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Tajikistan ranks 9th among eleven post-Soviet countries – Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Moldova and Kyrgyzstan -- in exporting foreign direct investment (FDI), accounting for only 0. asiaplustj.info »
TASS reports that Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said at a press briefing on December 23 that nine countries will officially join BRICS as partner states in January 2025. Belarus, Bolivia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan will officially become BRICS partners from January 1. asiaplustj.info »
At the 87th meeting of the Interstate Coordination Water Management Commission (ICWMC) held in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, on November 6, the water intake limits for the inter-vegetative period of 2024-2025 were approved. asiaplustj.info »
Media report says US President-elect Donald Trump said he would require countries that are part of BRICS to commit to not creating new currency or face 100% tariffs during his administration. Trump reportedly posted on Truth Social on Saturday afternoon that “the idea that the BRICS countries are trying to move away from the dollar while we stand by and watch is over. asiaplustj.info »
A three-day meeting of the 2024 SPECA Economic Forum and Governing Council concluded in Dushanbe today. asiaplustj.info »
Led by Minister of Industry and New Technologies Sherali Kabir, a Tajik delegation is on a tour of Southeast Asian nations within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to bolster economic and investment cooperation, according to the press service of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan (MoINT). asiaplustj.info »
In October this year, the international human rights organization Equality Now published a report titled Breaking Barriers: Addressing Child, Early and Forced Marriage in Eurasia. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of child, early, and forced marriages (CEFM) in seven Eurasian countries, including Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
In Tajikistan , nine sovereign financing transactions worth $ 332.4 million were recorded in the first half of this year . asiaplustj.info »
Zakon.kz says Kazakhstan’s trade with Central Asia’s nations has been decreasing. Over the first quarter of this year, Kazakhstan external trade turnover has reported been estimated at 31.2 billion US dollars, which is 5.6 percent fewer than in the same period last year. asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered at the 3rd Dushanbe Water Action Decade Conference, Tajik president Emomali Rahmon noted on June 11 that today's world is under the influence of severe crises. asiaplustj.info »
Russian state-run news agency TASS reported today that at least eight countries, including Iran, yesterday announced national mourning for the Iranian president and foreign minister, who were killed in a helicopter crash on May 19. asiaplustj.info »
Iran’s Ambassador to Tajikistan Alireza Haghighian has said that Iran is ready to serve as a gateway to international markets for Central Asian countries. asiaplustj.info »
By Government’s Decree dated March 28, 2024, #190 “On Amendments to the Government Decree of the Republic of Tajikistan dated October 26, 2021, #464”, 25 new countries have been added on the list of countries, whose nationals can enter the Republic of Tajikistan under the unilateral visa-free regime for up to 30 days, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
Human rights watchdogs have called on several European Union (EU) countries and Turkiye top refrain from sending Tajik dissidents taking shelter in their countries back to Tajikistan. 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 five main river basins in Central Asia are formed by the Amu Darya, Syr Darya, Balkhash-Alakol, Ob-Irtysh, and Ural rivers. asiaplustj.info »
An Iranian official has called for the establishment of an association of Persian-speaking countries as well as a joint task force between Iran and Tajikistan to promote cultural heritage registration projects at the international level, IRNA reported on February 24. asiaplustj.info »
Turbli, a turbulence forecast tool, ranks Tajikistan 89th among 172 countries and territories in terms of turbulence in January 2004. The other Central Asian countries rank as follows: Kazakhstan 161st; Kyrgyzstan 75th; Uzbekistan 155th; and Turkmenistan 151st. asiaplustj.info »
Member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program have committed to work together to cut greenhouse gas emissions and build resilience to climate change, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM). asiaplustj.info »
The inaugural CAREC Award for Advancing Gender Equality recognized eleven organizations and individuals from ten member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM). asiaplustj.info »
Chief prosecutor Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states met in the Chinese city of Xi’an on November 8. The meeting resulted in signing of a memorandum confirming a mutual desire to expand cooperation and information sharing. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say the Bletchley Declaration, an international agreement listing opportunities, risks and needs for global action on ‘frontier AI,’ systems that pose the most urgent and dangerous risks, has been signed by 28 countries, including the US, the UK, China, six EU member states, Brazil, Nigeria, Israel and Saudi Arabia. asiaplustj.info »
The draft Agreement on Strengthening the Interconnectedness of Land Transport in Central Asia will be signed within the framework of the fifth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of the region in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
The heads of Central Asian states will meet in Dushanbe on September 14-15, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirodjiddin Mukhriddin said at a press conference on August 15. According to the Minister, the fifth high-level consultative meeting will be chaired by the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon. asiaplustj.info »
During his address at the first summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the Central Asian countries (C5) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on July 19 emphasized the importance of establishing a strategic dialogue in “Central Asia - Gulf” format and invited Gulf countries to invest in Tajikistan’s economy, according to the Tajik asiaplustj.info »
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the Central Asian countries (C5) -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- all Muslim countries members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, have shared values and historical ties, and possess significant oil and gas resources that qualify them to play an influential role in the global energy security field, asiaplustj.info »
Central Asia’s nations have markedly increase mutual direct investment in each other's economies in recent years, To-date, more and more countries have been paying attention to deepening integration processes with neighboring countries. asiaplustj.info »
A three-day SCO Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development kicked off in the city of Yangling, Shaanxi Province of China on May 29. 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 »
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), which unites 10 countries of South, Central and West Asia, intends to turn its region into a block of interconnected and sustainable economies, ECO Secretary General Khusrav Noziri stated on January 24, according to Bolshaya Aziya ( Big Asia ). 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 »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin participated in the 9th Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue, which was held in Tokyo on December 24, according to the Tajik MFA information department. In a statement delivered at the meeting, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first ten months of this year, Tajikistan has earned 101 million U. S. dollars (USD) exporting electricity to neighboring countries, which is 10. 7 percent more than in the same period last year (in January-October last year, Tajikistan exported 91. asiaplustj.info »
Foreign ministers from five Central Asian countries and Korean foreign minister participated in the 25th Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum that was held at the Paradise Hotel in Haeundae District, Busan, the Republic of Korea, on October 25. asiaplustj.info »
The foreign trade turnover of Tajikistan with the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for seven months of this year amounted to about $ 2. 9 billion, the Tajik statistical office reports. 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 »
An international investment forum, dubbed Pamir Invest 2022, took place in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), on August 17. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Minister of transport Azim Ibrohim heading a government delegation is participating in a two-day Ministerial Transport Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries that kicked off in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan today. asiaplustj.info »
The intention to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), has been stated by representatives of ten nations, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as Nepal, Cambodia and some other countries. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Prosecutor-General has expressed concerned about the fact that citizens of some post-Soviet countries are fighting on the side of Ukraine. A joint board meeting of the Prosecutor-General’s Offices of Tajikistan and Russia took place in Dushanbe on July 26. 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 »
Sanctions imposed by the West on Russia have already affected labor migrants from Central Asia, says a report released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). asiaplustj.info »
Speaking to members of the plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum via video link, Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that the countries, which are attempting to isolate Russia, are primarily only harming their economies, Izvestiya reports . asiaplustj.info »
Iran has the upper hand in drone production in the region, making it possible for the country to meet its needs while cooperating with other countries of the region on producing reconnaissance drones, a senior spokesman for the Iranian armed forces said on May 18, according to IRNA . asiaplustj.info »
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a press conference after a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Foreign Ministers in Dushanbe on Friday, May 13. Global and regional issues, interaction in CIS format as well as current developments in Ukraine were reportedly on the agenda of the meeting. asiaplustj.info »
Experts say the Western sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine crisis will put economic strain on many smaller countries with close economic ties to the Russian Federation. One of those countries is Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik president Emomali Rahmon on February 5 met in Beijing with a number of heads of countries and international organizations on the sidelines of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports say a high-level meeting took place in Kabul on January 19 to assess the status of the Afghanistan economy. The meeting was attended by members of the Islamic Emirate cabinet and UN representatives as well as representatives of 20 foreign countries. asiaplustj.info »
The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan says Tajikistan reduced the export of electricity to the neighboring countries almost 10 times in October. Last month, Tajikistan reportedly exported US$1. asiaplustj.info »
The CIS member nations are ready to sign an agreement on free trade in services, according to the CIS Executive Committee. asiaplustj.info »
