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The World Bank, in collaboration with the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA), hosted a regional conference entitled “Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance in Central Asia” on November 12-13 to discuss solutions the region can adopt to be financially prepared for the mounting disaster risks. asiaplustj.info »
This week, gas stations in Dushanbe have begun round-the-clock sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which remains the primary automotive fuel in Tajikistan (it is to be noted that more than 60 percent of motor vehicles in the country use LNG as fuel). asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, Rustam Nazarzoda, noted on July 31 that natural disasters officially reported in the country over the first six months of this year have left at least 15 dead. asiaplustj.info »
Saidov Umedjon , a 34-year-old graduate of Tajik National University with a specialization in diplomacy, has held prominent roles such as the Head of the State Unitary Enterprise “Tajik Diplomatic Service ” under Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a position in the Tourist Policy Unit of the Ministry of Interior. asiaplustj.info »
Natural disasters caused by torrential rain and thunderstorms on June 23 killed three people in Tajikistan, according to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan. Two young men, aged 18 and 20, were killed by lighting in an area near Solimolidasht village in Baljuvon district of Khatlon province when collecting grass for cattle. asiaplustj.info »
The Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan says that according to the preliminary data, 15 residential buildings were destroyed and 9 others were partially damaged by natural disasters that hit the country on May 5, 10, 17, 18 and 25. asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) prepared a new working paper entitled “Assessing the Potential Impact of Natural Disasters on Debt Sustainability of Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
A sudden spike in liquefied natural gas (NGL) prices may lead to increase in the price basic food products in Tajikistan as more than 60 percent of motor vehicles in the country use liquefied natural gas as fuel. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has faced rising liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices and is looking for alternative fuel supplies as Kazakhstan has decided to temporarily halt LNG exports and Russia has released free prices for this type of fuel. asiaplustj.info »
The leaders of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan held a tripartite summit in Ashgabat on August 4 with little advance warning and no of the governments has provided explicit explanations on why these three partners would be forming a united front in this format. asiaplustj.info »
The national gas system operators of Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia yesterday agreed to boost the transfer of natural gas from Azerbaijan using the existing infrastructure of their countries, which were until recently highly dependent on Russian energy. asiaplustj.info »
A meeting of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO)’s government was held this week to review the results of socio-economic development of the region over the first three months of this year and discuss tasks set for the second half of this year. asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and the European Union (EU) have launched a ˆ16 million program to improve natural resource management and living conditions in Zarafshon Valley in Tajikistan’s mountainous northwest. asiaplustj.info »
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have come down significantly in Tajikistan, except the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). The price for one liter of LNG in Dushanbe fell on average from 4. asiaplustj.info »
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices are continuing to rise in Tajikistan. Over the past couple of days, the price for one liter of liquefied natural gas in Dushanbe, Kulob region of Khatlon province and the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (Has) has risen on average 7. asiaplustj.info »
China halted some trade with Taiwan in retaliation to the high-profile visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island. On Monday, China reportedly banned food imports from more than 100 of Taiwan’s suppliers. asiaplustj.info »
Cuts in natural gas supplies from Russia are forcing European utilities to tap reserves normally used during the peak winter season, Bloomberg reported on June 17. In one of the latest signs of how the region’s energy crisis is escalating, storage levels reportedly fell last week for the first time since mid-April, when traders typically start to top up facilities. asiaplustj.info »
The EU SWITCH Asia program supported project RUTSIS has conducted training on natural dyeing with international experts from the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, Halle, Germany, according to the European Union Delegation to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
In Dushanbe, liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have risen 12.3 percent overnight – from 6.50 somonis per liter on March 10 to 7.30 somonis per liter on March 11. It is to be noted that more than 60 percent of the country's motor vehicles use liquefied natural gas as fuel. Gasoline and diesel fuel also continue to rise in price. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan Ambassador to Turkey Ashrafjon Gulov yesterday met in Ankara with the Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Alparslan Bayraktar. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has endorsed amendments made to the country’s law on natural monopolies. Under these amendments, subjects of natural monopoly are obligated to promptly post information about tariffs for goods (work, services) on their websites. asiaplustj.info »
Since the beginnin of this year, liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have risen nearly 12.5 percent in Dushanbe, with similar price rises in other regions of Tajikistan. The price for one liter of liquefied natural gas in Dushanbe has increased from 4.00 somonis at the beginning of the year to 4.50 somonis. asiaplustj.info »
In continuing efforts to reduce the adverse impacts of natural disasters in Central Asia, the World Bank, together with partners, is launching a unique initiative – a multi-peril risk assessment of natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods and selected landslides. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan has resumed delivering natural gas to the Tajik northern province of Sughd after 10-year interruption, Abdulhakim Soufiyev, director of the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Sughdgaz (Sughd natural gas distributor), told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Under conditions of cutting natural gas exports, Uzbekistan this year has increased natural gas deliveries to Tajikistan. The Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan, Alisher Sutlonov said on Thursday that Uzbekistan will cut natural gas exports because of domestic energy shortages. asiaplustj.info »
Central Asia is prone to earthquakes, landslides, floods, mudflows, droughts, avalanches, and extreme temperatures. These natural disasters lead, on average, to an astounding $10 billion in estimated economic losses every year, Ms. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan has resumed delivering natural gas to the Tajik northern province of Sughd after 10-year interruption, Abdulhakim Soufiyev, director of the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Sughdgaz (Sughd natural gas distributor), told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan intends to increase natural gas imports from Uzbekistan. Tojiktransgaz (Tajikistan’s natural gas-distribution company) says they are rehabilitating the natural gas distribution system so that natural gas would be available to residential customers as well. asiaplustj.info »
178 natural disasters have been reported in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year, Rustam Nazarzoda the head of the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on July 23. asiaplustj.info »
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have risen more than 50 percent in Dushanbe over the past month – from 2.50 somoni per liter in late May to the current 3.80 somoni per liter. Suppliers attribute a price hike to increasing wholesale prices for liquefied natural gas in LNG exporting countries. asiaplustj.info »
