Tajkistan, Economy

13:09, november 8, 2011

Dushanbe Serena Hotel: background and the present

The official ceremony of inauguration of Dushanbe Serena Hotel (DSH) was held on November 1, 2011.

11:35, november 8, 2011

CRBC granted contract of rehabilitation road linking Dushanbe and Uzbek border

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has been granted a contract for rehabilitation of the road from Dushanbe to the Uzbekistan border via Hisor

10:47, november 8, 2011

Rehabilitation of Dushanbe-Tursunzoda highway starts

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Rehabilitation of a vital road linking Dushanbe with the Uzbekistan border via Hisor Valley and the town of Tursunzoda began on November 7.

16:40, november 5, 2011

SPCE Tourism alumni run successful crafts business in Khorog

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Six alumni from the University of Central Asia’s, School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) Mountain Tour Operator (MTO) program have

17:12, november 4, 2011

Rail route Dushanbe-Konibodom temporarily resumed

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The rail route Dushanbe to the northern city of Konibodom has been temporarily resumed in connection with the ongoing autumn conscription campaign,

08:56, november 4, 2011

Global food prices remain high and volatile affecting poorest countries the most

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Global food prices remain high and volatile, hitting the poorest countries hardest and adding to the strains facing the global economy, according to the

16:21, november 2, 2011

Construction of cement plant nears completion in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Construction of a cement plant with annual capacity of 100,000 tons of cement is nearing completion in the Mastchoh district, Sughd province, the press

13:55, november 2, 2011

Pakistan reportedly ready to increase its participation in Tajik projects

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2011, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Pakistan were a major topic of a meeting of Tajik Minister

10:44, november 1, 2011

WG for introduction of EITI in Tajikistan meets in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of the working group (WG) for introduction of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Tajikistan was held in

10:03, november 1, 2011

Shahriston pass closed for traffic

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Shahriston Pass was closed for traffic on October 30 because of recent heavy snowfalls, according to the Interior Ministry traffic police directorate.

09:35, november 1, 2011

Project for rehabilitation of Shouroobod-Shohon section of Dushanbe-Khorog highway launched

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- During his trip to Shouroobod district, President Emomali Rahmon yesterday visited the Obi Nihol area in Shouroobod, the presidential press service reports.

14:43, october 31, 2011

EDB ready to support Norak HPP modernization project

DUSHANBE, October 31, 2011, Asia-Plus – The Eurasian Development Bank is satisfied with the level of cooperation with Tajikistan and ready to support investment projects in this country in the

15:35, october 29, 2011

Poland to provide a $50 mln loan to Tajikistan

Poland will provide a preferential loan to Tajikistan for implementation of five investment projects.

14:44, october 29, 2011

Tajikistan interested in studying Poland’s experience in developing equity market

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Members of a Polish delegation that arrived in Dushanbe to attend the second meeting of the Tajik-Polish intergovernmental commission for trade and

16:48, october 28, 2011

EBD provides $3 mln loan to Tajprombank to finance microloan program in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik industrial bank for reconstruction and development, Tajprombank, and the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) have signed a loan agreement for 3

11:09, october 28, 2011

Exchange rate for USD against TJS changing in Tajik currency market

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The exchange rate for the dollar (USD) against the somoni (TJS) has fallen a little over the past week, the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT)’s press

10:35, october 28, 2011

Tajikistan agriculture in global perspective is focus of seminar at Agrarian University

DUSHANBE, October 28, 2011, Asia-Plus – The potential for Tajik agricultural growth in the context of global food and agriculture trends was the topic of a seminar by World Bank international

11:18, october 27, 2011

Islamic Development Bank offers three-year investment plan to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Agriculture Qosim Qosimov yesterday met here with Ramil Muharramov, Country Operations Manager (Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan) at Islamic

10:48, october 27, 2011

Tajik-Belarusian business council meets in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 27, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of the Tajik-Belarusian Business Council took place in Dushanbe on October 26.

15:59, october 26, 2011

Tajikistan-Afghanistan power transmission line to be introduced into operation tomorrow

Tajikistan is expected to supply up to 4 megawatt-hour of electricity per day to Afghanistan during autumn-winter period.

09:09, october 26, 2011

ADB to expand and speed up access to information

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- In its drive to increase transparency and accountability, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will expand and speed up the release of information to the public

16:27, october 25, 2011

National budget overfulfilled by 4.4 percent in Jan-Sep 2011

As of October 1, 2011, Tajikistan’s external debt reached 2.1 billion U.S. dollars, which is 33 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

09:06, october 25, 2011

Journalists visit CAREC highway project in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2011, Asia-Plus – A group of journalists from Dushanbe visited a major highway linking Dushanbe with the Kyrgyz Republic that is being rehabilitated under the Central Asia

16:55, october 24, 2011

Powers of Sangtudinskaya GES-1 head suspended

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The board of directors of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1 has suspended powers of the Sangtudinskaya GES-1 director general

10:54, october 24, 2011

Deposits at Tajik banks amount to more than 4bln somoni

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Deposits for a total amount of more than 4 million somoni (equivalent to some 845 million U.S.

09:15, october 24, 2011

IFC Risk Certification Program helps boost financial sustainability in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2011, Asia-Plus – International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing financial risk-management training to institutions in Azerbaijan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and

17:43, october 21, 2011

More than half of Tajik small hydropower plants are not in operation

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Twenty-three new small hydropower plants with a total capacity 7,000 kW have been built in Tajikistan over the first nine months of this year,

17:11, october 21, 2011

We must build Roghun HPP, says Tajik MP

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Member of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Committee on Energy, Industry and Construction, Shodi Shabdolov, has pointed

16:16, october 21, 2011

Tajik Air launches new air route to Iran

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2011 Asia-Plus -- Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, is launching a new air route to the Islamic Republic of Iran soon.

14:49, october 20, 2011

Tajikistan sells electricity to Afghanistan at 3.5 cents per one kWh

DUSHANBE, October 20, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan has exported some 114 million kWh of electricity for a total amount of more than 2.3 million U.S.