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15:38, january 21, 2015

Tajikistan ratifies SCO agreement on international road transport facilitation

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli) has ratified an agreement between the governments of the Shanghai Cooperation

14:52, january 21, 2015

Rahmon meets newly appointed officials of power-wielding structures

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday January 21, President Emomali Rahmon met with a group of newly appointed officials of the country’s power-wielding structures.

11:21, january 21, 2015

CCER continues registering parliament election candidates

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) is continuing to register candidates nominated for election to Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi

10:55, january 21, 2015

Tajik deputy foreign minister, US diplomat discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister, Nizomiddin Zohidi, yesterday met with the U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Susan M.

10:30, january 21, 2015

New case against Jailed Tajik businessman sent to court

DUSHANBE, January 21, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports a new criminal case against a jailed Tajik opposition businessman has been sent to a court in Dushanbe.

10:21, january 21, 2015

Tajik migrants gather in Moscow for meeting against cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad

Tajik labor migrants working in Moscow have expressed their protest against the publication of controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

09:50, january 21, 2015

Global Undergraduate Exchange Program 2015-2016

Dushanbe, Tajikistan, January 21, 2015 – The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe announces an open competition for the 2015-2016 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD).

17:12, january 20, 2015

Tajikistan’s cotton fiber exports reportedly fall 24.5 percent

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s cotton fiber exports last year fell 24.

16:41, january 20, 2015

The somoni lost 11.2 percent of its value against the dollar, says Tajik central bank head

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Abdujabbor Shirinov, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), revealed on January 20 that

16:08, january 20, 2015

Government plans to hold inflation rate at 7.5 percent this year, says Tajik central bank head

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The government plans to hold the inflation rate at 7.

15:09, january 20, 2015

OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for parliamentary elections in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission (EOM) for the March 1

14:59, january 20, 2015

NBT head denies allegations that Iranian tycoon gave bribe to NBT official as baseless

The NBT head has denied allegations that Iranian tycoon Babak Zanjani gave bribe to one of deputy heads of Tajik central bank as baseless.

14:03, january 20, 2015

Current gold and currency reserves of Tajikistan reportedly estimated at 1.6 billion somoni

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s gold and currency reserves rose 12.5 percent in a year to December 31, 2014, reaching approximately 1.6 billion U.S.

13:41, january 20, 2015

IMF downgrades global growth forecast

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecast for global economic growth for this year and next. The IMF now expects growth of 3.

13:31, january 20, 2015

IS militants demand $200 million ransom for two Japanese hostages

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus – International media sources report the Islamic State (IS) group has issued a video purporting to show a militant threatening to kill two Japanese hostages

11:34, january 20, 2015

PDP cannot nominate new candidate to run in the Shohmansour constituency

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) cannot nominate a new candidate to run for election to parliament in the Shohmansour constituency instead of

11:14, january 20, 2015

CCER starts registration of parliament election candidates

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) is beginning to officially register candidates nominated for election to Tajikistan’s lower house

10:56, january 20, 2015

Tajikistan reduces aluminum exports considerably

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In 2014, Tajikistan exported only little more than 125,000 tons of primarily aluminum for a total amount of 234 million U.S. dollars, which was 37.

10:37, january 20, 2015

The Guardian: Russia’s ruble crisis poses threat to nine countries relying on remittances

DUSHANBE, January 20, 2015, Asia-Plus – An article published in The Guardian notes that drop in the Russian ruble value not only decimating amount sent home by workers from Caucasus and

16:26, january 19, 2015

IDA director says they have not received official notification of resumption of Dushanbe-Tashkent fl

IDA director says they have not received official notification of resumption of Dushanbe-Tashkent flight.

15:32, january 19, 2015

Tajikistan exported 1.326 billion kWh of electricity last year

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2015, Asia-Plus -- In 2014, Tajikistan exported 1.326 billion kWh of electricity, which was 37 percent more than in 2013, Ms.

15:04, january 19, 2015

Tajik mobile phone operator reportedly loses tax debt case

Tajik mobile phone operator, Babilon-Mobile, has lost a tax debt case in the Higher Economic Court.

13:53, january 19, 2015

MP Suhrob Sharipov dies

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2015, Asia-Plus – Deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon, Suhrob Sharipov, died in Dushanbe today, aged 52 after a short illness.

13:27, january 19, 2015

Tajik delegation to attend the 10th session of PUIC in Istanbul

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Deputy Speaker Mirgand Shabozov is set to leave for Istanbul, Turkey tomorrow to lead a

12:56, january 19, 2015

Tajik parliament expected to discuss the issue of ratification of Tajik-Chinese agreement on extradi

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament discussed the issue of ratification of a government-to-government

12:34, january 19, 2015

OSCE/ODIHR observers to hold press conference in Dushanbe on Tuesday

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2015, Asia-Plus -- On the occasion of the formal opening of the election observation mission deployed by the OSCE''s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

11:19, january 19, 2015

Air communication between Dushanbe and Tashkent may be renewed in late March?

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2015, Asia-Plus – A regular air communication between Dushanbe and Tashkent is expected to be renewed in late March this year.

10:57, january 19, 2015

HRW: Qudratov should be released, as his prosecution was politically motivated

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik lawyer Shuhrat Qudratov 8A prominent human rights lawyer in Tajikistan was sentenced on January 13, 2015, to nine years in prison following a

10:29, january 19, 2015

IRP leader participates in march against cartoons of Prophet Muhammad held in Grozny

IRP leader has left for Grozny to participate in a large-scale march organized in the Chechnya capital against publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

10:03, january 19, 2015

EU project starts training of women handicraft cooperatives in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, January 19, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The project, Creation of an Extended Ecological Production by Women Handicraft Cooperatives in the Kyrgyz Republic and in the Republic of Tajikistan and a