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Tajikistan has eliminated the requirement for Iranian citizens to register their passports with local authorities for stays of up to 30 days upon entry. This change, announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, is part of a broader visa-free travel agreement between the two countries for holders of ordinary passports. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) have signed an investment loan agreement on allocation of 32 million US dollars from the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) for rehabilitation of the irrigation system in Zafarobod district, Tajikistan’s Sughd province. asiaplustj.info »
The international organization “Reporters sans frontiers” (RSF) criticized Tajikistan for constant censorship and called for the release of journalists convicted in 2022, Central Asia News Service reports. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s budget for 2023 projects expenditure of 2.347 billion somonis (equivalent to 230 million U.S. dollars) for payment of external debt, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) Secretariat. This amount reportedly includes about 1. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP) has announced registration of cases of H1N1/09 influenza (swine flu) in Tajikistan. An official source within a MoHSPP says this is seasonal flu and is not a cause for concern. asiaplustj.info »
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Government of Switzerland support small enterprises in Tajikistan with their growth ambitions. EBRD's Advice for Small Businesses (ASB) program has been operating in Tajikistan for 15 years. asiaplustj.info »
Chaired and hosted virtually by China under the theme “Revitalizing Regional Cooperation for a Green, Sustainable, and Inclusive Recovery”, the 21st CAREC Ministerial Conference took place on November 24. asiaplustj.info »
A meeting was held in Dushanbe on November 21 to discuss a draft digital program for registration of unemployed, which is currently under development, according to the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP). asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) jointly with the State Agency for Hydrometeorology, Committee for Environmental Protection (CoEP) under the Government of Tajikistan held a panel discussion “Approach to Building Adaptive and Resilient Communities in Urban and Rural Areas in the High Mountains of Tajikistan” at UNFCCC COP 27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. asiaplustj.info »
Under the Project “Improving Fiscal Transparency in Tajikistan – Phase II”, funded by United States Embassy in Dushanbe and implemented by Financial Services Volunteers Corps Proposals for Program to Prepare and Publish an EITI Report for the Republic of Tajikistan for 2019, 2020 and 2021 Fiscal Years Deadline for the Submission of Proposals: asiaplustj.info »
A package of documents was signed in Dushanbe yesterday following official talks between Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. The Tajik president’s official website says the parties, in particular, approved a cooperation roadmap for 2022-2028. asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank is developing a support package for four countries of the Asian region: Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan, Mr. Eugene Zhukov, Director General of the Asian Development Bank (ABD) Central and West Asia Regional Department, said yesterday speaking at a virtual briefing. asiaplustj.info »
NGO Sadoqat in collaboration with the administration of the Tajik northern city of Isfara is mobilizing donations to support the construction of a new building of the Secondary School No 64 in Somoniyon Village of Isfara City, which was fully destroyed by Kyrgyz servicemen during the latest border clash at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border. asiaplustj.info »
The dollar devalues more moderately, while the ruble continues to strengthen. The official exchange rate of the common European currency against the Tajik somoni over the past week has decreased by 2. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan nominates as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Sirojiddin Muhriddin, speaking at political discussions within the framework of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. asiaplustj.info »
President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon left for Samarkand this morning to attend the summit of the heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries, which will be held on September 15-16, Asia-Plus was informed in the press service of the head of state. asiaplustj.info »
President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon ordered to allocate to Pakistan, where the elements caused significant damage, humanitarian aid totaling 12 million 200 thousand somoni, the press service of the head of state reports. asiaplustj.info »
His opponent will be the British Joseph Cordina. Tajik professional boxer Shavkatjon Rakhimov on October 29 will fight for the title of the world champion according to the International Boxing Federation (IBF) in the second featherweight weight (up to almost 59 kg) against British Joseph Kordina. asiaplustj.info »
A native of Tajikistan and a former university teacher in Australia, Abdusalom Odinazod, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for promoting terrorism on Youtube. This was reported on August 26 by the news portal ABCnews . asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan (MoT) has developed a draft program for development of electric transport in Tajikistan for 2023-2027. The program, in particular, provides for exempting the import of electric transport from payment of taxes and customs duties. asiaplustj.info »
Afghanistan now owes 28 million U. S. dollars to Tajikistan for electricity delivery, Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company) CEO Mahmadumar Asozoda told reporters in Dushanbe on August 1. asiaplustj.info »
U. S. President Joe Biden on June 22 announced a number of key nominees. Among them is Mr. Manuel P. Micaller, Jr. , who is nominated as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
In line with the strategic goals of Tajikistan set in the National Development Strategy for the period up 2030, especially access to energy (security), environmental protection and public health, the Government of Tajikistan requested the Government of Japan the project for exploring the ground heat sources and enhancing institutional capacity for developing and utilizing decarbonized heat asiaplustj.info »
Unstable weather is expected to last in Tajikistan for the next two days. The temperature will sharply drop and torrential rain and hails some regions in the country, the Hydrometeorological Center (Hydromet) says. asiaplustj.info »
Ms. Bermet Talant, a journalist from Kyrgyzstan who is currently based in Sydney, says that in a live discussion, hosted by Radio Liberty on June 16, she spoke with Mouslim Buriyev, an independent researcher from Dushanbe, about how inflation has affected him and what he had to give up or take up to cut his expenses. "Prices for particular products have skyrocketed. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has almost tripled the export of agricultural products, and consumers see this as the reason for the rise in prices for fruits and vegetables in the domestic market. Producers, however, deny this. asiaplustj.info »
On June 4, Tajik Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda heading a Tajik delegation met in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt with Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), on the sidelines of the IsDB Group annual meeting. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union EU Delegation to Tajikistan has published a new Call for Proposals for Civil Society Organizations for actions that support promotion and protection of human rights, democracy and fundamental freedoms. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday May 25, Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Speaker Mahmadtoir Zokirzod met here with the Council of Republic (Belarusian upper house of parliament) Speaker Oleg Belokonev, who heading a parliamentary delegation arrived in Dushanbe on a working visit. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan will receive 45 million US dollars in grant from the International Development Association (IDA), which is the part of the World Bank, for financing the Resilient Landscape Restoration Project. asiaplustj.info »
This year, a joint military exercise for units of the Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF) of the Central Asian region of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), dubbed Rubezh-2022, will be conducted in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
As part of the WAGE (Women and Girls Empowered) regional program, a WAGE program was presented in Dushanbe on April 22. During the meeting, challenges and opportunities for female entrepreneurs in Tajikistan were discussed. asiaplustj.info »
Nurullo Saidov, the brother of the late Sayid Abdulloh Nuri, former leader of the banned Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), has been detained din Tajikistan, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on March 15. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan and the World Bank have signed an agreement on awarding a US$25 million grant for the purchase and supply of COVID-19 vaccines. The document was signed here yesterday by Mr. asiaplustj.info »
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is expected to pay a two-day visit to Tajikistan from March 17-28 following his visit to Afghanistan. While in Dushanbe, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA reported on February 11 that Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon has felicitated Iran on 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution victory, calling for development of all-out cooperation between Dushanbe and Tehran. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has raised the rates of pension for orphans. Now, an average pension of orphans in Tajikistan amounts to 232,90 somonis, Dilmurod Davlatzoda, the head of the Agency for Insurance and Pensions, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 7. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA says Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin said on February 2 that Dushanbe always wants to expand bilateral relations with Tehran. Muhriddin reportedly made the remarks during the press conference on Wednesday. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet notes that Central Asia is such a politically stagnant region that an election of any kind can be enough to spark some interest. Between presidential and parliamentary votes, it is rare for a year to pass without any national polls to watch. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has extradited 13 persons to Tajikistan wanted by Tajik law enforcement authorities on suspicion of being involved in financial and drug-related crimes. The Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Russian Federation says eleven men and two women have been extradited to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$30 million grant for Tajikistan to modernize the Yovon irrigation and drainage system in the lower Vakhsh river basin, which will help to boost agricultural productivity and increase opportunities for women in land and water management, says press release issued by the ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM). asiaplustj.info »
Eight nationals of Tajikistan have been jailed in Russia for a series of robberies against entrepreneurs in Moscow and Moscow oblast. asiaplustj.info »
The Head of the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, Rustam Nazarzoda heading a Tajik delegation is participating in the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR), which being held in Matosinhos, Portugal from November 24 to November 26. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik experts warn that the use of coal poses serious environmental problems. However, the authorities say that thanks to coal, they can heat the capital city and create additional jobs. Citing the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan, CABAR. asiaplustj.info »
A tactical exercise the special units of the Collective Security Organization (CSTO) Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) will take place in Tajikistan from November 17 to November 19. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan once again expressed its readiness to assist the international community in delivering humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan thorough its territory. asiaplustj.info »
The deep political military, economic and social crisis in Afghanistan, which has become a matter of concern to the world community, is causing tension in the region. President Emomali Rahmon remarked this here yesterday during a meeting with newly appointed ambassadors of a number of countries. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has formally accepted a US$125 million grant from China to upgrade a 90-kilometer section of highway in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). The amount is far less than Dushanbe expected to receive a few months ago. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of China will provide 55,000,000 yuans (equivalent to more than 8.5 million U.S. dollars) in no-strings aid to Tajikistan for construction of a base of the Interior Ministry’s Special Rapid Response Unit (SOBR). asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has provided a US$3 million grant to Tajikistan to implement the COVID-19 Mobile Diagnostic Project. According to the EFSD Media Center, an agreement for Tajikistan to receive a US$3 million grant from the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development was signed by Mr. asiaplustj.info »
