2025-10-2 07:48 |
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained its short-term economic growth forecasts for Tajikistan, predicting a slight slowdown over the next two years. This was revealed in the latest edition of the bank’s flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook.
According to ADB economists, Tajikistan’s economy is projected to grow by 7. .
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2025-12-04 12:28
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2025-12-04 08:40
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2025-11-14 07:48
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2025-11-13 14:01
Tajikistan presented its national tourism stand at the prestigious World Travel Market 2025, held from November 4 to 6 in London, reports the Committee for the Development of Tourism (Committee) under the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2025-11-10 15:01
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2025-10-28 08:06
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2025-10-20 06:56
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2025-10-17 08:13
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2025-10-17 07:14
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2025-09-23 07:19
The national fencing team of Tajikistan won a bronze medal in the foil team competition at the Asian Cadet Cup, which is being held in Tashkent. "This is the first medal of this level in the history of independent Tajikistan, and it has become a significant step in the development of national fencing," - the National Fencing Federation of Tajikistan noted. asiaplustj.info »
2025-09-12 15:00
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2025-09-12 09:48
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2025-08-26 11:20
Tajikistan’s national currency, the somoni, has appreciated significantly against the US dollar over the first six months of this, strengthening by 9. 4%, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) . asiaplustj.info »
2025-08-01 08:23
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2025-07-24 13:41
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2025-07-24 08:23
Tajikistan plans to boost its electricity exports by an average of 8. 7% annually over the next three years, according to the country’s macroeconomic forecast for 2026-2028, approved by the government. asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-18 11:40
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2025-07-11 08:49
Tajikistan's external trade turnover has reached over US$3. 91 billion over the first five months of 2025, slightly up compared to the same period last year. However, this increase was driven primarily by imports, as the country continues to buy more than it sells abroad. asiaplustj.info »
2025-07-01 13:11
June 16 marks the International Day of Family Remittances. For modern Tajikistan and its citizens, migration and earnings abroad play a crucial role in the country’s development and in sustaining household livelihoods. asiaplustj.info »
2025-06-17 11:40
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2025-06-12 08:32
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2025-06-11 08:43
On June 4–5, the European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI), the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Tajikistan, RUSI Europe, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and the Prosecutor-General’s Office of Tajikistan jointly organized a two-day workshop in Dushanbe on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE). asiaplustj.info »
2025-06-05 14:18
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2025-05-30 10:09
Tajikistan with 2. 04 scores has secured the 72nd position out of 163 countries in the 2024 Global Peace Index (GPI), an annual ranking published by the Institute for Economics and Peace. The index assesses the world’s safest and most peaceful nations. asiaplustj.info »
2025-05-27 08:13
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2025-05-26 10:58
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2025-05-23 12:31
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2025-05-20 13:50
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2025-05-12 09:50
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2025-04-23 07:11
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2025-04-04 14:43
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2025-04-03 13:26
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2025-04-02 14:32
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2025-02-25 14:57
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2025-02-18 14:59
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2025-02-03 13:53
Zafar Samad, Head of Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, has confirmed the interception of 121 kg of methamphetamine smuggled through Tajikistan on transit trucks traveling from Afghanistan to China. asiaplustj.info »
2025-02-03 13:24
Tajikistan and the World Bank (WB) have signed an agreement to implement the Tajik Digital Foundations Project, according to the country’s Ministry of Finance. The document was inked by Faiziddin Qahhorzoda, the Minister of Finance of Tajikistan, and Ozan Sevimli, World Bank Group Country Manager for Tajikistan, in Dushanbe on January 14. asiaplustj.info »
2025-01-15 15:50
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2025-01-10 13:43
The Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed a grant agreement worth US$500,000, the Ministry of Transport's press service says . The document was inked in Dushanbe on December 12 by Tajikistan’s Minister of Transport, Azim Ibrohim, and the EBRD’s Permanent Representative in Tajikistan, Holger Wiefel. asiaplustj.info »
2024-12-16 08:18
Tajikistan and the European Union (EU) have signed an agreement worth approximately 20 million euros. Tajik state-run news agency Khovar says the document was inked in Dushanbe on December 3 by Hokim Kholiqzoda, the First Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan, Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis, Head of the EU Delegation to Tajikistan. The agreement provides a grant of 19. asiaplustj.info »
2024-12-04 12:40
Tajikistan and Afghanistan have signed an agreement on purchase of electricity in 2025. The Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) reported on November 24 that the document has been inked by in Turkiye Dr. asiaplustj.info »
2024-11-26 08:22
The inauguration ceremony for the administrative building of the National Training Center for Tajikistan's Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan was held In the Qaratogh Gorge in the Shahrinav district, about 50 kilometers to the west of Dushanbe, on November 23. asiaplustj.info »
2024-11-26 07:26
Organized by the international organization PLUS Group with the support from the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the National Bank of Tajikistan, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tajikistan, the Digital Tajikistan International Forum, dedicated to the current state and pressing issues of digitalization in retail asiaplustj.info »
2024-11-25 13:25
Over the first nine months, a two-way trade between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan has valued at more than US$9. 1 million, which is 13. 5 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2024-11-14 07:58
Tajikistan is set to complete its "Roadmap" project for disaster-resilient housing construction by the end of the year, says Jamshed Kamolzoda, Head of the Main Directorate for Population and Territory Protection at the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2024-11-04 13:33
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has granted a license for banking operations in national and foreign currencies to Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Investment and Credit Bank, Tajikistan (ICB). asiaplustj.info »
2024-10-24 13:10
Over the first nine months of this year, more than 1. 2 million foreign citizens have visited Tajikistan, which is 19% more than in the same period las year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2024-10-23 12:08
The dates for school vacations in Tajikistan have been changed: now, Tajik students will have only 7 days off during the autumn and winter vacations, while the spring vacation will last just 5 days, according to the Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan (MoES). asiaplustj.info »
2024-10-22 12:10
On December 8, the Bank of Russia lifts the limits on foreign currency transfers abroad, which had been imposed on Russian citizens and individuals from friendly countries. RBC says the financial regulator attributed this decision to the "stable situation on the foreign exchange market.
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ДУШАНБЕ, 05.12.2025 /НИАТ «Ховар»/. В целях реализации проекта «Снижение потерь электроэнергии» подписаны кредитные и грантовые соглашения. Как сообщили НИАТ «Ховар» в Министерстве финансов, соглашения были подписаны 4 декабря в Министерстве
Банк России с 8 декабря отменяет лимиты на переводы иностранной валюты за рубеж, которые были установлены для российских граждан и физлиц-нерезидентов из дружественных стран. Регулятор объяснил решение «стабильной ситуацией на валютном рынке».
ДУШАНБЕ, 05. 12. 2025 /НИАТ «Ховар»/. В Душанбе пройдет Второй Международный горно-металлургический форум Таджикистана — крупное международное отраслевое мероприятие, проводимое под эгидой Правительства Республики Таджикистан.
Электромобилям в Таджикистане тоже ограничили доступ к электричеству. Хорошо это или плохо? Компания по распределению электроэнергии поручила своим филиалам отключать электрозарядные станции в часы пиковой нагрузки.
Freedom Bank held a press breakfast in Dushanbe on December 4, where the bank’s representatives shared insights into their new products and digital capabilities aimed at transforming banking services in Tajikistan.