Billion - Ïîñëåäíèå íîâîñòè [ Ôîòî â íîâîñòÿõ ] | |
More than 60% of Asia and the Pacific’s population—about 2.7 billion people—has been lifted from extreme water insecurity over the past 12 years, but these hard-won gains are threatened by accelerating environmental decline and a major financing gap, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. asiaplustj.info »
In a major step forward for bilateral relations, Tajikistan and the United States signed a series of cooperation agreements worth more than $3.2 billion during bilateral meetings held as part of the Second Central Asia–United States (C5+1) Summit in Washington. The U.S. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan signed 52 cooperation agreements totaling US$4. 1 billion during the Dushanbe Invest – 2025 International Investment Forum, according to Sulton Rahimzoda, Chairman of the State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest). asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has successfully attracted more than US$3 billion in investments on the first day of the Dushanbe Invest–2025 International Investment Forum, held in the capital. The forum, which runs for three days, has become a major platform for strategic agreements and international partnerships. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik citizens working in Russia transferred over US$1.8 billion to their home country in 2024, according to Yuri Ushakov, Assistant to the President of Russia. Speaking to journalists, Ushakov highlighted the significant contribution of migrant workers to Tajikistan's economy. "Approximately 1. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan's Energy Minister, Jurabek Mirzamahmudov, announced that American investors are prepared to invest between $3 billion and $4 billion in the country's energy sector. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan’s national air carrier, Uzbekistan Airways, has signed a major contract with Boeing for the purchase of 22 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, including eight optional units. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2031, the airline announced in a press release. asiaplustj.info »
This year , the total volume of foreign investments in the country has increased by more than 50 % . In 6 months , Tajikistan 's economy received $ 3. asiaplustj.info »
As of July 1, 2025, Tajikistan’s total public or national debt stands at US$3. 6 billion, equivalent to 21. 4% of the country’s GDP. This was announced by the Minister of Finance, Fayziddin Qahhorzoda, during a news conference in Dushanbe on August 8. asiaplustj.info »
In the first half of 2025, the Customs Service of Tajikistan exceeded its revenue targets for state budget collections. Instead of the planned 5. 1 billion somonis, nearly 5. 7 billion somonis were received, surpassing the target by 623 million somonis, or 11. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has produced nearly 11.8 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, marking a 12.2% increase compared to the same period last year. Despite the boost in output, the country is facing a growing problem with unpaid electricity bills, with total debt now reaching 4. asiaplustj.info »
From 2007 to the beginning of the second quarter of this year, China has invested US$5.1 billion in Tajikistan’s economy, Sadoi Mardum , a mouthpiece of Tajikistan’s parliament, reported , citing Sulton Rahimzoda, Chairman of the State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
According to a recent study by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) titled “Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation in Central Asia” , countries in the region will require US$29. 2 billion in investment between 2025 and 2030 to modernize and expand their water and climate infrastructure. asiaplustj.info »
U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday kicked off his trip to the Gulf with an announcement that Saudi Arabia will invest US$600 billion in the United States. According to the White House, the United States agreed to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly US$142 billion. asiaplustj.info »
Co-chaired by the Tajik Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Aliabadi, the two-day 17th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation took place in the Iranian city of Shiraz on May 5-6. asiaplustj.info »
On May 4, 2024, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced plans to expand its support to long-term food and nutrition security in Asia and the Pacific by US$26 billion, bringing its total funding for food security initiatives to US$40 billion over 2022–2030. asiaplustj.info »
In 2025, Tajikistan will receive about 12 billion cubic meters of water for irrigating agricultural crops. This decision was made at a meeting of the Interstate Coordination Water Management Commission (ICWMC), held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on April 5. asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed US$24. 3 billion from its own resources in 2024, coupled with US$14. 9 billion in cofinancing in collaboration with its partners, to help Asia and the Pacific solve a range of complex development challenges. asiaplustj.info »
Despite the fact that the government of Afghanistan remains unrecognized by most countries around the world, Kabul has successfully developed economic cooperation with its neighbors and countries of the Islamic world, Russian media reports say , citing the Afghan Ministry of Industry and Commerce. asiaplustj.info »
In 2024, tax revenues from migrant workers employed under patent-based work permits in Russia increased by more than 16%, Irina Volk, a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation, says. asiaplustj.info »
Ensuring security with its own forces, without U. S. support, would cost European countries hundreds of billions of euros and require a radical restructuring of the armed forces along with a significant increase in their numbers, The Moscow Times’ Russian Service reported on February 26. asiaplustj.info »
The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has released its trade results for Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan) for 2024. Zakon. kz reports that according to customs data, the total trade turnover between China and the region amounted to US $94. asiaplustj.info »
In 2024, Tajikistan exported a total of 2. 478 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, according to the country’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MoEWR). This figure represents a 204 million kWh (7. asiaplustj.info »
US President Joe Biden announced on 30 December that the United States will provide Ukraine with almost US$2. 5 billion in security assistance. President Biden said that he is “proud to announce nearly US$2. asiaplustj.info »
President Joe Biden is asking Congress for more than US$24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs as he works to sustain support for the war amid signs of softening support among Americans, POLITICO reported on November 26. asiaplustj.info »
By April 2025, Kazakhstan is set to receive 11 billion cubic meters of water from the Syr Darya. Vlast.kz, citing the press service of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, says this decision was made during a meeting in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat. asiaplustj.info »
In early February, the Ministry of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan reviewed the performance of its tech park for the past year and shared future plans. In 2023, the IT park provided services worth US$1 billion, a 1. asiaplustj.info »
The cost of completing the Rogun HPP project for the period up to 2035 is estimated at $ 6.4 billion . This is stated in the publication of the sovereign rating agency of Tajikistan by the international rating agency Standard & Poor 's global ratings . asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan imported goods and products worth over $ 3. 4 billion in the first half of this year , while exports amounted to about $ 1 billion , the country 's statistical office reported . asiaplustj.info »
As of August 1, 20024, Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s power generation networks)’s debt to OJSC Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1 hydropower plant, has amounted to 3,409,660,240 somonis, the Sangtudinskaya GES-1’s website says. asiaplustj.info »
As of July 1, 2024, Tajikistan’s public debt has amounted to 3.6 billion USD, which is equal to 27 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), including external borrowings amounting to 3. asiaplustj.info »
88 national investment projects totaling worth 49.6 billion somonis (TJS), which is equal to US$4.7 billion, have been implemented in Tajikistan to date. 53 of them are financed by grants, five other projects are financed by loans and 30 others are blended projects (grants + loans). A total amount of grant funding is 33. asiaplustj.info »
Presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, a government meeting to review the results of the past six months’ work and discuss tasks set for the second half of this year took place on July 29. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has imported goods and products worth over U$3. 4 billion, while its exports amounted to about US$1 billion, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of Tajikistan today launched a Climate Finance Plan for Tajikistan’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and China have signed agreements worth more than 6 billion somonis (TJS) during a trade and investment forum held in Dushanbe on June 21. asiaplustj.info »
Led by Mr. Henrik Hololei, Hors Class Adviser of the Directorate General for International Partnerships of the European Commission, the high-level mission took place to Tajikistan on May 30-31. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda revealed on February 16 that the government last year spent 5.2 billion somonis (US$475 million) on construction work at the site for construction of the Roghun hydropower plant, which is 2.7 billion somonis more than had been planned. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say that after weeks of setbacks and delays, the United States Senate gave final approval to a US$95 billion wartime aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other American allies early on Tuesday morning (February 13), sending the bill to the Republican-controlled House where its fate is uncertain. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma revealed on February 1 that on average, US$1 billion is allocated annually to finance the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP). asiaplustj.info »
According to statistical data from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), last year’s agricultural product from all categories of farms in Tajikistan was more than 63 billion somonis (in current prices) and increased by 9. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s authorities project tax revenues to the state budget to increase by 14. 3 percent next year. According to data from the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the tax revenues to the 2024 state budget are projected to stand at 26. asiaplustj.info »
Despite a considerable amount of debts accumulated, the Tajik government is not going to discontinue the practice of foreign borrowing, and is planning to borrow 1.4 billion U.S. dollars (USD) within the next three years. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s national budget for 2024 will be 43 billion somonis, Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda remarked at a regular sitting of the fifth session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) of the sixth convocation news conference on November 15, according to the Majlisi Namoyandagon’s official website . asiaplustj.info »
Starting from October 1, 2023, Uzbekistan’s authorities will launch the integrated program of continuous support for small businesses. Under this program, the authorities will provide 1.7 billion US dollars to local entrepreneurs in the form of preferential loans within the next three years. asiaplustj.info »
Over 30 years of state independence, more than 23 billion somoni have been sent to the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region from various sources of financing, President Emomali Rahmon noted, speaking today, August 17, to the leadership and activists of the region. asiaplustj.info »
The revenue part of the state budget of Tajikistan in the first half of the year amounted to over 19. 8 billion somoni (more than $ 1. 8 billion), according to the Ministry of Finance of the country. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz media reports says the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan announced signing of an investment agreement for the construction of Kazarman hydropower cascade of hydropower plants (HPPs). The agreement was reportedly signed on the sidelines of the 7th International Economic Forum Issyk-Kul 2023 that took place on July 27. 24. asiaplustj.info »
As of July 1, 2023, debts of Tajikistan’s enterprises and organizations have totaled about 93 billion somonis (equivalent to more than 8. 5 billion US dollars), which is 40 percent more compared to the same date last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
In January-June this year, gross agricultural product from all categories of farms in Tajikistan has been 18. 6587 billion somonis (TJS) (in current prices) and increased by 7. 9 percent compared to the same period last year, including crop growing products – 13. asiaplustj.info »
