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19:51, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

367,260 tons of cotton yielded in Tajikistan by Wednesday

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has yielded 367,260 tons of cotton by October 24, which is 66.

19:23, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Vegetable oil prices rise sharply in Tajik capital

Entrepreneurs attribute rise in prices of cotton oil to cotton oil shortages I Uzbekistan, which provides the bulk of Tajik cotton oil imports.

18:34, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

IFC launches Central Asia Corporate Governance Project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- International Finance Corporation (IFC) Tajikistan Tuesday announced in Dushanbe the launch of the Central Asia Corporate Governance Project in Tajikistan.

17:52, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s external debt exceeds $1 billion

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s external debt increased from $829.81 million to $1.076 billion in the year to October 1, 2007, amounting to 30.

17:08, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Inflation reaches 12.4 percent in Tajikistan, says central bank official

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- Inflation has reached 12.

15:09, october 24, 2007

POWER

Tajikistan’s 2008 national budget: parliamentary discussions going on

Tajik parliamentarians have offered to exempt grain imports from the value-added tax (VAT) and having regard to the world market rends to provide more funds for grain and fuel supplies to the country.

14:38, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik education minister to attend 13th CIS education ministers’ congress in Yerevan

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov has left for Yerevan, Armenia to attend the 13th CIS education ministers’ congress that will open there

14:17, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan’s 2008 budget aimed at supporting national currency and curbing inflation, says deputy finance minister

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s national budget for 2008 is aimed at supporting national currency and curbing

13:35, october 24, 2007

LAW-ORDER

No terrorist or extremist clandestine organizations active in Tajikistan: interior minister

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- Interior Minister Mahmadnazar Solehov told a news conference in Dushanbe on October 23 that there are no any terrorist or extremist underground organizations in

13:18, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Domestic labor market development issues to be discussed in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to creation of domestic labor market will be focus of a scientific-practical conference formally titled “Labor Relations and Social Development in

12:58, october 24, 2007

LAW-ORDER

99 persons detained this year on suspicion of pandering and maintaining houses of prostitution

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, 99 persons have been detained in Tajikistan on suspicion of pandering and maintaining houses of prostitution,

12:35, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

More than 4,000 Tajiks return to traditional versions of their names

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- More than 4,000 Tajiks have returned to traditional versions of their names, removing Russified endings “ov” and “ev” from their names, Justice Minister Bakhtiyor

11:45, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

AKDN to host exhibition showcasing work of its agencies and programsoperating in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) will be hosting an exhibition showcasing the work of its agencies, affiliates and programs operating in Tajikistan,

11:08, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

The faculty of banking to be established at Tajik University of Commerce

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- The Faculty of Banking will be established at Tajik University of Commerce, Hamiddulo Fagerov, Chancellor of Tajik University of Commerce, announced at a news

10:58, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Days of Russian Languages to be held in Tajik capital from October 25-27

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- Days of the Russian Language will be held in Dushanbe and Qurghon Teppa from October 25 to October 27, Asia-plus has learned at the Russian Embassy in

10:41, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Financing of TV-prevention program triples

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- Compared to 2004 financing of the national TB-prevention program has tripled this year, First Deputy Health Minister, Nusratullo Salimov, told journalists

10:19, october 24, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Revival of cross-border trade between Tajik and Afghan entrepreneurs

DUSHANBE, October 24, Asia-Plus -- On October 21 and 22, 2007, an international trade fair was held in Kunduz, Afghanistan in which entrepreneurs from Afghanistan and Tajikistan displayed a wide

19:30, october 23, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Turkey to boost trade cooperation with Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 23, Asia-Plus -- Turkey intends to boost trade cooperation with Tajikistan, visiting Turkey’s State Secretary of External Trade Abdullah Keten remarked at a meeting with

19:07, october 23, 2007

POWER

Tajik MPs offer to provide more funds for grain and fuel supplies

DUSHANBE, October 23, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday October 23, the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) committees on agriculture and employment, energy, industries,

18:30, october 23, 2007

POWER

Tajik speaker to participate in work of three parliamentary assemblies in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, October 23, Asia-Plus -- Tajik parliamentary delegation led by the Majlisi Milli (upper chamber of Tajik parliament) speaker Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev will make working trip to St.

18:14, october 23, 2007

SPORT

German ambassador to receive Afghan national football team today

DUSHANBE, October 23, Asia-Plus -- German Ambassador to Tajikistan Muller Rainer is receiving visiting Afghan national football team and German coach Klaus Schtrek, who now trains Afghan football

17:44, october 23, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan to receive 1 billion kWh of electricity from Turkmenistan in winter: deputy energy minister

DUSHANBE, October 23, Asia-plus 23, Asia-Plus -- In winter, Tajikistan is expected to receive 1 billion kWh of electrical power from Turkmenistan via Uzbek power systems, Deputy Energy and

15:53, october 23, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Communists not to field their candidate in parliamentary by-election in Kulob constituency

KULOB, October 23, Asia-Plus -- Kulob Communists will not field their candidate in parliamentary by-election that will be held in Kulob constituency # 37 on December 16, 2007, Sharif Safarov, the

15:33, october 23, 2007

TAJKISTAN

OSCE conference dedicated to give new impulse to expansion of regional cooperation in Central Asia, says Tajik FM

DUSHANBE, October 23, Asia-Plus -- “Involvement of the economies of the Central Asian countries into the world market ands strengthening of globalization and integration processes make

14:59, october 23, 2007

LAW-ORDER

26 members of transnational criminal groups detained in joint operations carried out by Tajik and Russian MoIs this year

DUSHANBE, October 23, Asia-Plus -- 10 joint operations carried out by Tajik and Russian interior ministries this year have led to the arrest of 26 members of transnational criminal groups

14:31, october 23, 2007

Tajik MoC intends to ban lip-synched performance

DUSHANBE, October 23, Asia-Plus -- Many Tajik singers habitually lip-synch during live performance, both concert and televised, and Tajik culture authorities intend to prohibit local variety

13:44, october 23, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Demining operation along Tajik-Uzbek border launched

Uzbek authorities claim that they have to date destroyed 65 landmines on Uzbekistanâ€™s common border with Tajikistan.

12:44, october 23, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Delegation of Russia’s Kaliningrad region arrives in Tajikistan for three-day visit

DUSHANBE, October 23, Asia-Plus -- A delegation of Russia’s Kaliningrad region led by the Kaliningrad migration directorate head Yuri Murgin is arriving in Dushanbe tomorrow for a three-day visit

12:41, october 23, 2007

Culture ministry bans activity of Jehovists’ organization in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 23, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Culture (MoC) has banned activity of an organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Tajikistan, Culture Minister Mirzoshorukh Asrori announced at a

12:38, october 23, 2007

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon committee discuss draft national budget for 2008

DUSHANBE, October 23, Asia-Plus -- Committees and commissions of the lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of Tajik parliament have begun discussing a draft national budget for 2008.