Kyrgyzstan increases penalties for domestic violence under new law
Kyrgyz media reports say President Sadyr Japarov has signed a new law significantly toughening penalties for domestic violence, according to local media reports. asiaplustj.info »
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Kyrgyz media reports say President Sadyr Japarov has signed a new law significantly toughening penalties for domestic violence, according to local media reports. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s privately-owned air carrier, Somon Air, has announced the expansion of its flight program on the Dushanbe–Munich route. Starting May 7, flights will operate twice a week — on Wednesdays and Saturdays. asiaplustj.info »
In 2024, Tajikistan's agricultural exports reached US$56.7 million, reflecting an 18% increase compared to the previous year. However, actual volumes may be higher, as some shipments pass through the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member countries and are recorded in their trade statistics. asiaplustj.info »
The Kaliningrad agricultural holding, DolgovGroup, has begun monthly deliveries of breeding cattle to Tajikistan. According to one of the company's owners, Alexander Dolgov, cattle exports to Tajikistan have been ongoing since October. asiaplustj.info »
The concept of a minimum rental fee for real estate has been part of Tajikistan's legislation since January 1, 2023. Renters believe that the government's decision is driving an increase in already high rental rates. asiaplustj.info »
Addressing a joint meeting of both chambers of Parliament, President Emomali Rahmon announced significant wage, pension, and student grants increases starting September 1, 2025. Kindergarten and school teachers will see a 30% salary increase. asiaplustj.info »
The gap between Tajikistan's exports and imports in 2024 has significantly widened. According to data from Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, the country’s foreign trade turnover over the first eleven months of this year has exceeded US$7. asiaplustj.info »
The budget of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) for 2025 will rise by 281.9 million somonis (US$25.8 million at the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT)’s current exchange rate), reaching 473 million somonis (US$43.3 million). asiaplustj.info »
In 2024, Tajikistan significantly increased its rosehip exports, delivering around 1,300 tons of these fruits abroad over the first eight months of the year, which is 97 tons more than in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA). asiaplustj.info »
Agricultural exports from Tajikistan to Russia have grown by approximately one-third over the first nine months, Izvestiya reports , citing Ms. Nigina Anvari, deputy Minister of Agriculture of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov signed a decree banning the increase in salaries of civil servants in the period from 2024 to 2026. According to “Fergana”, the document was published in the government newspaper “Erkin Too”. asiaplustj.info »
The total debt of the Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) for electricity has reportedly reached 492.5 million somonis (over US$46 million) by July 1, 2024. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s imports from Russia of petroleum products and liquefied natural gas (LNG) under the agreement on the indicative fuel balance have reportedly increased over the first six months of this year. asiaplustj.info »
The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan says that over the first three months of this year, gross agricultural product from all categories of farms has been little more than 3. 530. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first three months of this year, gross agricultural product from all categories of farms has been little more than 3. 53 billion somonis (in current prices), 6. 7-percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
As of February 1, 2024, gross agricultural product from all categories of farms was 1. 0166 billion somonis (in current prices) and increased by 4. 5 percent compared to same date of 2023, including animal husbandry – 1. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on January 23 that Tajikistan in 2010 raised the minimum age for marriage from 17 to 18. Authorities said the move was to protect women's rights and ensure their well-being. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has increased wheat and flour imports over the first six months of this year, Muhammadsaid Faizullozoda, the head of the Food Safety Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on July 28. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union Integrated Rural Development Project / TRIGGER supported the PO Cross-Border Economic Relations of the Sughd province in conducting B2B meeting of the Project partners in Khujand. asiaplustj.info »
Russian nationals have beaten a five-year record for entry into Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Mongolia. The data published by the Federal Security Service (FSB)’s border troops was calculated by Novaya Gazeta Europa ( New Newspaper Europe ). asiaplustj.info »
Over the first ten months of this year, Tajikistan has imported more than US$155. 2 million worth of about 329,000 tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is 11. 1 percent fewer in terms of weight and 11. asiaplustj.info »
Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company)’s debt to Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP), rose nearly 30 percent in a year to October 27, 2022, reaching more than 2. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, production of industrial goods in the country has amounted to 19.1 billion somonis, which was 17.3 percent or 2.8 billion somonis more than in the same period last year, the Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan, Sherali Kabir, told reporters in Dushanbe on July 18. asiaplustj.info »
Under the approved indicative balance, Tajikistan has imported 340,000 tons of petroleum products from Russia over the first six months of this year, which is 41 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MoEWR). asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, gross agricultural product from all categories of farms in Tajikistan has been more than 13 billion somonis (in current prices), according to the Ministry of Agriculture of Tajikistan (MoA). asiaplustj.info »
Over the first three months of this year, about 145 foreign tourists visited Tajikistan, which is 2.5 times more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first three months of this year, inflation in Tajikistan’s consumer goods sector has stood at 2. 4 percent, which is 0. 9 percent lower than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Shavkat Bobozoda, Director of the Export Development Agency under the Government of Tajikistan, revealed on February 15 that Tajikistan last year exported a total of US$2. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan has produced gold 8.2 percent more compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT). The ministry, however, did not disclose the amount of gold produced in the country over the reporting period because this information reportedly refers to state secrets. asiaplustj.info »
International experts note that cotton prices surged to a 10-year high on October 29, reaching US$1.16 per pound and touching levels not seen since July 7, 2011. Growth in cotton prices in the world market has helped Tajik cotton growing farmers sell their products twice as expensive as last year. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty says Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov surprised many at a recent press conference in Bishkek by proposing a land to exchange territory with Tajikistan to help resolve a long-standing border dispute. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon yesterday attended theatrical show that took place at the central stadium of Khujand, the capital of Sughd province. asiaplustj.info »
The branch of the IRS company, which is responsible for the maintenance of the Dushanbe-Chanak road, reports that today another person died in the hospital, who was caught on September 14 in a major accident involving 10 cars. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first four months of this year, Tajikistan has supplied more than 11.2 million US dollars’ worth of electricity to neighboring countries, which is 30.8 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Two units of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) generated 1. 287 billion kWh of electricity last year, which is 53. 2 percent more than in 2019, according to Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company). asiaplustj.info »
Agnes Kalibata, the special envoy to the UN secretary general for the food systems summit 2021, said in an exclusive interview with The Guardian on February 15 that price rises and scarcity mean people in poverty are in more danger than last year She warned that people living in poverty around the world are in danger of food shortages as the coronavirus crisis continues Agnes Kalibata asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik civil aviation authorities have given permission to airlines to increase the number of regular flights from Dushanbe to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and Istanbul (Turkey) from one to four per week. asiaplustj.info »
Collection of fruits and vegetables is going on in Tajikistan. A part of them is exported to the Russian Federation via territories of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Despite disturbances caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Tajikistan has exported about 70,000 tons of fruits and vegetables this year so far. asiaplustj.info »