to head the Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT)’s organization for Dushanbe.

14:02, april 11, 2018

President shakes up judges and prosecutors

President Emomali Rahmon has introduced a number of staff changes, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

11:31, april 11, 2018

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

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