Tajkistan

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan vow to boost bilateral cooperation in information technology sector

Tajikistan and Kazakhstan have vowed to boost bilateral cooperation in the information technology sector.

13:17, december 25, 2023

SECURITY

Several Tajikistanis reportedly detained in Germany and Austria on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks

German media reports said on December 23 that the Islamist terrorist cell had planned terrorist attacks in Germany and Austria. Several arrests were reportedly made.

11:47, december 25, 2023

LAW-ORDER

Tajik opposition activist arrested in Dushanbe after deportation from Germany

Relatives of Tajik opposition activist Bilol Qurbonaliyev, who was deported from Germany for allegedly violating immigration rules, told Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service on December 22 that he

11:20, december 25, 2023

Tajik insurance company described among World Finance Insurance Awards 2023

Tajikistan’s insurance company, BIMA Life Insurance, has been described among winners of the World Finance Insurance Awards 2023.

10:32, december 25, 2023

Tajikistan receives new equipment from IAEA for studying glaciers in field conditions

The Glacier Research Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan has received new equipment from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for studying glaciers in field conditions.

09:29, december 25, 2023

POWER

President shakes up senior border guard officers

President Emomali Rahmon has introduced staff changes to the Main Border Guard Directorate of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), according to the Tajik president’s official

09:07, december 25, 2023

Kyrgyz coal prices have more than doubled in northern Tajikistan

The unilateral closure by the Kyrgyz authorities of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has led increase in coal prices in the Tajik northern province of Sughd.

15:42, december 22, 2023

Tajikistan, World Bank sign three grant agreements totaling 71 million US dollars

Tajikistan and the World Bank have signed three grant agreements totaling 71 million US dollars. The press center of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) says the documents were inked by Mr.

14:47, december 22, 2023

The ruins of a once mighty Silk Road kingdom discovered in Tajikistan

Karon is a Zoroastrian city in Darvoz district of Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO, located 6 km from Qalai-Khumb, the administrative center of Darvoz district and 1 km from the village of

10:54, december 22, 2023

Tajikistan, OPEC Fund sign two loan agreement totaling 18 million US dollars

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) provides 18 million US dollars to support inclusive education and boost connectivity in Tajikistan.

09:56, december 22, 2023

Tajikistan uses most foreign direct investment for extraction of mineral resources

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) continues its series of EDB Monitoring of Mutual Investments (MMI) publications.

16:30, december 21, 2023

“Silk Road” through the Pamirs. Is this idea feasible?

Transport authorities of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Turkiye have reached an agreement on creation of a transport corridor connecting these countries in the west with Europe, and

14:25, december 21, 2023

Tajikistan farmers get affordable financing to boost food supply

In October 2022, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the Building Resilience with Active Countercyclical Expenditures (BRACE) Program to help the Government of Tajikistan expand social

11:36, december 21, 2023

LAW-ORDER

Woman jailed for trafficking two young women to Turkiye

A 21-year0old woman from Bobojon-Ghafourov district in Sughd province have been jailed for trafficking to local young woman to Turkiye.

10:17, december 21, 2023

Transport tax rate to rise in Tajikistan starting from next year

The transport tax will rise 5.88 percent in Tajikistan beginning on January 1, 2024.

16:52, december 20, 2023

AKDN resident representative meets with German ambassador to discuss cooperation

On Wednesday December 20, Mr. Qozidavlat Qoimdodov, Resident Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Tajikistan, met here with Mr.

16:28, december 20, 2023

ITC and the Government of Switzerland conclude one project & launch another in Tajikistan

The International Trade Center (ITC) with the support from the Government of Switzerland has concluded the results of its 14 years of intervention to the textile and clothing sector of Tajikistan.

16:02, december 20, 2023

Emomali Rahmon to attend CIS informal meeting in St. Petersburg

President Emomali Rahmon will participate in an informal meeting of the CIS presidents that will take place in St.

15:19, december 20, 2023

Bilateral trade between Tajikistan and China’s Xinjiang increases by 97.3 percent

Citing the authorities of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported on December 18 that the foreign trade value of XUAR has

14:28, december 20, 2023

President Rahmon receives OFID Director-General to discuss cooperation

On Wednesday December 20, President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Director-General of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, to discuss cooperation.

11:20, december 20, 2023

SECURITY

Russia-led military bloc expected to conduct seven military exercises next year

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russia-led military bloc, yesterday announced plans for seven military exercises among its member nations over the course of next year.

10:48, december 20, 2023

POWER

Emomali Rahmon extends condolences to Chinese leader Xi over devastating earthquake in China

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday expressed his condolences to Chinese leader Xi Jinping over a devastating earthquake that struck China’s Gansu and Qinghai provinces Monday night,

10:02, december 20, 2023

Tajikistan turns out unattractive for intra-regional FDI flows in Central Asia

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) continues its series of EDB Monitoring of Mutual Investments (MMI) publications.

17:16, december 19, 2023

Tajikistan’s electricity exports estimated at more than US$07.7 million in Jan-Nov this year

According to data from the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, over the first eleven months of this year, Tajikistan exported US$1077 million worth of electricity to the

16:40, december 19, 2023

Tajikistan, Russia reach agreement on building Russian Drama Theater in Dushanbe

Tajikistan and Russia have reached an agreement on constructing the educational center and completing the construction of a new building for the Mayakovsky Russian Drama Theater in Dushanbe.

15:53, december 19, 2023

Russian leader calls on CIS heads of government to preserve ‘common multinational heritage’

The Russian government’s official website says that in his virtual address to a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government that was held in Moscow on December 18, Russian President

15:22, december 19, 2023

Tajik PM participates in a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in Moscow

Tajikistan Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda participate in a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government that took place a meeting of the CIS Council of the Heads of government that took place

11:31, december 19, 2023

This year, G5 Business Forum will take place in Bokhtar

This year, G5 Business Forum, which is an intensive incubation program for start-up entrepreneurs, will take place on December 22 in Bokhtar, the capital of the southern province of Khatlon.

10:30, december 19, 2023

China-funded vocational schools open in Central Asia

Eurasianet reported on December 15 that Kazakhstan’s Education Ministry has announced the opening of a Chinese-funded vocational school, known as a Luban workshop, located on the campus of

10:05, december 19, 2023