2025-1-11 13:43 |
The fate of a retiree in Tajikistan is, to put it mildly, unenviable: as of early 2024, the average pension in the country amounted to just about 371 somonis (US$35), the lowest pension among post-Soviet countries.
This is despite the fact that Tajikistan has a favorable ratio of nearly four working-age individuals for every retiree—the best among all former Soviet republics. .
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will continue supporting Tajikistan in the implementation of the Roughen hydropower plant construction project in 2025, the new ADB Country Director for Tajikistan, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
2025-02-25 14:57
At the beginning of 2024, the total number of bloggers registered with Tajikistan's tax authorities reached 114. According to the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, this marks an increase of 26 registered bloggers compared to the previous year. asiaplustj.info »
2025-02-18 14:59
Amphetamines have become the most widely used drug among Tajikistan’s youth, Zafar Samad, Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 3. asiaplustj.info »
2025-02-03 13:53
Zafar Samad, Head of Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, has confirmed the interception of 121 kg of methamphetamine smuggled through Tajikistan on transit trucks traveling from Afghanistan to China. asiaplustj.info »
2025-02-03 13:24
Tajikistan and the World Bank (WB) have signed an agreement to implement the Tajik Digital Foundations Project, according to the country’s Ministry of Finance. The document was inked by Faiziddin Qahhorzoda, the Minister of Finance of Tajikistan, and Ozan Sevimli, World Bank Group Country Manager for Tajikistan, in Dushanbe on January 14. asiaplustj.info »
2025-01-15 15:50
The Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed a grant agreement worth US$500,000, the Ministry of Transport's press service says . The document was inked in Dushanbe on December 12 by Tajikistan’s Minister of Transport, Azim Ibrohim, and the EBRD’s Permanent Representative in Tajikistan, Holger Wiefel. asiaplustj.info »
2024-12-16 08:18
Tajikistan and the European Union (EU) have signed an agreement worth approximately 20 million euros. Tajik state-run news agency Khovar says the document was inked in Dushanbe on December 3 by Hokim Kholiqzoda, the First Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan, Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis, Head of the EU Delegation to Tajikistan. The agreement provides a grant of 19. asiaplustj.info »
2024-12-04 12:40
Tajikistan and Afghanistan have signed an agreement on purchase of electricity in 2025. The Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) reported on November 24 that the document has been inked by in Turkiye Dr. asiaplustj.info »
2024-11-26 08:22
The inauguration ceremony for the administrative building of the National Training Center for Tajikistan's Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan was held In the Qaratogh Gorge in the Shahrinav district, about 50 kilometers to the west of Dushanbe, on November 23. asiaplustj.info »
2024-11-26 07:26
Organized by the international organization PLUS Group with the support from the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the National Bank of Tajikistan, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tajikistan, the Digital Tajikistan International Forum, dedicated to the current state and pressing issues of digitalization in retail asiaplustj.info »
2024-11-25 13:25
Over the first nine months, a two-way trade between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan has valued at more than US$9. 1 million, which is 13. 5 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2024-11-14 07:58
Tajikistan is set to complete its "Roadmap" project for disaster-resilient housing construction by the end of the year, says Jamshed Kamolzoda, Head of the Main Directorate for Population and Territory Protection at the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2024-11-04 13:33
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has granted a license for banking operations in national and foreign currencies to Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Investment and Credit Bank, Tajikistan (ICB). asiaplustj.info »
2024-10-24 13:10
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 »
2024-10-23 12:08
The dates for school vacations in Tajikistan have been changed: now, Tajik students will have only 7 days off during the autumn and winter vacations, while the spring vacation will last just 5 days, according to the Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan (MoES). asiaplustj.info »
2024-10-22 12:10
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved additional grant financing of $15 million to help Tajikistan scale up an ongoing project to reconnect the country’s power system to the Central Asian Power System (CAPS) through interconnections with neighboring Uzbekistan, says press release issued by the ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM) on October 8. asiaplustj.info »
2024-10-08 13:18
The fifth day of the games brought two bronze medals to Tajikistan’s national team's treasury. Tajikistan’s national team finished third in ordo and Tajik wrestler Saifiddin Saifiddinov took third place in Turkish national wrestling competitions in the 80 kg weight category. asiaplustj.info »
2024-09-16 09:26
A report released by the Legal Support Group (LSG) of Coalition of the Civil Society against Torture and Impunity in Tajikistan (Coalition) says cases of torture and mistreatment by law enforcement officials have continued in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year. asiaplustj.info »
2024-09-13 14:31
A meeting was held at the headquarters of the Football Federation of Tajikistan, where key plans for the development of the Futsal League were discussed. Among the participants were the director of the Futsal League of Tajikistan Bakhtovar Melikov, the authorized staff of coaches, representatives of participating teams and other persons associated with the development of futsal in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2024-08-26 13:48
The President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon recently signed a decree on the transfer of two more local airports - in the districts of Muminabad and Jaloliddin Balkhi - from the jurisdiction of local authorities to the Ministry of Defense of the country. asiaplustj.info »
2024-08-26 09:47
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay a state visit to Tajikistan on August 22-23 at the invitation of Emomali Rahmon. During the visit, Tajik-Kazakh high-level talks will be held in a narrow and expanded format, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan reports . asiaplustj.info »
2024-08-19 14:55
As of Julye 1, 20204, the share of Tajikistan’s mutual settlements with CIS member nations for exports and imports of goods and services in dollars has decreased to 36 percent, while the share of Tajikistan’s mutual settlements with the CIS member nations in the Russian rubles has increased to 60 percent, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Firdavs Tolibzoda, told asiaplustj.info »
2024-08-09 14:05
The inflation rate in Tajikistan for the first half of 2024 was 1. 9%, 0. 4 percent lower than the same period last year, the Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Firdavs Tolibzoda, told reporters in Dushanbe on August 7. asiaplustj.info »
2024-08-08 07:11
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 »
2024-08-07 14:02
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 »
2024-08-01 08:15
Somon Mahmadbekov, the top judoka in Tajikistan in the -81kg category, has won the bronze medal for Tajikistan in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris by defeating Antonio Esposito of Italy. On his way to the quarterfinal, Somon defeated Palestinian judoka Fares and Frank De Vita of the Netherlands. asiaplustj.info »
2024-07-31 07:53
Khatlon province stands in first place among Tajikistan’s regions in terms of amount of contraband drugs seized. In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, Samad Zafar Taghoi, relieved on July 29 that Khatlon province has accounted for 44. asiaplustj.info »
2024-07-29 14:28
Tajikistan has recently purchased 27 passenger carriages from the Russian Federation, Mr. Azim Ibrohim, the Minister of Transport of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on July 24. “In total it is necessary to purchase 1000 carriages and 2 or 3 locomotives in order to replenish the country’s rolling stock,” the minister said. asiaplustj.info »
2024-07-25 12:34
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50 million policy-based grant to help the Government of Tajikistan foster a climate-responsive business environment and support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country, says press reelase issued by the ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM). asiaplustj.info »
2024-07-24 11:25
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 »
2024-07-18 09:15
The State Service for Supervision and Regulation of the Transport Sector (Service) under the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan has tightened control over the movement of heavy vehicles, says the press center of the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2024-07-11 13:21
The contribution of the People's Republic of China to the economic development of the Republic of Tajikistan as a strategic and investment partner is of primary importance. In the energy sector alone, 35 investment projects have been implemented in Tajikistan under financial support of China since Tajikistan got its independence. China has invested more than 57. asiaplustj.info »
2024-07-03 09:15
Speaking at a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Council of Foreign Ministers in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the top Tajik diplomat Sirojiddin Muhriddin suggested on June 21 that the CSTO Humanitarian Response Center be established in Tajikistan’s Khatlon Province, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan (MFA). asiaplustj.info »
2024-06-21 14:50
Tajikistan and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have signed the financing agreement for the construction of the Roghun hydropower plant, says the press center of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan (MoEDT). asiaplustj.info »
2024-06-12 15:09
On Monday May 13, Qozidavlat Qoimdodov, Resident Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Tajikistan, took part at the Launch of the Tajikistan’s Prioritized Action Plan in the field of health for 2024-2026 in the framework of the International Human Capital Forum Tajikistan 2024, says press release issued by the AKDN office in Tajikistan. In his remarks, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
2024-05-14 15:08
Members of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have voted for ratification of a loan agreement signed between the Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for implementation of the Tajikistan: Obigarm-Nourobod Road Project–Long Bridge and Approach Roads (Project). asiaplustj.info »
2024-05-14 13:29
The Council of Veterans of War and Labor of the Republic of Tajikistan says only 25 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 are estimated to be still alive in Tajikistan, while last year, 37 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 celebrated Victory Day in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2024-04-29 12:23
270 young people from Tajikistan – bloggers, singers and sportspeople – will participate in the World Youth Festival that will take place in the Russian Federation next month, according to the Committee for Youth and Sports Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan (Committee). asiaplustj.info »
2024-02-27 08:33
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and in collaboration with the Tajikistan Ministry of Health, the National TB Program, healthcare professionals, international donors, and the community, has successfully completed its Eliminating TB in Central Asia Activity (ETICA) in Tajikistan, says press release issued by USAID on February 13. asiaplustj.info »
2024-02-13 14:48
The First Deputy Head of the Antimonopoly Service (Service) under the Government of Tajikistan Nourali Qurbonzoda claims that the rise in electricity rates in Tajikistan has resulted from increasing expenses of companies engaged in generating transmitting and distributing electricity. asiaplustj.info »
2024-02-08 08:58
The U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mr. Manuel Micaller, supports the national soccer team of Tajikistan, which is making progress at the Asian Cup in Qatar. “Congratulations to the National Soccer Team of Tajikistan! “On behalf of the US Embassy, I want to wish you luck in the Asian Cup quarterfinals. “We are proud of you and will be cheering for a win! asiaplustj.info »
2024-02-02 12:20
The relevant agencies say Tajikistan increased rise, wheat, potato and fruit imports in 2023 though production of potatoes, rice and fruits increased in the country last year. The Food Security Committee under the Government of Tajikistan says Tajikistan last year imported more than 975,000 tons of wheat, which is 48,000 tons more than in 2022. asiaplustj.info »
2024-02-01 07:51
A roadmap for the preparation of President Tokayev's state visit to Dushanbe was agreed upon during the talks. President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan discussed priority areas for cooperation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Murat Nurtleu, as reported by the press service of the head of the state. asiaplustj.info »
2024-01-26 09:16
In 2023, Tajikistan faced a reduction in the share of domestic carriers in the cargo transportation market. Last year, the share of domestic carriers in Tajikistan’s cargo transportation market reportedly fell 8. asiaplustj.info »
2024-01-18 07:47
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko proposes to outline the areas to intensify cooperation with Tajikistan, especially against the background of the recent drop in trade turnover. The Belarusian Telegraph Agency ( BelTA ) reports that Belarusian leader said this at a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tajikistan to Belarus Bakhtovar Safarzoda. asiaplustj.info »
2024-01-16 09:29
According to data from the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, over the first eleven months of this year, Tajikistan exported US$1077 million worth of electricity to the neighboring countries of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, which is almost 5.0 percent more compared to the same period last year. asiaplustj.info »
2023-12-19 15:16
The Minister of economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan Zavqi Zavqizoda has met with Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, with the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikayil Chingiz-oghlu Jabbarov to discuss cooperation issues, according to the press center of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan (MoEDT). asiaplustj.info »
2023-11-24 13:25
Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Chairman Rustam Emomali will represent Tajikistan at the autumn session of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States (IPA CIS) that will take place in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, from November 16-17. asiaplustj.info »
2023-11-15 08:38
The Government of Tajikistan has an agreement signed with the Government of China on conducting joint counter-terrorism drills for ratification to Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament. asiaplustj.info »
2023-10-13 14:13
ДУШАНБЕ, 21.03.2025 /НИАТ «Ховар»/. В честь Международного праздника Навруз сегодня утром на основании Указа Президента Республики Таджикистан «О помиловании лиц, осужденных к лишению свободы» из исправительных учреждений республики освобождены 200 человек,
Dear readers! Asia-Plus News Agency congratulates you on International Navrouz Holiday! Let this beautiful spring holiday bring you success, love and happiness!
В честь своего юбилея сотрудники компании Sardor высадили 115 саженцев павловния. Это дерево, которое отлично приживается в здешнем климате и может расти до 20 метров в высоту. И к слову, павловний - одно из самых быстрорастущих – до целых 5 метров в год.
Internet fraud is becoming increasingly widespread in Tajikistan, and more and more people, particularly labor migrants, are falling victim to it. Scammers use fake job ads and make false promises to deceive and steal from people.
Общественная организация «Лига женщин-юристов Республики Таджикистан» успешно завершила реализацию подпроекта по обучению судей в рамках проекта ПРООН «Доступ к правосудию». Он финансируется Швейцарским агентством по сотрудничеству и развитию.
В Таджикистане интернет-мошенничество становится все более распространенным и все больше людей, особенно трудовых мигрантов, становятся его жертвами. Мошенники используют фальшивые объявления, дают ложные обещания, чтобы обмануть и обокрасть людей.
The Committee for Tourism Development under the Government of Tajikistan, in collaboration with relevant authorities, has launched a hotline to support foreign tourists and travel companies.