Ms. Bermet Talant, a journalist from Kyrgyzstan who is currently based in Sydney, says that in a live discussion, hosted by Radio Liberty on June 16, she spoke with Mouslim Buriyev, an independent researcher from Dushanbe, about how inflation has affected him and what he had to give up or take up to cut his expenses.
"Prices for particular products have skyrocketed. For example, wheat flour has gone up by 30 percent. At the beginning of this year, we would buy a 50-kilogram sack -- and we usually buy flour in such amounts to save some money -- for US$28. Now it costs US$35 in Dushanbe. An average income in Tajikistan is around US$150 so it's quite a substantial sum," Buriyev said.
According to him, prices for lunches in a small restaurant, to which he used to go for lunch, increased by about 25 percent and some items were removed from the menu.
The price of food delivery reportedly also doubled since the so-called “special military operation” was launched by Russia in Ukraine on February 24.
Buriyev says he now sometimes brings food to work from home and eats at his working place.
“And I started using taxis less often because the prices of petrol increased and so did the cost of taxi service. I use public transport instead. I take two buses to get to work. It takes more time but it's cheaper," he said.
Ms. Talant notes that for several months now, there have been reports of shortages and increased prices of food staples such as flour, rice, cooking oil, sugar, and in some parts, carrots and onions in the Central Asian region. And it's not only food that is getting expensive. So are fuel, electricity, gas, and everything else.
This inflation, of course, hits the most vulnerable in what are already lower-middle-income, remittance- and import-dependent economies.
Tajikistan sends humanitarian aid to the flood-affected Kazakhstan
Tajikistan presents its tourism opportunities at High-Level Tourism Policy Forum in Korea
Tajik, Kyrgyz border services make joint statement
Russia to be with Taliban along the way? Russia preparing to recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan
Iranian media reports say three drones downed after explosions heard in Isfahan
Many regions in Russia impose more and more restrictions on the types of jobs migrants can hold
USAID launches a new US$18 million initiative to boost economic growth in Tajikistan
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan sign the Allied Relations Treaty
Tajik, Uzbek leaders discuss issues of expanding bilateral cooperation between their countries
Tajik-Uzbek Investment Company plans to finance implementation of 14 projects with a total worth of US$135 million
All news
Авторизуйтесь, пожалуйста