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15:11, january 25, 2017

Annual production of gold reportedly reaches 5 tons in Tajikistan

Tajikistan last year produced 5 tons of gold, which was 500 kilograms more compared to 2015, the Minister of Industry and New technologies, Shavkat Bobozoda, told reporters in Dushanbe on January 25.

13:48, january 25, 2017

Tajikistan reportedly increases cement production to 2 million tons

Tajikistan last year produced the record amount of cement and the country now not only fully meets its requirements in this building materials but also began exporting it to the neighboring countries.

13:11, january 25, 2017

Low prices and insignificant demand impede growth in aluminum production, says minister

Low prices and insignificant demand have reportedly impeded growth in production of primary aluminum in Tajikistan.

10:37, january 25, 2017

Prospects of expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and EU discussed in Dushanbe

On Tuesday January 24, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received visiting European Union (EU) Special Representative for Central Asia, Ambassador Peter Burian.

10:09, january 25, 2017

ADB supports improvement of food security in Tajikistan

Preparatory work has begun for a proposed project to improve food security in Tajikistan by boosting dairy production while making the industry more resilient to climate change, according to the

10:01, january 25, 2017

UVic, UCA collaborate on innovative cooperative education program

The University of Victoria (UVic) and the University of Central Asia (UCA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to affirm their intent to foster multi-faceted academic cooperation, faculty

15:57, january 24, 2017

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at more than 3.9 billion USD in 2016

In 2016, the foreign trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electric energy, amounted to 3.9296 billion U.S. dollars, which was 90.8 percent of the 2015 level or 370 million U.S.

15:31, january 24, 2017

Japan’s government to commence 10 new GGP projects in Tajikistan

On Tuesday January 24, grant signing ceremony for ten new projects under Japan’s scheme of “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)” took place at the Embassy

14:58, january 24, 2017

Tajik, Russian general staff chiefs discuss measure to improve military efficiency of Tajik army

Chief of the General Staff of Tajikistan’s Armed Forces, Major-General Emomali Sobirzoda, has met in Moscow with his Russian counterpart, Army General Valery Gerasimov, to discuss additional

14:34, january 24, 2017

Tajik border service accuses head of Kyrgyz village of provoking clash near Tajik border

Tajikistan’s border service accuses Ms. Raziya Osorova, the head of Kyrgyz village of Kok-Tash near the border, of provoking a clash near Tajik border on January 22.

13:46, january 24, 2017

Agroinvestbonk reportedly reduces its staff by 800 people

Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk has decided to reduce its staff by 800 people.

11:19, january 24, 2017

Agriculture still prevails in Tajikistan’s GDP structure

The agrarian sector still prevails in the gross domestic product (GDP) structure of Tajikistan. Based on current data, Tajikistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) for 2016 was 54.

10:52, january 24, 2017

President signs decree on election of associate judges of military courts

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has signed a decree on elections of associate judges of military courts, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:35, january 24, 2017

Tajikistan invites Saudi investments in construction of Roghun HPP

Chairman of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament, Shukurjon Zuhurov, who is currently on his visit to Saudi Arabia, yesterday met in Riyadh with Saudi Deputy Finance

16:58, january 23, 2017

Kyrgyz village head reportedly hospitalized after clash near Tajik border

The chief of a Kyrgyz village near the Kyrgyz-Tajik border says she has been hospitalized after a clash between Kyrgyz and Tajiks living near the two Central Asian nations' frontier.

16:46, january 23, 2017

The government studies the possibility of using Rahmon’s portrait on a new Tajik banknote

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Jamshed Nourmahmadzoda, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), revealed on January 23 that the government is currently studying the

16:27, january 23, 2017

‘Operation Firewood’ aims to cut down Tajik deforestation

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports that with Tajikistan facing one of its harshest winters in recent years, forest rangers in southern Khatlon Province are working overtime to save trees.

15:46, january 23, 2017

A 70-meter flagpole expected to be erected in Tursunzoda

A 70-meter flagpole is expected to be erected in the Tajik city of Tursunzoda. The municipal redevelopment plan provides for extending the city’s territory by 537 hectares by 2035.

15:24, january 23, 2017

Rahmon shakes up officials

President Emomali Rahmon introduced a number of staff changes on January 23, according to the president’s official website.

14:52, january 23, 2017

President Rahmon appoints new head of anticorruption agency

New head of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption under the President of Tajikistan has been appointed.

14:38, january 23, 2017

Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev part of Tajikistan’s history

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports one of the last major figures of Tajikistan's civil war era has just been removed from a key post he held for 20 years.

11:35, january 23, 2017

Tajik, Kyrgyz village soccer players pelt each other with stones after match in Kyrgyz village

A friendly soccer match between youth of the Tajik village of Chorkuh (Sughd province) and the Kyrgyz village of Koktash (Batken region) has reportedly ended with a brawl involving soccer players and

11:16, january 23, 2017

Saudi King names Tajikistan as important partner of his country in the region

During a meeting with Tajik parliament speaker Shukurjon Zuhurov that took place in Riyadh on January 22, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud reportedly named Tajikistan as an important partner

10:38, january 23, 2017

CIS region expected to see tentative recovery in 2017 and 2018, says UN report

Following the terms-of-trade shock and economic downturn of 2014-2015, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region entered a period of tentative stabilization in 2016 and is expected to

10:27, january 23, 2017

UCA participates in this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival

The University of Central Asia (UCA), spread across three campuses along the Silk Route, participated in this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival that took place on January 19-23.

17:17, january 20, 2017

Pamir Energy decides not to introduce power rationing in Gorno Badakhshan

Pamir Energy Company (Pamir Energy), which supplies electricity to the majority of districts of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), has decided not to introduce power rationing in the

16:35, january 20, 2017

More than 10,000 militants concentrated along Afghan-Tajik border, says Tajik minister

Tajik law enforcement authorities are concerned over concentration of thousands of militants along Afghanistan’s common border with Tajikistan.

16:03, january 20, 2017

Tajik nationals wanted by Turkey have contacts with terrorists, says Tajik interior minister

Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda has confirmed information that Tajik nationals wanted by Turkish authorities could have contacts with terrorist organizations.

14:55, january 20, 2017

Tax evasion cases revealed in many Tajik mobile phone operators, says Tajik chief tax officer

Tajikistan’s Tax Committee has confirmed information about tax claim imposed on the mobile phone service provider, Tcell.

14:13, january 20, 2017

Rahmon extends condolences to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over deadly high-rise collapse

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on January 20 extended condolences to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani over the deadly high-rise collapse in Tehran.