Tajkistan, Economy

11:37, may 27, 2011

International cotton prices fall

After seven consecutive months of increase, the international cotton prices fell last month.

10:05, may 27, 2011

Tajik minister attends annual CIS oil and gas summit in Paris

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2011, Asia-Plus - Tajik Minister of Energy and Industries Gul Sherali is attending the 11th annual CIS oil and gas summit in Paris that is concluding today, according to the

09:32, may 27, 2011

Shareholders elect members of supervisory board of OSJC NBO Roghun

DUSHANBE, May 27, 2011, Asia-Plus - The first general meeting of shareholders of open joint-stock company (OJSC), NBO Roghun, was held in Dushanbe on May 26.

16:56, may 26, 2011

OSCE organizes discussions on investment in hydropower in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- More than 40 officials and experts on water energy discussed on May 24 better utilization of hydropower as a step forward in economic development during a

15:00, may 26, 2011

Tajik ambassador, TDAP CEO discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Zubaydullo Zubaydov, Tajik Ambassador to Pakistan, met with Mr.

11:42, may 26, 2011

First general meeting of shareholders of NBO Roghun opens in Dushanbe

Only those shareholders of joint-stock company (OJSC) NBO Roghun are participating in the meeting that have passed through registration.

10:26, may 26, 2011

U.S. government provides Tajik farmers with much needed farm equipment

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2011, Asia-Plus – According to the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, the U.S. Government through the Water User Association Support Program (WUASP) funded by the U.S.

09:48, may 26, 2011

Deposits kept at Tajik banks reportedly rise 11.6 percent

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2011, Asia-Plus - Deposits for a total amount of 3.6 billion somoni are now kept at banks in Tajikistan, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).

09:08, may 26, 2011

Prospects of cooperation between Tajikistan and AKF discussed in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- State and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) were discussed here on May 24 at a meeting of Said

16:25, may 24, 2011

Tajikistan’ population grows 23% in last decade

DUSHANBE, May 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s population has reportedly grown 23 percent in last decade.

12:40, may 24, 2011

Rise in public transport fares will lead to increase in market prices, says CPT leader

DUSHANBE, May 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Rise in public transport fares in Dushanbe will lead to increase in market prices in the capital city, the Communist Party (CPT) leader Shodi Shabdolov,

12:04, may 24, 2011

US$10.4 mln sold by Tajik central bank in May

DUSHANBE, May 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Currency buying/selling operations for a total amount of more than 3 billion U.S.

10:58, may 24, 2011

Tajik minister, Japanese diplomat discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, May 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- On Monday May 23, Finance Minister Safarali Najmiddinov met with Mr. Yoshihiro Nakayama, Charge d’Affaires, Japan’s Embassy in Dushanbe.

09:28, may 24, 2011

Governments and civil society discuss Roghun assessment studies

DUSHANBE, May 24, 2011 Asia-Plus -- The first information-sharing and discussion meetings on the Assessment Studies for the proposed Roghun Hydropower and Regional Reservoir Project (Roghun HPP) in

11:27, may 23, 2011

WG for working out new tax code meets

DUSHANBE, May 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The first meeting of the Working Group (WG) for working out a new Tax Code, headed by Deputy Finance Minister Jamshed Norinov, took place at the end of last

18:14, may 21, 2011

Air fuel prices rise in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Fuel Supply Company has notified air companies and airports in Tajikistan of rise in air fuel prices.

17:41, may 20, 2011

Iranian company building Sangtuda-2 HPP chooses routes to bypass Uzbekistan

Iran’s Farab CO has chosen new routes for delivery of time cargo for Sangtuda-2 HPP in order to avoid the delays in rail cargo via Uzbekistan.

16:39, may 20, 2011

Uzbek NGOs say nothing new regarding Roghun project, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Representatives of civil society from Central Asia’s countries participated in the first set of riparian information-sharing and discussion meetings on the

15:01, may 20, 2011

IFC supports microfinance conference to boost economic growth in ECA region

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2011, Asia-Plus – International Finance Corporation (IFC) supported a conference in Prague, organized by Microfinance Center (MFC), to reorient microfinance towards a balanced

12:41, may 20, 2011

MICEX ready to organize auctions for national currencies of EAEC member nations

DUSHANBE, May 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) is ready to organize auctions for national currencies of member nations of the Eurasian Economic Community

10:38, may 20, 2011

Uzbekistan ignores meeting on assessment studies for Roghun HPP

“We would like to discuss Roghun issue with representatives of Uzbekistan but they, unfortunately, have decided not to participate in these negotiations,” Tajik Deputy Prime Minister Asadullo

15:29, may 19, 2011

More than one mln ha of pastures remain abandoned in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 72 of 389 cattle-breeding farms in Tajikistan now stand empty, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Sijouddin Isroilov, announced at a news conference in

11:50, may 19, 2011

Comsup Commodities Inc to build metallurgical enterprise in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, May 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Comsup Commodities Inc.

10:00, may 19, 2011

Roghun project discussed in Amaty

Representative of civil society from Tajikistan are participating in information-sharing and discussion meeting on the assessment studies for the proposed Roghun Regional Water Reservoir and

09:06, may 19, 2011

LRMP expected to export first consignment of ferrotitanium to Europe in ate May

KHUJAND, May 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Sughd-based open joint-stock company, Kombinati Fuzuloti Nodiri Lininobod (Leninabad Rare Metals Plant or LRMP) is expected to send the first

09:04, may 19, 2011

General meeting of shareholders of OJSC NBO Roghun scheduled for May 26

DUSHANBE, May 19, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A general meeting of shareholders of joint-stock company (OJSC) NBO Roghun is scheduled for May 26, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

15:24, may 18, 2011

Installation of second transformer will improve electricity supplies in Sughd

KHUJAND, May 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Installation of the second transformer at the Sughd-500 substation in Ghonchi district will improve electricity supplies in the province, Mumin Toshmatov, the

12:19, may 18, 2011

Assessment study for Roghun just a waste of time, says expert

DUSHANBE, May 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Conducting assessment studies for the Roghun hydroelectricity project is just a waste of time, Georgy Petrov, the head of the hydropower lab at the

11:21, may 18, 2011

Roghun project will pass any assessment study if it is unbiased, says Tajik MP

DUSHANBE, May 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Tajik MP Shodi Shabdolov, who is member of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) Committee on Energy, Industry and

12:16, may 17, 2011

Meeting on assessment studies for Roghun HPP opens in Kazakhstan

Representatives of government bodies and civil society from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have been brought together to discuss first reports on