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Iranian media reports say Iran has started building a concrete wall along its common border with Afghanistan. Iranwire.com reports that an initial stretch of over 10 kilometers has already been completed, and plans are in place for an additional 50 kilometers. asiaplustj.info »
The largest taxpayer in Tajikistan in the first half of this year was the joint Tajik - Chinese enterprise Zarafshan , which is engaged in gold mining and production in Penjikent . asiaplustj.info »
A report by the World Bank highlights that most large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Tajikistan are unprofitable and generate significant fiscal risks, threatening the nation's financial stability. asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) says transport connectivity and access to markets are among the most significant challenges for the EAEU (Eurasian Economic Union) + region and Eurasia as a whole. asiaplustj.info »
Freedom House’s latest edition of Nations in Transit , which was released on April 11, says democratic governance declined for the 20th consecutive year in the 29 countries stretching from Central Europe to Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) and the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Tajikistan have signed an agreement on training of specialists in the field of preventing extremism among youth. asiaplustj.info »
A report released by Freedom House on February 16 notes that more than 20 percent of the world’s national governments have reached beyond their borders since 2014 to forcibly silence exiled political activists, journalists, former regime insiders, and members of ethnic or religious minorities, according to new data released today by Freedom House. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty reports that police in Germany on January 1 arrested another suspect in connection with a possible planned terrorist attack on Cologne Cathedral, saying it was a 41-year-old man with German and Turkish citizenship. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s insurance company, BIMA Life Insurance, has been described among winners of the World Finance Insurance Awards 2023. BIMA Life Insurance has reportedly been recognized the best general insurance company together with other 72 insurance companies. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian authorities are intensifying efforts to attract contractors among migrant workers from the Central Asian countries to fight in Ukraine, offering them money and other enticements. asiaplustj.info »
For 2023, Tajikistan is ranked 120 of 145 out of the countries considered for the annual Global Firepower (GFP) review. The country reportedly holds a PowerIndex* score of 2.6403 (a score of 0.0000 is considered 'perfect'). asiaplustj.info »
Currently there is no information whether there are nationals of Tajikistan among the victims of a powerful earthquake that Turkiye early Monday morning, an official source within the Tajik Embassy in Ankara, told Asia-Plus Monday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
For 2023, Tajikistan is ranked 120 of 145 out of the countries considered for the annual Global Firepower (GFP) review. The country reportedly holds a PwrIndx* score of 2.6403 (a score of 0.0000 is considered 'perfect'). asiaplustj.info »
The Global Gender Gap Index notes this year, Tajikistan with 0.663 score ranks 114th among 146 nations in terms of gender equality. The analysis presented in the Global Gender Gap Report 2022 is based on a methodology integrating the latest statistics from international organizations and a survey of executives. asiaplustj.info »
The Finance Inquirer referring to the results of the international study by the Research Group Central Asia (RGCA) and data from UNICEF, the World Bank and the OECD, has published a ranking of top 10 countries with the best dynamics of enrollment of children in preschool education. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is listed among top ten countries in terms of their nationals entering Russian universities. RBC says that among those top ten countries are also Belarus, Abkhazia, the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Lugansk People’s Republic, Moldova, as well as China, India, Iran, and Vietnam. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is the only country in the post-Soviet space that under the new World Bank country classifications by income level is ranked among low-income countries. The Monthly Macroeconomic Review released by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) on August 11 notes that Tajikistan’s GDP per capita for 2021 stood at 878.00 U.S. dollars. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, is listed among three least expensive places in the world to travel. In all, there are 227 cities on the list and Mercer’s 2022 Cost of Living City Ranking reveals the most expensive and cheap cities for international employees. asiaplustj.info »
Pension payments can be used to judge the level of social development of countries. Here are the figures for the size of the average pension in the countries of the former Soviet Union in 2021 and 2022. The figures are given in dollars. asiaplustj.info »
The U. S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has identified certain common transshipment points through which restricted or controlled exports have been known to pass before reaching destinations in Russia or Belarus. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan climbed from 93rd in 2019 to rank 83rd among 113 nations in Global Food Security Index (GFSI) in 2021. Tajikistan obtained 51. 6 scores last year that allowed it to keep place in the “moderate performance” category. asiaplustj.info »
Some media reports say Russia’s advance on Ukrainian cities intensifies as war enters second week, displacing one million people. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan says that due to the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine in the past 24 hours, the number of Tajik nationals wishing to leave Ukraine has increased. asiaplustj.info »
An extraordinary leak of data from Credit Suisse, one of the world’s most iconic banks, is exposing how the bank held hundreds of millions of dollars for heads of state, intelligence officials, sanctioned businessmen and human rights abusers, among many others. asiaplustj.info »
Transparency International (TI) ranks Tajikistan 150th among 180 nations in terms of corruption level. Tajikistan’s score of 25/100 puts it between Iran (25) and Central African Republic (24). The Berlin-based corruption watchdog published its 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on January 25. asiaplustj.info »
A song “Camarob” performed by Tajik singer Safarmuhammad Rustam is among favorite songs of the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “Music brings people together--it transcends borders and everything else that might otherwise divide us. asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered at the 15th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on November 28 proposed to lift quarantine transportation and transit restrictions that had been imposed following the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). asiaplustj.info »
At the start of the tournament, the Vietnamese team did not spare the Maldives team, sending sixteen unanswered goals into the opponent's goal, reported by the press service of the Football Federation of the Republic of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Global Peace Index (GPI) ranks Tajikistan 97 th among 163 nations in terms of peacefulness. Compared to last year, Tajikistan has improved its position in the Global Peace Index by 10 points. Last year, GPI ranked Tajikistan 107th among 163 nations. asiaplustj.info »
Along with Cameroon, Guatemala, Iran, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mozambique and Nigeria Tajikistan with 25 scores has been ranked 149th in the 2020 Transparency International (IT)’s Corruption Perceptions Index. asiaplustj.info »
Five faculty members and three alumni from Aga Khan University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan (AKU-SONAM), were honored in the 2020 100 Outstanding Women Nurses and Midwives. asiaplustj.info »
More than three billion people live in agricultural areas with high to very high levels of water shortages and scarcity, and almost half of them face severe constraints, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). asiaplustj.info »
President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon for the sixth time has been listed among 500 most influential Muslims of the world, according to The Muslim 500-2021, published by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center with the support from the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in Georgetown on October 26. asiaplustj.info »
There are four women and four military servicemen among persons convicted of an attack on a frontier post in the Roudaki district. asiaplustj.info »
Coronavirus cases are shooting up in the Central Asia region. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan started registering new cases of COVID-19 no longer after they eased restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In a statement delivered to the press, Dr. Hans Henri P. asiaplustj.info »
