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Tajikistan continues to underutilize its strategic potential in the infrastructure and logistics sector — an area that could serve as a powerful growth driver for accelerated industrialization. asiaplustj.info »
The Asia-Plus Media Group sincerely congratulates all our readers on the New Year! May 2026 bring peace, kindness, and prosperity to every home. Let it be a time of new opportunities, confidence in the future, and the fulfillment of cherished wishes. asiaplustj.info »
President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon addressed the nation with a New Year message, wishing every family health, prosperity, and a peaceful life. He described the outgoing year, 2025, as both successful and historically significant. asiaplustj.info »
The weather in Tajikistan will be unstable in the final days of 2024 and early 2025. According to the country’s Hydrometeorology Center (Hydromet), most regions are expected to see precipitation, with mountain areas facing particularly challenging conditions due to snow, gusty winds, and avalanche threats. asiaplustj.info »
The US Department of Homeland Security announced that under President Donald Trump, 2. 5 million illegal immigrants have left the country. Of this number, 600,000 were deported in less than 365 days, while 1. asiaplustj.info »
The year 2025 is set to become the second-hottest ever recorded, surpassed only by the unprecedented global heat of 2024, according to data from the UN and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). asiaplustj.info »
December 8 marked one year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which had ruled Syria for over half a century. Hafez al-Assad came to power in 1971, followed by his son Bashar. Their authoritarian rule triggered mass protests in 2011 and led to a brutal civil war that lasted nearly 14 years. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Oxford University Press has named "rage bait" as its 2025 Word of the Year, following a three-day public vote that drew participation from more than 30,000 people. According to Oxford’s language data, usage of the term has tripled over the past year, capturing the tone of 2025’s increasingly charged digital landscape. asiaplustj.info »
In 2024, Tajikistan initiated 107 criminal cases for evasion of military service, resulting in the conviction of 30 young men. This information was disclosed by the Commissioner for Human Rights in Tajikistan, Umed Bobozoda, in his annual report . asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is trimming its growth outlook for developing Asia and the Pacific by 0. 1 and 0. 2 percentage points for this year and next, respectively, amid the emergence of a new global trade environment, shaped by tariffs and updated trade agreements. asiaplustj.info »
In the new 2025-2026 academic year, classes on the subject "Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence" will be held selectively in 100 schools of the country, including 60 schools in Dushanbe and 40 schools in other regions. asiaplustj.info »
Year after year , prices in the country are rising for almost everything , including school uniforms . We have already written about how much money is needed today to raise a student . asiaplustj.info »
As of July 1, Tajikistan has recorded 41 cases of anthrax this year, according to Navrouz Jafarov, Deputy Head of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance Service under the Ministry of Health. asiaplustj.info »
The bilateral trade between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan rose 7.4 percent in a year to December 31, 2024, reaching over US$1.2 billion. Alibek Kuantyrov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, told Asia-Plus this during the Astana International Forum (AIF). asiaplustj.info »
The Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulema – Tajikistan’s highest Islamic institution) says that this year, Tajikistan will celebrate Idi Qurbon, or Eid al-Adha in Arabic, on June 6. The Shuroi Ulamo notes that congregational prayers on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha this year will be at 5:45 am. asiaplustj.info »
Three years of war in Ukraine have changed the lives of millions, including those who once chose this country as their home. Among them are people originally from Tajikistan, such as Inom Kadyrov, a Tajik by origin who has lived in Poltava for almost 40 years. asiaplustj.info »
Last year, remittance inflows to Tajikistan amounted to US$5. 8 billion, which is a 27% increase compared to 2023, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported, citing World Bank data. asiaplustj.info »
Gold bars from the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), amid continued significant growth in global gold prices for the third consecutive year, have risen in price by an average of 23.7% over the first four months of this year. asiaplustj.info »
This year, 30,000 Afghan pilgrims will travel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj, with the first group departing on April 29, The Khaama Press News Agency reported. . The Taliban administration has announced the commencement of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage transfers, with 30,000 Afghans expected to travel to Saudi Arabia. asiaplustj.info »
According to the Committee on Religious Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan (CRA), the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is expected to last 29 days this year, and Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on March 30. asiaplustj.info »
In January of this year, Tajikistan exported electricity worth over US$6. 5 million, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of the country. This is 2. 7 times more compared to January of the previous year, when electricity worth about US$2. asiaplustj.info »
Salmon Rajabzoda, a Tajik blogger known by the name Jumaboy, was released from detention in Russia on February 20 after more than a year of being held. Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on February 25 that he stated on February 24 in a video message that investigators “found no evidence of his guilt and closed the case. asiaplustj.info »
This year, Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulema – Tajikistan’s highest Islamic institution) has set the contribution for zakat for Muslims having annual income of no less than 36,000 somonis (TJS) at TJS900. asiaplustj.info »
This year, the holy month of Ramadan will start in Tajikistan on March 1, according to the Committee on Religious Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan (CRA). asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, Nusratullo Davlatzoda, revealed on February 13 that the total amount of domestic taxes used by businesses last year as exemptions reached 7.4 billion somonis (around US$680 million). asiaplustj.info »
Construction of two new flyovers will begin in Dushanbe this year, city officials announced at a news conference in Dushanbe yesterday. asiaplustj.info »
In 2024, Tajikistan exported 268,300 tons of agricultural products worth US$226.7 million, Minister of Agriculture Qurbon Hakimzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on January 30. asiaplustj.info »
In 2024 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recorded a fourfold increase of its annual investment in Tajikistan by signing 23 projects worth ˆ88 million (US$90 million). asiaplustj.info »
By president’s decree issued on January 2, 2025 three republican contests, namely “Furughi Subhi Donoi Kitob Ast” (Knowledge Is a Shine of Dawn), “Tojikiston -- Vatani Azizi Man” (Tajikistan Is My Native Land), and “Ilm – Furughi Marifat” (Science Is the Beacon of Knowledge), will be held in Tajikistan this year. asiaplustj.info »
Renowned judoka Somon Mahmadbekov has been named the best athlete of 2024 in Tajikistan by the Association of Sports Journalists of Tajikistan (ASJT). asiaplustj.info »
Subsidies amounting to approximately 2.9 billion somonis (over US$265 million) have been allocated in Tajikistan’s 2025 republican budget. These funds are earmarked for the budgets of Khatlon province, GBAO (Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region), the city of Hisor, and nine districts subordinate to the center. asiaplustj.info »
In October this year, Tajikistan exported electricity worth over US$3. 8 million, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Overall, over the first ten months of this year, the country has supplied electricity abroad totaling more than US$102. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first nine months of this year, more than 1. 2 million foreign citizens have visited Tajikistan, which is 19% more than in the same period las year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The official exchange rate of the Russian ruble to the Tajik national currency, the somoni, set daily by the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), has fallen from 1:0. 1147 on September 27, 2024, to 1:01093 as of October 10. asiaplustj.info »
In his official address to the CIS summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Tajikistan will formally take over as the rotating chair of the organization in 2025 and Dushanbe will host the next annual CIS summit, with Tajik President Rahmon serving as the chairman. asiaplustj.info »
The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan says that over the first eight months of this year, Tajikistan has exported electricity to neighboring countries worth US$82. 3 million, which is US$2. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has instructed the Ministry of Finance to transfer 40 million somoni ($3. 8 million) from the republican budget to the Stabilization Fund for Economic Development at the expense of the balance of the current account of dividends of state shares. asiaplustj.info »
Another children's TV channel will be created in Tajikistan to teach the younger generation foreign languages. This instruction was given to the relevant departments by the President Emomali Rahmon, speaking to education workers on September 1. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the Deputy Minister of Justice, Asadullo Hakimzoda, revealed on August 7 that 53 public organizations have been shut down in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, birth registrations in Tajikistan has increased by 6.5% compared to the same period last year, Jamshed Nurmahmadzoda, the head of the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on August 7. 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 »
Over the first six months of this year, 222 suicide and suicide attempts have been officially registered in Tajikistan, which is 11 cases fewer than in the same period last year, according to the Committee for Family and Women’s Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has exported goods worth US$997 million, an increase of $319 million or 47%, compared to the same period last year, Bahriddin Sirojiddinzoda, told reporters in Dushanbe last week, According to statistics, the country's foreign trade turnover over the same six-month period has amounted to $4. asiaplustj.info »
Eighty-six fatal accidents on water have been officially registered in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year, which two cases more compared to the same period last year, according to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan. 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 »
Over the first six months of this year, hydropower plants operating in Tajikistan has generated 9. 4 billion kWh of electricity, which is nearly 7. 0 percent or 7000 million kWh less than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
One of the global problems that worries the world today is climate change and Azerbaijan attaches special importance to the protection of the environment and the prevention of negative manifestations of climate change, says a statement released by Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
The Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulema – Tajikistan’s highest Islamic institution) says that this year, Tajikistan will celebrate Idi Qurbon, or Eid al-Adha in Arabic, on June 16. An official source within the Committee on Religious Affairs (GRA) says congregational prayers on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha this year will be at 6:00 am. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first four months of this year (January-April), about 22,000 foreigners have been deported from the Russian Federation, which is almost twice as much as in the same period last year. Over the same four-month period, 669 people have been deprived of Russian citizenship, says an analytical report by the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation. 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 »
