Tajkistan, Economy

14:11, january 12, 2016

Tajik PM receives outgoing WB regional director for Central Asia

DUSHANBE, January 12, 2016, Asia-Plus – Outgoing World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia, Mr.

10:44, january 12, 2016

Deputy prime minister proposes to review irrigators’ electricity debts

DUSHANBE, January 12, 2016, Asia-Plus – Deputy Prime Minister, Azim Ibrohim, yesterday held a meeting to discuss issues related to improvement of a financial state of the Land Reclamation Agency

14:09, january 11, 2016

EDB: Economic activity in the CIS countries stabilize in Q3 2015

DUSHANBE, January 11, 2016, Asia-Plus -- In the third quarter of 2015, economic activity in the CIS countries stabilized on the whole, thanks to the slowdown

10:39, january 11, 2016

Pakistani minister for water and power pays a working visit to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 11, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Federal Minister for Water and Power of Pakistan Khawaja Muhammad Asif is expected to arrive in Dushanbe today on a two-day working visit, a source in

09:57, january 11, 2016

UNECE signs United Nations Development Assistance Framework with Tajikistan for 2016-2020

DUSHANBE, January 11, 2016, Asia-Plus – UNECE Weekly # 650 (January 4-8, 2016) reports that UNECE will strengthen its support to Tajikistan development efforts through the implementation of United

16:25, january 8, 2016

TALCO seeks partner for implementation of the Konchoch gold deposit development project

DUSHANBE, January 8, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) is seeking partner for joint financing of the Konchoch gold deposit development project, according to the TALCO press

16:15, january 8, 2016

FAO food price index drops in December

DUSHANBE, January 8, 2016, Asia-Plus – UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports prices of major food commodities declined for the fourth year in a row in 2015, averaging 19.

11:23, january 8, 2016

Tajik authorities’ desperate measures fail to stem currency slide

DUSHANBE, January 8, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Despite all the desperate and draconian measures being adopted by authorities in Tajikistan, the national currency has continued its downward trajectory,

17:12, january 7, 2016

Growth in the Europe and Central Asia region projected to rise to 3 percent in 2016

DUSHANBE, January 7, 2016, Asia-Plus - The January 2016 edition of World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects notes that the developing Europe and Central Asia region is estimated to

15:06, january 7, 2016

The somoni has lost nearly 3 percent of its value against the dollar since January 1

DUSHANBE, January 7, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s national currency, the somoni, has lost nearly 3 percent of its value against the dollar since January 1.

09:38, january 7, 2016

China mining company pours its first gold at Pakrut Project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 7, 2016, Asia-Plus - China Nonferrous Gold Limited, the mineral exploration and mining company currently mining the Pakrut Gold Project in Tajikistan, has announced that the first

16:57, january 6, 2016

TALCO expected to launch three large enterprises plants in Yovon in summer

DUSHANBE, January 6, 2016, Asia-Plus – The Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) is expected to launch three large enterprises in the Yovon district of Khatlon province in the summer.

11:49, january 6, 2016

Agroinvestbonk, ITFC sign a MoU to enhance trade financing cooperation in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, January 6, 2016, Asia-Plus -- The International Islamic Trade Finance Cooperation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

16:50, january 5, 2016

ADB expected to reduce support for Tajikistan’s energy and transport sectors

DUSHANBE, January 5, 2016, Asia-Plus – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Directors is expected to approve ADB’s new five-year country partnership strategy (CPS) for Tajikistan during the

16:27, january 4, 2016

Agroinvestbonk, ICD sign memorandum of understanding

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2016, Asia-Plus – According to press release issued by the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private sector (ICD) on January 4, ICD and Open Joint-Stock Company

15:11, january 4, 2016

Official exchange rate USD set at 1:7.1101 in Tajikistan, while exchange points sell it for TJS 7.7

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2016, Asia-Plus - On Friday January 1, the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) set an official exchange rate of the U.S.

14:18, january 4, 2016

413,834 foreign tourists reportedly visited Tajikistan last year

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2016, Asia-Plus -- More than 463,700 foreigners visited Tajikistan last year and 413,834 of them visited the country as tourists, according to the Committee for Youth, Sports

14:03, january 4, 2016

TALCO plans to process up to 900,000 tons of ore at the Konchoch gold deposit per year

TALCO plans to process up to 900,000 tons of ore at the Konchoch gold deposit per year.

11:46, january 4, 2016

Tajikistan reportedly begins exporting cement to Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2016, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan has reportedly organized export of cement to neighboring Afghanistan.

16:29, december 30, 2015

The volume of loans provided by Bank Eskhata in the somoni reportedly increases

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – The volume of loans provided by Bank Eskhata in the somoni has reportedly increased.

15:18, december 30, 2015

Tajik producers trained on exports issues of EC and GCC’s markets

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Two FAO events, a Presentation and Technical Workshop to enable Tajik producers to export honey and to increase export of dried fruit to European Union

10:19, december 28, 2015

President gets acquainted with the progress of construction of central mosque in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has got acquainted with the progress of construction of Dushanbe’s central mosque, which will be the largest mosque in

09:59, december 28, 2015

TALCO reports 15 percent increase in aluminum production

DUSHANBE, December 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) press center reports that the aluminum production this year has increased by 15 percent compared to 2014.

13:31, december 25, 2015

ADB expected to provide $60 mln to Tajikistan in budget support assistance

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to provide 60 million U.S. dollars to Tajikistan in budget support assistance.

11:20, december 25, 2015

EBRD lends US$ 3 million in somoni for climate resilience to IMON International

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing the third credit line under a pioneering financing facility, in partnership with

14:24, december 24, 2015

1.137 billion kWh of Tajik electricity supplied to Afghanistan this year

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2015, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ – In a report released at a regular sitting of Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament), Mirzo Ibrohim, the head

15:07, december 23, 2015

WTO trade ministers move to eliminate agriculture subsidies

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- FAO has welcomed an agreement by World Trade Organization (WTO) member states through the recently adopted “Nairobi Package” to move towards eliminating

13:48, december 23, 2015

Workshop on phytosanitary measures held in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The issues of International Standards of Phytosanitary Measures were discussed during FAO first national workshop held in Dushanbe recently.

11:18, december 23, 2015

EBRD lends US$ 2 million in somoni for climate resilience to Humo MFI

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Humo microfinance institution (MFI) will be the second partner of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Tajikistan under

16:46, december 22, 2015

Tajik authorities deny report about ZGC’s tax debts as ‘baseless’

The Ministry of Industry and New Technologies has denied report that Zeravshan Gold Company allegedly has a 200 million somoni tax debts as “absolutely unfounded.