TI says Tajikistan’s low scores reflect systematic governance deficits and lack of independent oversight

2024-1-31 07:52

Transparency International (TI) says its 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) warns of “troubling picture” in Central Asia.  The report notes that Central Asia is the region struggling with “dysfunctional rule of law, rising authoritarianism, and systemic corruption.

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Rahmon says Tajikistan is interested in increasing economic cooperation with Germany and the countries of the region

On September 29, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon took part and spoke at the first Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin. The Tajik president’s official website says the heads of state discussed further areas of beneficial cooperation. asiaplustj.info »

2023-10-02 08:02

Tajikistan interested in purchasing Iranian tractors, says Tajik agriculture minister

Over the first three months of this year, Tajikistan has imported 20 tractors and 88 of other farm equipment from the Islamic Republic of Iran.      This was noted at a meeting of Tajikistan’s Minister of Agriculture Qurbon Homidzoda with Iran’s Ambassador to Tajikistan Mohammad Taghi Saberi that took place here on July 4. asiaplustj.info »

2023-07-05 09:46

Tajikistan reduces poverty rate to 22.5 percent, says EDB report

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 »

2023-04-11 14:27

Tajikistan increases coal exports nearly fifteen times, says industry minister

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 »

2022-07-19 09:25

CSTO secretary-general says it is necessary to help Tajikistan contain potential threats

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Stanislav Zas has stated the need to help Tajikistan contain potential threats. The CSTO Secretariat notes that he said this yesterday at a meeting of the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots. asiaplustj.info »

2022-01-21 08:14

Pakistan to provide arms to Tajikistan, says Pakistani prime minister

Pakistani English-language newspaper noted in its website that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday stressed the need to improve defense ties with Tajikistan, as the two countries signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) for cooperation in various sectors, including the sale of Pakistan-manufactured arms to the Central Asian country. asiaplustj.info »

2021-06-03 08:43

Economic growth in Tajikistan slowed from 7.5% in 2019 to 4.5% in 2020, says EDB report

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) presented the latest issue of the Macro Review of its member states on May 11.  This is an intermediate issue between the projections published in March and June that monitors current macroeconomic developments in the EDB member states – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, and Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »

2021-05-12 13:33

Afghanistan views Tajikistan as its protector, says Afghan high-ranking official

Tajikistan has always spoken out for peace in Afghanistan, and Afghanistan views Tajikistan as its protector, the Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan (HCNR), Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, noted at a media briefing yesterday after his meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. asiaplustj.info »

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