Tajkistan, Economy

12:32, october 2, 2015

First deputy mayor of Dushanbe given time to take preparations for the winter

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2015, Asia-Plus – First Deputy Mayor of Dushanbe, Ashourbek Rasoulov, has been given time until November 15 to take preparations to ensure the regular work of the city’s

11:21, october 2, 2015

EDB says mutual direct investments in CIS drops 12% due to situation in Ukraine

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Eurasian Development Bank says destabilization of economic and political situation in Ukraine has led to the fall in all mutual direct investments in CIS.

09:58, october 2, 2015

Tajikistan reaches more than 32 percent of 2015 cotton target

DUSHANBE, October 2, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik farming units are taking measures to gather cotton on time.

14:06, october 1, 2015

Tajikistan, ADB discuss cooperation on enhancement of the country’s transportation sector

DUSHANBE, October 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – Senior representatives of the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan on September 30 met here with representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) o discuss

11:09, october 1, 2015

Pakrut Gold Project expected to launch operations in late October

DUSHANBE, October 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda visited the Pakrut Gold Project on September 30, according to the Prime Minister Secretariat.

15:56, september 30, 2015

ESCAP, ADB, UNDP sign partnership to achieve 2030 Agenda for sustainable development

DUSHANBE, September 30, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Implementation of the newly agreed 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, inclusive of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), will be supported in

15:46, september 29, 2015

Remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks reportedly rises 24.8 percent

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The remainder of loans provided by Tajik banks rose 24.8 percent in a year to August 31, 2015, reaching more than 11.

14:54, september 29, 2015

Iran considers the possibility of importing water from Tajikistan in exchange for gas

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus – Azerbaijan’s news agency Trend reports Iran’s water import bill is currently under consideration in Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Expediency

13:58, september 29, 2015

Switzerland provides $625,000 for restoration of disaster-destroyed power transmission lines in GBAO

DUSHANBE, September 29, 2015, Asia-Plus – The governments of Tajikistan and Switzerland have signed the supplement to agreement on the Pamir Private Power Project (PPP), according to the Ministry

15:41, september 28, 2015

Partners for development reportedly reduce aid provided to private sector and industry in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- External donors’ commitments on supporting development of the private sector and industry in Tajikistan have reduced this year three times compared to

09:31, september 28, 2015

Tajik organizations participate in SCO commodity fair in China

DUSHANBE, September 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – A number o Tajik organizations participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) commodity fair that took place in Xi’an, China on September

09:09, september 28, 2015

Tajik delegation attends CAREC ministerial conference in Mongolia

DUSHANBE, September 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik delegation, led by Minister of Transport Sherali Ganjalzoda, attended the 14th Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Ministerial

14:03, september 25, 2015

Tethys, Nostrum reach agreement on headline commercial terms of the Proposed Offer

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tethys Petroleum Limited (Tethys) announces that Tethys and Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC (Nostrum) have entered into a non-binding and indicative

13:20, september 25, 2015

Germany provides €8 million to Tajikistan for rural housing development

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Government of Germany will provide an €8 million grant to Tajikistan for rural housing development, according to the Ministry of Economic Development

11:21, september 25, 2015

Istiqlol Tunnel reopened for traffic for all types of vehicles today

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Istiqlol Tunnel connecting the Tajik capital to Tajikistan’s second largest city, Khujand, has been reopened for traffic for all types of vehicles

10:26, september 25, 2015

Deposits kept at Tajik banks reportedly reach more than 8.263 billion somoni

DUSHANBE, September 25, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) reports that Tajikistan saw bank deposits grow by 34 percent in a year to August 31, 2015, reaching 8.

14:06, september 23, 2015

Tajik tailors and designers learnt garment construction

DUSHANBE, September 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik tailors, designers, and textile industry engineers benefitted from a three-day training on garment construction that was held in Khujand, the

14:22, september 22, 2015

Tajik textile companies participate in international textile and apparel trade fair in Moscow

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2015, Asia-Plus - Eight Tajik textile and clothing companies are participating in the leading international textiles and apparel trade fair, Textillegprom , in

14:07, september 22, 2015

Economic growth in Tajikistan projected to slow to 4% in 2105 but it could recover to 4.8 % in 2016

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Asian Development Outlook 2015 by the Asian Development Bank (ASB) notes that economic growth in Tajikistan is projected to slow to 4.

09:42, september 22, 2015

Tajikistan’s liquefied gas imports continue to increase

DUSHANBE, September 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s liquefied gas imports are continuing to increase.

11:34, september 18, 2015

Auchan begins supply food products from Russia to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 18, Asia-Plus -- The French international retail group and multinational corporation, Groupe Auchan SA, has begun supplying food products and other goods from Russian to

14:04, september 17, 2015

More than 40 Chinese companies participate in the XUAR exhibition in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2014, Asia-Plus - An exhibition of export goods from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) kicked off at the Kokhi Borbad State Complex in Dushanbe on September

13:07, september 17, 2015

SCO ministerial meeting endorses five-year regional economic development plan

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – The 14th Ministerial Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on economy and trade was held in Xi''an, the capital of China’s Shaanxi

11:54, september 17, 2015

Dushanbe will host international economic forum next month

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- An international economic forum entitled “Hisor-3000” will take place in Dushanbe from October 8-9, according to the Ministry of Economic Development and

11:31, september 17, 2015

Exhibition of export goods from China’s XUAR opens in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE, September 17, 2014, Asia-Plus - An exhibition of export goods from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) kicked off at the Kokhi Borbad State Complex in Dushanbe today.

17:05, september 16, 2015

Business event of the year – Brian Tracy expected to visit Dushanbe in November

Brian Tracy, Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations, is expected to visit Dushanbe in November as part

15:40, september 16, 2015

Tajik national budged received 400 million somoni less in Jan-Aug 2015

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, Tajik national budget has received nearly 9.

11:39, september 16, 2015

One more large cement plant to be built in Yovon

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2015, Asia-Plus - The Government of Tajikistan and International Company Chzhungtsai Mohir (phonetically spelled) Cement LTD have signed an investment agreement on

10:42, september 16, 2015

Nearly 7.2 billion somoni worth of industrial goods produced in Tajikistan in Jan-Aug 2015

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – Over the first eight months of this year, Tajikistan has produced a total of nearly 7.2 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 1.1 billion U.S.

10:31, september 16, 2015

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at more than 2.766 billion USD in Jan-Aug 2015

DUSHANBE, September 16, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Over the first eight months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to 2.