Tajkistan, Economy

09:40, april 29, 2013

Tajikistan’s GDP reprotedly reaches 6.7 billion somoni in Q1 2013

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Friday April 26, President Emomali Rahmon held a working meeting to review the results of work carried out over the first three months of this year.

14:28, april 26, 2013

A new cement plant expected to be put in commission in Tajikistan this year

DUSHANBE, April 26, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan is taking efforts to increase cement productions.

11:08, april 26, 2013

CASA 1000 project to be discussed in Dushanbe today

DUSHANBE, April 26, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) has hosted a meeting today with participation of representatives of civil society and media to discuss the

16:04, april 25, 2013

Many hope to see Rahmon stay in power so that he can complete construction of Roghun dam

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2013, Asia-Plus – An article by Hilary Kramer entitled “Tajikistan''s Roghun Dam to Be the Big Game-Changer” that was posted on The Huffington Post’s website on April 22, 2013

11:19, april 25, 2013

Tajik minister calls on German companies to invest in development of Tajik energy sector

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2013, Asia-Plus – During his visit to Germany, Tajik Minister of energy and Industries, Gul Sherali has held talks with top managers of a number of German companies, the

10:35, april 25, 2013

Cotton-sowing campaign nears completion in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 25, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A cotton-sowing campaign is nearing completion in Tajikistan progressing in Tajikistan and cotton growers have sown cotton on more than 172,000 hectares by

14:57, april 24, 2013

EUROCONTROL experts reportedly fail to get Tajik visa

DUSHANBE, April 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Representatives of the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) have not yet arrived in Tajikistan because they have failed

13:42, april 24, 2013

GosKomInvest, Chinese company sign MoU for cooperation and partnership

DUSHANBE, April 24, 2013, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan’s State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) and Chinese company, Dongying Heli Investment and Development Co.

11:26, april 24, 2013

ADB provides $9.2 million grant to help Tajikistan enhance its economic competitiveness

DUSHANBE, April 24, 2013, Asia-plus - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $9.

10:30, april 24, 2013

Tajik CCI head holds a number of meetings in Doha

DUSHANBE, April 24, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Said Sharif, the head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), who is currently in Doha, Qatar to attend the 8th World Chambers Congress

11:32, april 23, 2013

Russia wants to seize Tajikistan’ rail service market, says Tajik official

Senior representatives from Tajik state railway company, Rohi Ohani Tojikiston (Tajik Railways), attribute the recent inspection by Russian officials of a Moscow-bound Tajik train and Russian

09:30, april 23, 2013

New lights and safer runway for international airport in Khujand

DUSHANBE, April 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) lends Khujand International Airport US$ 3 million for urgent modernization of runway and control

09:23, april 23, 2013

IFC helps Tajikistan improve investment climate, promoting international trade

DUSHANBE, April 23, 2013, Asia-Plus – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is helping Tajikistan improve its investment climate and promote foreign investment and international trade by

09:15, april 23, 2013

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at some 1.2 bln USD in Q1 2013

DUSHANBE, April 23, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Over the first three months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power and natural gas, has amounted to some 1.

17:02, april 22, 2013

New leather-processing to be introduced into operation in Tajikistan soon

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2013, Asia-Plus – A new leather-processing plant is expected to be introduced into operation in Tajikistan soon.

14:32, april 22, 2013

Tajik-Chinese JV reportedly increases production of lead and zinc concentrates

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) of Tajikistan says the Tajikistan-China joint venture, The Tajik-Chinese Mining Company, has increased

14:05, april 22, 2013

Construction of metallurgical plant at Anzob ore refinery nears completion

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A new metallurgical plant is expected to be introduced into operation at Open Joint-stock Company (OJSC) Anzob Ore Refinery in northern Tajikistan in

13:43, april 22, 2013

Grant Thornton announces new member firm in Kyrgyzstan

Grant Thornton has announced the formation of a new member firm in Kyrgyzstan through our existing CIS member firms in Armenia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

09:38, april 22, 2013

Tajik delegation expected to attend ADB 46th annual meeting in India

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Ministers and senior government officials, business leaders, fellow international institutions, and civil society representatives are set to gather in Noida,

16:05, april 19, 2013

Construction of rail link connecting Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan discussed in Ashgabat

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2013, Asia-Plus – The first meeting of the Joint Coordination Working Group for the practical implementation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Tajikistan,

14:24, april 19, 2013

Tajikistan reportedly increases imports of liquefied gas

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The monthly report for April 2013, Monitoring and Early Warning in Tajikistan , notes that over the first thee months of this year, Tajikistan

13:22, april 19, 2013

ITC organizes learning program for Tajik transport business managers and business experts

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Following the training for telecommunications sector conducted two weeks ago, the International Trade Center (ITC) has organized the similar learning program

11:04, april 19, 2013

Some 581 mln USD reportedly remitted to banks Tajikistan in Q1 2013

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The findings of the monthly report for April 2013, Monitoring and early Warning in Tajikistan, show that unofficially reported remittances in March 2013

10:35, april 19, 2013

Tajik president, KTZ head discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2013, Asia-Plus – On Thursday April 18, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Askar Mamin, head of Kazakhstan’s state railway company, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ).

09:54, april 19, 2013

FCO official visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 19, 2013, Asia-Plus – Mr.

09:35, april 19, 2013

Government endorses the plan for restructuring TALCO

The restructuring process is expected to end in 2014.

16:20, april 18, 2013

EDB assesses economic impact of Tajikistan’s accession to the Customs Union and the CES

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s accession to the Customs Union (CU) and the Single Economic Space (SES) will have a positive economic impact on the country’s economy.

13:35, april 18, 2013

First British trade mission discusses future cooperation with Tajik counterparts

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- This week the British Embassy has welcomed the first ever UK trade mission to Tajikistan to enable missioners to meet representatives of Tajik business and

16:46, april 17, 2013

China’s ZTE expands operations in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2013, Asia-Plus – The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT) of Tajikistan and China’s telecom equipment and mobile phone vendor, ZTE Corporation, have signed a

16:10, april 17, 2013

Chinese company interested in construction of oil refinery in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 17, 2013, Asia-Plus – Chinese company, Dongying Heli Investment & Development Co. Ltd, is reportedly interested in construction of an oil refinery in Tajikistan.