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On Tuesday October 5, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda met with Katarzhina Zaidel, Executive Director of the World Bank Group for Tajikistan, and Peter Trabinsky, Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The growth in the cost of motor fuel in Tajikistan was observed from the very beginning of the year, but its sharp rise in price began in March. About 389 thousand tons of oil products worth $ 234 million were imported by Tajikistan in January-August this year, the Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic reports. asiaplustj.info »
With the help of the European Union, the Tajik side will build a camp for Afghan refugees in the Khirmanjo area of the Shamsiddin Shokhin district (formerly Shuroabad), which closely borders on Afghan territory, writes radio "Ozodi". asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Committee for Architecture and Construction under the Government of Tajikistan Government of the Republic of Tajikistan’s Committee of Architecture and Construction and announced plans to set an urban planning and design lab within the Committee. asiaplustj.info »
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani yesterday afternoon fled the country after Taliban militants entered Kabul and sought the surrender of the government. Media reports say senior officials confirmed his departure on Sunday as the Taliban made further, swift gains in and around the capital. asiaplustj.info »
By president’s decree a working has been set up in Tajikistan to draft a law on amnesty on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence, a source within the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has appealed to member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) for help in dealing with security challenges emerging from neighboring Afghanistan, according to Radio Liberty . asiaplustj.info »
Persons arriving in Tajikistan from abroad are now required to self-isolate regardless of coronavirus test results, and doctors will monitor them for 14 days. “Since June 24, persons arriving in Tajikistan from abroad need to self-isolate for 14 days,” a source within the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP) told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Ms. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, Assistant Secretary-General for the United Nations and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and Central Asia, will visit Tajikistan from 20 to 22 June 2021 following her visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, according to UNDP's Country Office in Tajikistan. Ms. asiaplustj.info »
On June 16, Tajik Minister of Finance Faiziddin Qahhorzoda virtually met with Ms. Shanny Campbell, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of Finance (Secretariat. asiaplustj.info »
Members of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have unanimously voted for ratification of the Letters of Exchange on the Project for Rehabilitation of the Qalai Khumb-Vanj-Rushan Administrative Border Section of the Dushanbe-Khorog-Kulma-China Highway. asiaplustj.info »
The governments of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have reached an agreement on training of personnel for Tajikistan’s armed forces at Uzbek military schools, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of Tajikistan . asiaplustj.info »
On Friday May 28, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved 50 million U.S. million in grant financing from the International Development Association for the Tajikistan Tax Reform Operation. asiaplustj.info »
The Minister of Finance of Tajikistan Faiziddin Qahhorzoda and the World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan Jan-Peter Olters have signed an agreement on additional financing for Tajikistan’s emergency COVID-19 response, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) Secretariat. asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank will award a US$132 grant to Tajikistan for rehabilitation of roads that are of regional importance in Central Asia, according to the Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance (MoF). A relevant document was signed by Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda, Customs Service Head Khurshed Karimzoda and World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan Jan-Peter Olters on May 17. asiaplustj.info »
Members of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have unanimously voted for ratification of a loan agreement signed between Tajikistan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on the Kulob Water Supply and Wastewater Project in early March. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz and Tajik authorities are blaming each other for the latest clashes and shootings along a disputed segment of the border between the two countries, according to Radio Liberty . asiaplustj.info »
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), created by Congress to make recommendations about global religious freedom, notes in its annual report released on April 21 that Tajikistan’s legal environment for freedom of religion or belief sharply declined after the adoption of several highly restrictive laws in 2009. asiaplustj.info »
Q&A with Ms. Shanny Campbell, ADB Director for Tajikistan Ms. Campbell, congratulations on your appointment as the Asian Development Bank’s Country Director in Tajikistan! We wish you fruitful and successful cooperation with the government and other partners! Q. asiaplustj.info »
Citing the Tourism Development Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, Kovar news agency said on April 6 that Tojiddin Jourazoda, Chairman of the Tourism Development Committee has had a virtual meeting with Douglas A Grimes, President of MIR Corporation and Annie Lucas, Vice-President of MIR Corporation. asiaplustj.info »
Pamir Energy (PE) is part of AKDN and operates through a Public-Private Partnership with the Government of Tajikistan (GoT), in effect at least until 2027. Since its inception in 2002, PE has been providing energy services in Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon (VMKB), Tajikistan and started in 2008 to extend services to districts of the Badakhshan province in Northern Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is making preparations for vaccination of the population against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). asiaplustj.info »
The Georgian Government’s official website notes that the Interagency Coordination Council has expanded the list of counties whose citizens can fly to Georgia based on a certificate of a negative PCR-based test made within 72 hours. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday March 5, the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe handed over a newly-constructed well for provision of drinking water to the National Guard of Tajikistan with participation of United States Defense Attach asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Ambassador to Russia Immuddin Sattorov on February 25 met in Moscow with Nikolai Podguzov, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), according to the Tajik Embassy in Moscow. asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Shanny Campbell as its new Country Director for Tajikistan, according to the ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM). She assumes office today. Ms. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan is ready to take efficient measures to attract the direct investment from the United States and create favorable conditions for this. Tajik First Deputy Prime Minister, Davlatali Said, remarked this at a virtual meeting with representatives of the U.S. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is actively making preparations for participation in a world exhibition Expo 2002 in Dubai, Jamshed Jumakhonzoda, the head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tajikistan (CCI), told reporters in Dushanbe on February 3. asiaplustj.info »
In a report release at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajik Prosecutor-General Yusuf Rahmon noted on February 2 that 296 officials were persecuted last year for illegal allotment of lands. asiaplustj.info »
In an address made to a joint session of both chambers of parliament, President Emomali Rahmon yesterday ordered relevant ministries and agencies to develop measures to establish the Agency for Innovations and Digital Technologies under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
A first consignment of doses of Sputnik V vaccine (totaling 1,100 doses) has arrived in Tajikistan for servicemen of Russian military base deployed here. asiaplustj.info »
The pandemic year is slowly drawing to a close, but not all challenges associated with it will disappear with the beginning of the millennium’s third decade. Households, firms, and government are all focusing their efforts to ensure the security of food, income, and/or electricity over the next few months. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in December 2020 signed four grant agreements for a total of US$237. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan relies heavily on road transport for international and domestic movement of goods and people, but much of the national road network has deteriorated and is unsafe, hindering the livelihoods and daily economic activities of local people. asiaplustj.info »
11 Swiss made lung ventilators worth 287,500 euro were procured under the special Germany’s 1 million Euro grant financing extended via KFW in March 2020 under German-Tajik bilateral development cooperation. asiaplustj.info »
On November 26, the Grant Agreement for the “Project for Human Recourses Development Scholarship (JDS)” was signed by Mr. Faiziddin Qahhorzoda, the Minister of Finance of Tajikistan and Mr. Takasaka Muneo, the Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Tajikistan, according to JICA Tajikistan Office. asiaplustj.info »
Resident of the Vrang village in Ishkashim District of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Roziyamo Kabirova, and her team are making face masks for local rural communities. According to the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), Roziyamo Kabirova leads a women’s group that usually sews school uniforms and other items of clothing for a living. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday November 25, on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Government of Tajikistan, the United Nations and the European Union partnered on an event launching in Tajikistan the global campaign for the 16 Days of Activism on gender-based violence, also known as the “Orange campaign. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan intends to attract US$500 million of external loans to finance national energy development projects, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Of this amount, US340 million will be used for completion of construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP). asiaplustj.info »
Foreign ministries of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have signed a cooperation program designed for 2021-2022. On Thursday November 19, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojddin Muhriddin held talks here with his Kyrgyz counterpart Ruslan Kazakbayev. asiaplustj.info »
Now each of us can receive online consultations on a wide range of issues and completely free of charge. For over 18 years, the Consumer Union of Tajikistan has been engaged in public protection of consumer rights. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union (EU) and Tajikistan held the 12th round of their annual Human Rights Dialogue via video conference on November 11. asiaplustj.info »
T wo brothers from Tajikistan – Sanoi Sulaimonov and Komron Sulaimonov – have won a contest for young specialists in the field of construction that took place from October 19 to October 28 at the base of the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering. They participated in the “Civil Engineering” nomination. asiaplustj.info »
Prices for staple goods have begun to soar in Tajikistan. Bazaars and stores have not seen such a rush on groceries since March, when alarm surged over the prospect of authorities sealing borders as a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19, Eurasianet reported on October 22. asiaplustj.info »
50 Russian teachers’ who arrived in Tajikistan on October 15 will teach in 22 schools located in Dushanbe, Khorog, Khujand, Kulob, Bokhtar, Spitamen, Asht, Hisor and some other cities and districts. Only six of them arrived in Tajikistan for the first time, while others taught in schools in Tajikistan last year and decided to return to Tajikistan again. asiaplustj.info »
Members of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have unanimously voted for mitigating punishment for incitement of racial, ethnic, regional or religious enmity. A regular sitting of the Majlisi Namoyandagon, presided over by its head, Muhammadtoir Zokirzoda, took place on October 14. asiaplustj.info »
His candidacy, according to preliminary data, was supported by more than 90% of voters. According to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission of Tajikistan, the current President of the country, Emomali Rahmon, won the presidential elections. «Rahmon received support from 90. asiaplustj.info »
Next year, Tajikistan will chair the organization. On October 6, in Moscow, a delegation of Tajikistan headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Muzaffar Huseynzoda took part in the events of the CSTO Days, timed to coincide with the 18th anniversary of the signing of the Organization's Charter, the information department of the country's Foreign Ministry reports. asiaplustj.info »
President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon today met in Dushanbe with US Special Representative for Reconciliation in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad. Zalmay Khalilzad is in Tajikistan on a working visit, the press service of the head of state reports. asiaplustj.info »
The commission demands to submit a certificate of registration to the Ministry of Culture, but the Ministry of Culture has not renewed the registration of "AP" since the beginning of August, because it is waiting for a certificate from the State Committee for National Security... What happened? asiaplustj.info »
