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Tajik officials and analysts cite youthful naivety, poverty and lack of education as the main causes of radicalization. Tajik migrants traveling to Russia are much susceptible to radicalization. asiaplustj.info »
According to the latest edition of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) Regional Economic Prospects (REP) report, the short-term regional economic outlook for Central Asia remains positive. asiaplustj.info »
A report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) notes that over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan’s economic growth has reached 8.2 percent. Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2024, released today, says all sectors expanded, with services and agriculture contributing the most. asiaplustj.info »
Alijon Salimzoda, Head of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) told reporters in Dushanbe on August 2 that Amonatbonk’s loan portfolio has stood at 2. 4 billion somonis (more than 226 million US dollars) as of July 1, 2024. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet , citing UNAIDS, the United Nations AIDS program, notes that unsafe injections among drug-users are a leading cause of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Eurasia, accounting for over one-quarter of new HIV infections. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have inched further forward to a final settlement to end decades of acrimonious disputes by agreeing on the delimitation of 94 percent of previously contested territory. asiaplustj.info »
In Tajikistan, an average sugar price rose nearly 24. 5 percent in year to April 1,2024, reaching 12. 20 somonis per kilogram. Last year, 1 kilogram of sugar in Tajikistan cost on average 9. 80 somonis. asiaplustj.info »
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has lowered the refinancing rate by 0. 25 percent. The press center of Tajikistan’s financial regulator says the NBT Committee for Monetary Police met in Dushanbe on April 26. asiaplustj.info »
Last year, Tajikistan took first place among the Central Asian countries in terms of the pace of development of light industry. In 2023, the growth rate in Tajikistan light industry was 18. 9 percent. asiaplustj.info »
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has lowered the refinancing rate by 0. 5 percent. The press center of Tajikistan’s financial regulator says the NBT Committee for Monetary Police met in Dushanbe on February 9. asiaplustj.info »
In 2023, Tajikistan’s exports amounted to 2.4488 billion US dollars, which is 14.3 percent more than in 2022, Director of the Export Development Agency under the Government of Tajikistan, Bahriddin Sirojiddinzoda, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 9. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon on January 9 signed a decree on measures aimed at strengthening the level of population's social security and increasing the minimum wage, public sector wage, pensions and allowances [scholarships]. asiaplustj.info »
A report by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) that was released on December 14 notes that next year, economic growth projections are expected to improve in all its member nations. The report presents a preliminary overview of economic developments in the Bank’s member states for 2023, along with key macroeconomic projections for 2024, as well as 2025 and 2026. asiaplustj.info »
Electricity rates will rise 16 percent for all categories of consumers in Tajikistan beginning on January 1, 2024, Jomi Umarov, Adviser to Director-General of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Power Distribution Network, told Asia-Plus in an interview Tuesday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has reached 75 percent of its autumn conscription target by November 1, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) press center. asiaplustj.info »
The country’s cotton growers are taking real measures to achieve the forecast performance, which has been determined at 430,000 tons of cotton. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), cotton growers of the southern province of Khatlon have yielded about 166,000 tons of cotton by October 7. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, consumer price and rates have risen on average 2. 3 percent, which is 1. 6 percent fewer compared to the same period last year, according the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasia Development Bank (EDB) on June 1 released its Macroeconomic Outlook for the Bank’s six member states. Bank analysts anticipate that the region’s economies successful adaptation to the new environment will support their growth this year. asiaplustj.info »
Prices for gold bars produced by the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) have risen on average 20 percent since the beginning of the year. According to data from Tajikistan’s financial regulator, the buying price for the 5-gram gold bar rose from 3,077. asiaplustj.info »
The consumer price index (CPI) inflation in Tajikistan stood at 0. 9 percent in March compared with 0. 5 percent in January and 0. 4 percent in February. The National Bank of Tajikistan says annual inflation for Tajikistan for the 12 months ended March stood at 3. asiaplustj.info »
Over the past three pandemic and postpandemic years, Tajikistan has been able to significantly reduce poverty rate, while in other member nations of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), the number of low-income families has increased significantly over this difficult period, says the Macroeconomic Review: April 2023 released by the EDB on April 10. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s economy continues showing signs of growth slowdown while inflation picked up in February, says Macroeconomic Review: April 2023 released by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) on April 10. asiaplustj.info »
In January-February this year, inflation in Tajikistan’s consumer goods has stood at 0. 9 percent, which is 0. 2 percent higher compared to the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
In January this year, inflation in Tajikistan’s consumer goods stood at 0. 5 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Over the reporting period, the cost of products of the food industry in January reportedly increased in the country on average by 0. asiaplustj.info »
Cold weather that hit the country from January 11 to January 23 has damaged 10-12 percent of stocks of vegetables, primarily potatoes, carrots and some others, the Minister of Agriculture Qurbon Hakimzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on January 30. asiaplustj.info »
Electricity rate for residential customers will rise 30 percent beginning on May 1, 2023 – from 0.077 som (equivalent to US$0.0089) to 1.00 som (equivalent to US$0.012). “If we don’t do that, we risk losing our energy industry forever. asiaplustj.info »
Global growth is projected to decelerate sharply this year, to its third weakest pace in nearly three decades, overshadowed only by the 2009 and 2020 global recessions, says a flagship report released by the World Bank (WB) this month. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan Public Expenditure Review ( PER ) released by the World Bank notes that Tajikistan’s economy has grown rapidly since the late 1990s, at an average of about 7 percent between 1998 and 2019. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has reached 84 percent of its autumn conscription target by November 15, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) press center. asiaplustj.info »
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan jumped 32% during 2022 despite the ruling Taliban regime's ban on narcotics, says an annual report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on November 1. asiaplustj.info »
Over the past month, Tajikistan reached 70 percent of its autumn conscription target, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) press center. 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 eight months of this year, inflation in Tajikistan’s consumer goods has stood at 3. 3 percent, which is 1. 2 percent lower than in January-July this year, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT). asiaplustj.info »
Beginning on January 1, 2022, the value-added tax (VAT) rate will be cut from current 25 percent to 12 percent. Uzbek President’s spokesman, Sherzod Asadov, says President Shavkat Mirziyoyev stated this at a meeting with entrepreneurs that took place on August 20. asiaplustj.info »
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has raised the refinancing rate by 0. 25 percent. The press center of Tajikistan’s financial regulator says the NBT Committee for Monetary Police met in Dushanbe on August 19. asiaplustj.info »
A minimum monthly salary has risen 50 percent Tajikistan, reaching 600.00 somonis. asiaplustj.info »
Labor migrants are still a critical component in the economy of Tajikistan keeping many families at home above the poverty line. The latest Migration and Development Brief notes that that as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2021, the top three recipients were Lebanon – 54 percent, Tonga – 44 percent and Tajikistan – 34.5 percent. asiaplustj.info »
Since the second half of December, fuel prices in Dushanbe have fallen on average 12 percent. Thus, the price the 92-octane gasoline, which is the most sought-after grade of automobile gas in the country, has fallen 11. asiaplustj.info »
Last year’s year-end inflation in Tajikistan stood at 8. 0 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Meanwhile, the cost of products of the food industry in 2021 reportedly increased in Tajikistan on average by 7. asiaplustj.info »
According to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), the year-end inflation in Tajikistan’s consumer sector last year stood at 8. 0 percent, which was 1. 4 percent fewer compared to the previous year. asiaplustj.info »
The findings of a survey conducted by Numbeo, the world’s largest cost of living database, show that Tajikistanis spend 24.7 percent of their monthly wages for payment of utility bills – electricity, water, and garbage removal. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed a decree on measures aimed at strengthening the level of population's social security and increasing the minimum wage, public sector wage, pensions and allowances [scholarships]. asiaplustj.info »
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS – Afghanistan’s power utility company) said on Wednesday January 12 that Uzbekistan has cut electricity deliveries to Afghanistan by 60 percent without any coordination with them. asiaplustj.info »
Goldmania.ru , citing the World Gold Council, notes that Tajikistan’s gold reserves decreased from 22.3 tons in 2019 to 8 tons in 2021. Monetary gold is gold held by a monetary authority principally as an element of its foreign exchange reserves (also sometimes called international reserves). asiaplustj.info »
Over the first eleven months of this year, inflation in Tajikistan’s consumer goods sector has stood at 7.5 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Meanwhile, the cost of products of the food industry over the reporting period has reportedly increased in Tajikistan on average by 6. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s population is seriously concerned over increasing prices for petroleum products in the country because a fuel price hike inevitably leads to increase in the price of public transport and basic food products. 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 »
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is expecting Central Asian economies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to grow by 4. 9 percent on average in 2021. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday October 25, the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) raised its refinancing rate by 0.25 percent – from 13.0 on July 27 to 13.25 percent. On Tuesday July 27, the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) raised its refinancing rate by 1.0 percent – from 12.0 percent on April 27 to 13.0 percent. asiaplustj.info »
The European Commission said on August 31 that 70% of the European Union's adult population had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, hitting a target it set at the beginning of the year. asiaplustj.info »
