Tajkistan

11:43, april 11, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajikistan sees further drastic slide in the national currency

A shortage of dollars in circulation in Tajikistan has led to further devaluation of the national currency, the somoni. The somoni has lost 2.

11:11, april 11, 2017

POWER

Ministries and regional administrations to participate in improvement of Dushanbe’s parks

Ministries and regional administrations will participate in improvement of parks and construction of sports and children’s grounds in Dushanbe.

10:42, april 11, 2017

SOCIETY

UCA Khorog campus slated to open in September this year

The University of Central Asia (UCA)’s campus site in Tajikistan is located in Khorog, the administrative center of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), 2,100 meters above sea level

10:25, april 11, 2017

ECONOMY

New director general of OJSC Sangtudinskaya GES-1 appointed

Alexander Shenin, who had previously served as the Deputy Director General of Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1 for Economics and Finance, has been appointed Director General of

09:53, april 11, 2017

ECONOMY

The first regular flight from Tashkent to Dushanbe operated today

Uzbekistan Airways has operated a regular flight from Tashkent to Dushanbe today morning. It is the first regular flight between Tashkent and Dushanbe since 1992.

17:21, april 10, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Man in northern Tajikistan arrested for disrespecting President

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17:11, april 10, 2017

ECONOMY

96 mln USD allocated for the 1st phase of the Dushanbe-Qurghon Teppa road rehabilitation project

The direct work on implementation of the Dushanbe-Qurghon Teppa road rehabilitation project will start in June this year.

15:52, april 10, 2017

SOCIETY

Russian-language test ‘Total Dictation’ brings together more than 1,000 Participants in Tajikistan

According to the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Dushanbe, more than 1,000 people took part in an annual worldwide Russian-language literacy test, dubbed "Total dictation", in

14:42, april 10, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Three Tajik nationals jailed for killing top manager of Russian defense-industrial enterprise

Three nationals of Tajikistan have been sentenced to jail terms between 18 and 21 years for killing top manager of the defense-industrial enterprise located in the Russian city of Perm.

13:45, april 10, 2017

ECONOMY

Trade fair of Uzbekistan’s exports expected to take place in Dushanbe next week

A major trade fair of Uzbekistan’s exports, including auto goods and food products, is expected to take place sat the “Poytakht-90” Center in Dushanbe next week, according to the

13:36, april 10, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajik central bank accuses currency dealers of causing devaluation of the Tajik national currency

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) accuses currency dealers of causing devaluation of the national currency, the somoni.

10:23, april 10, 2017

POLITICS

Tajik, Russian leaders vow to boost cooperation

On Friday April 7, Tajik President Emoali Rahmon and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin exchanged congratulatory messages on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of

09:28, april 10, 2017

ECONOMY

CAREC aviation officials discuss regional air cooperation

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM) says aviation officials and airline representatives from 11 member-countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation

16:32, april 7, 2017

POLITICS

CIS foreign ministers adopt declaration on inadmissibility of religious discrimination and intolerance

CIS foreign ministers have adopted a declaration on inadmissibility of discrimination and intolerance against Christians, Muslims and representatives of other faiths.

15:51, april 7, 2017

POWER

The first consignment of Turkish-assembled buses expected to arrive in Dushanbe soon

The first consignment of buses assembled in Turkey is expected to arrive in Dushanbe soon, Tajik Minister of Transport Khudoyor Khudoyorzoda told Asia-Plus in an interview.

15:17, april 7, 2017

ECONOMY

Kyrgyzstan seeks Tajikistan’s support for helping ethnic Kyrgyz living in the Afghan Pamirs

Kyrgyzstan is seeking support from Tajikistan for helping ethnic Kyrgyz living in the Afghan Pamirs.

14:03, april 7, 2017

ECONOMY

Bank reportedly renamed because it name does not meet Tajik language norms

The Dushanbe-based Kont Investment Bank has reportedly been renamed because its name does not meet the Tajik language norms. Kont Invesment Bank was renamed Bonki Osiyo (Bank Asia) in late March.

11:42, april 7, 2017

SOCIETY

Asia-Plus news agency’s website tops Tajikistan’s internet segment in audience

Asia-Plus news agency’s website is continuing to lead Tajikistan’s Internet segment in audience.

10:59, april 7, 2017

ECONOMY

GCF approves EBRD project proposal for modernization of hydropower plant in Tajikistan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) climate resilience project proposal for the modernization of a hydropower plant in Tajikistan was approved for co-financing by the Green

10:30, april 7, 2017

SECURITY

Exercise for Russian combat engineers conducted in Tajikistan

An exercise for combat engineers of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan was conducted on April 6, according to the press service of the Russian Central Military District.

09:50, april 7, 2017

INCIDENTS

Gorno Badakhshan experiencing a wave of landslides

In a repeat of events in 2015, the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan are experiencing a wave of landslides, although careful preventative appears so far to have averted any loss of human life, according

15:19, april 6, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan discuss draft agreement on air communication

Tajik government delegation left for the Uzbek capital of Tashkent today morning to conduct negotiations with the Uzbek side on a draft agreement on air communication between the two countries.

14:49, april 6, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajikistan still refrains from putting ban on Russian airlines’ flights to Tajikistan from Moscow

The Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan still refrained from putting ban on two Russian airlines’ flights to Tajikistan from Moscow.

13:44, april 6, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajikistan takes measures to stabilize the foreign debt-to-GDP ratio

The Ministry of Finance plans to develop the country’s equity in order to stabilize the ratio between Tajikistan’s external debt and its gross domestic product (GDP).

10:11, april 6, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajikistan needs to strengthen banks through finance reforms, says ADB report

Tajikistan’s economic growth is forecast to moderate in 2017, reflecting losses in the banking sector and weak remittances, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.

10:02, april 6, 2017

ECONOMY

Tajik delegation flies to Moscow for negotiations over air travel problems

The term of Tajik Transport Ministry’s ultimatum to the Russian aviation authorities is expiring today.

09:37, april 6, 2017

SECURITY

Joint EBRD/EU delegation visits Tajikistan to discuss remediation of uranium legacy

The effort to address the legacy of Soviet era uranium mining in Central Asia is making substantial progress, according to the EBRD News Center.

16:40, april 5, 2017

SECURITY

Anti-terror exercise launched in northern Tajikistan

A four-day joint anti-terror exercise was launched in the Tajik northern Sughd province on April 4.

16:04, april 5, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Tajik national jailed for attempt to travel to Syria to join ISIS

Tajik national has got a lengthy jail term to an attempt to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group.

15:08, april 5, 2017

POWER

Citizenship becomes important factor for getting post in Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has endorsed amendments proposed to the country’s laws on the Constitutional Court of Tajikistan and the Accounting Chamber