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The Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a US$50 million grant to help the Government of Tajikistan enhance banking sector stability, boost the nonbanking finance sector, and strengthen fiscal management. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Tajikistan says the EU Council adopted guidelines for the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to negotiate, on behalf of the EU and its member states, a new Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) with Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The two-day 15th meeting of the Tajikistan-Iran joint commission for trade and economic cooperation concluded in Tehran yesterday. Co-chaired by Tajik Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma and Iranian Minister of Energy Ali-Akbar Mehrabian, the meeting was reportedly focused on cooperation between the two countries in sectors like trade, hydropower and culture. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Kuwait have reportedly agreed to launch direct air route that will connect the Tajik and Kuwait capitals – Dushanbe and Al-Kuwait. According to information from the Civil Aviation Agency under the Government of Tajikistan, the first flight on this route will be operated on December 29. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and China has agreed to conduct joint counter-terrorism military exercises at least once every two years, says a draft government-government agreement between Tajikistan and China posted on the Justice Ministry’s legal information website. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon yesterday took part in a solemn event and a festive gathering dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the 16th session of Tajikistan’s Shuroi Oli (Supreme Court -- 1937–1994 legislature of the Tajik SSR and Tajikistan) of the 12th convocation that took place at the Qasri Arbob in Bobojon-Ghafurov district of Sughd province. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed two grants for a total of 93.2 million US dollars to help Tajikistan mitigate the adverse economic and social impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and rehabilitate a road from Oqmazor to Bokhtar in the Khatlon province. asiaplustj.info »
Child poverty across Europe and Central Asia (ECA) has soared by 19 percent, as Ukraine war and rising inflation drive four million children into poverty. A report released by UNICEF on October 17 says data from 22 countries across the region featured in the study shows children are bearing the heaviest burden of the economic crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
In Tajikistan, where most houses in rural areas are heated by coal and wood, with the onset of cold weather the demand of the population for this type of fuel has increased. This year, the price for one kilogram of industrial coal (a coal generally used as a heat source in the production of lime, cement and for other industrial uses and is not considered thermal) has risen from 0. asiaplustj.info »
The Federal State Unitary Enterprise (FSUE) Passport-Visa Service at the Russian Interior Ministry intends to open its representative office in Tajikistan. The Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan and the FSUE Passport-Visa Service signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation on October 19 in Dushanbe. The document was inked by Ms. asiaplustj.info »
CABAR.asia says that despite the end of the clashes, residents on the both sides of the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border still live in fear and dream of peace. In the latest border clashes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan that occurred on September 14-17, both sides reportedly lost over 100 people both military population and ordinary citizens. asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank Dushanbe Office said on October 5 that during his visit to Tajikistan, Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Managing Director of Operations, has met with President Emomali Rahmon and reiterated support for the country’s efforts to achieve resilient and inclusive economic growth given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
The issue of effective implementation of the national strategies of Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia, including the National Development Strategy of Tajikistan for the period up to 2030 and the Vision 2030 Strategy was discussed on October 3 by President Emomali Rahmon and Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan instructed to transfer to the company “Alibobo and 40 K” a land plot with a total area of 6 hectares for the construction of a modern factory for the production of beer products and a branded restaurant for their sale. asiaplustj.info »
The national team of Tajikistan, led by Croatian specialist Petar Segrt, beat the Trinidad and Tobago team with a score of 2:1 in the semifinals of the 48th international «King's Cup 2022» tournament in Thailand and reached the final of the competition, Football Federation of Tajikistan reports. asiaplustj.info »
On September 19, the heads of the National Security Committees of Tajikistan, Saimumin Yatimov and Kyrgyzstan, Kamchybek Tashiev, signed another protocol on stabilizing the situation on the border and establishing peace between the countries. asiaplustj.info »
On September 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with the head of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and the leader of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, the Kremlin press service reported. asiaplustj.info »
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Mukhriddin and Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev held telephone conversations to resolve the current situation on the border of the two countries, Asia-Plus was informed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan. asiaplustj.info »
Representatives of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan agreed to establish direct flights between Uzbek Ferghana and Tajik Khujand. It was also decided to increase the number of bus trips between regions. The agreement was reached within the framework of the business forum of business circles of the Sughd and Fergana regions, the press service of the Khokimiyat of the Fergana region reports. asiaplustj.info »
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Khatlon region of Tajikistan and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the city of Konya in Turkey, as well as the Dangara FEZ and the Bilishim Vadisi Technopark signed memorandums of cooperation, the Embassy of Tajikistan in Turkey reports. asiaplustj.info »
Ambassador of Tajikistan to Russia Davlatshoh Gulmakhmadzoda met with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Tajikistan Semyon Grigoriev, NIAT Khovar reports. asiaplustj.info »
The Prosecutor General's Offices of Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of combating terrorism, its financing, legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and predicate offenses. asiaplustj.info »
From September 1 to September 7, the “Vostok-2022” strategic command and staff exercises will be held, which provide for the development of issues of ensuring the military security of Russia and its allies in the area of responsibility of the Eastern Military District. asiaplustj.info »
Fashion and clothing design students in Kulob city and the Danghara district of Khatlon province will start the new academic season with two new Garment Training Centers developed under the support of the International Trade Center (ITC) and in partnership with the Kulob Institute of Technology and Innovation Management (KITIM) and the Danghara State University (DSU). asiaplustj.info »
A U. S. drone strike in Afghanistan on July 31 killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, who helped Osama bin Laden plot the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and helped Al-Qaeda survive and spread in the years after. asiaplustj.info »
Integrated Rural Development Project/ TRIGGER hosted the Study tour to Hennef, Germany for representatives from the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan and the Water Resources Management of the Zarafshon Valley. asiaplustj.info »
In the framework of the European Union Rural Development Programme II, the Integrated Rural Development Project/ GIZ “Towards Rural Inclusive Growth and Economic Resilience (TRIGGER)” entered into a cooperation agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to facilitate access to water resources based on their equitable and sustainable distribution and their use by asiaplustj.info »
Finland and Sweden are on path to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as Turkiye has dropped the veto. Media reports say a last minute agreement was reached between Turkiye, Sweden and Finland to allow the two Nordic countries to join the North Atlantic Alliance on the eve of the Alliance’s summit in Madrid. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan (MoLMEP) and the Dubai-based Jizan Perfumes LLC have discussed recruitment of manpower in Tajikistan for working in Dubai. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed a grant agreement to support modernization in the Tajik southern city of Kulob, according to the EBRD Dushanbe Resident Office The document was reportedly inked in Dushanbe today by Mr. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan convened a meeting of the heads of the National Security Councils of eight nations in Dushanbe on May 27 for the “Regional Security Dialogue” on Afghanistan. This was the fourth meeting of the process and the two first meeting were hosted by Iran and the third one was hosted by India. asiaplustj.info »
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu heading a U.S. delegation is visiting Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan from May 23-27 The U.S. Department of State says the purpose of the visit is for the delegation to strengthen U.S. asiaplustj.info »
Experts expect the socio-economic situation in Tajikistan to worsen against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia. We calculated the vulnerability index of our economy to 151 countries of the world and found out that the Tajik economy is most vulnerable to Russia. asiaplustj.info »
The border closure and seizure of Tajik trucks are one of signs of growing hostilities between the Central Asian nation and Afghanistan’s hard-line rulers. Recall, dozens of Tajik truck drivers who carried coal to Afghanistan earlier this month were prevented from crossing back into Tajikistan after the Taliban closed the border on May 10. asiaplustj.info »
On May 10-13, 2022, the working group representing the Government of Switzerland along with AKF, AKAH, MSDSP, and AKHS visited Rasht, Tojikobod, and Lakhsh districts of Rasht Valley in order to see the outcomes of the Integrated Health and Habitat Improvement (IHHI) project, says press release issued by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) resident Office in Tajikistan. Mr. asiaplustj.info »
Windsquall and mudflows have caused damage to the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) and the northern Sughd province. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. According to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, a squally wind that picked up in GBAO’s Rushan district yesterday at 5:33 pm damaged part of the roof of the school and residential building. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik and Kyrgyzstan have reportedly agreed on the need to speed up the process of delimitation and demarcation of the common border and intensify the work of the joint commission on delimitation and demarcation of the common border. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday May 5, the U. S. Embassy in Dushanbe provided eight IVECO trucks, tires, and spare parts for IVECOs to Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense to help Tajikistan secure its borders. According to the U. asiaplustj.info »
The Silk Road is known for many things, such as trade, the spread of ideas and rituals, while new research suggests it also helped the humble and ubiquitous chicken conquer the world. Archaeologists have long found fragile eggshells and bones at settlements in southern Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
Countries on April 27 started implementing the first United Nations agreement dedicated entirely to accelerating cross-border trade digitalization at the first session of the Paperless Trade Council, convened in Bangkok under the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) auspices. asiaplustj.info »
The role and contribution of the International Trade Center (ITC) to the textile and clothing sector of Tajikistan, the results of the Global Textiles and Clothing Program (GTEX) project in 2021, and the project work plan for 2022 were discussed at the next meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) held in Dushanbe on April 20. asiaplustj.info »
Some 48 local businesses in Tajikistan, including 19 women-led and women managed SMEs, received new and modern tools and knowledge to export abroad. Press release issued by the International Trade Center (ITC) Tajikistan says the practical and action oriented one-on-one, on-the-job coaching services were provided in the framework of the European Union-funded project Ready4Trade Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say the Russian and Ukrainian delegations wrapped up the first day of talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. The talks were supposed to last two days - March 29 and 30 - but sources in the Russian delegation and the Turkish Foreign Ministry said the round was over and the meeting on Wednesday was off, according to TASS . asiaplustj.info »
The Global Textile and Clothing Program (GTEX), funded by the Government of Switzerland, have completed a series of e-commerce webinars to pave the way of the Tajik clothing industry into the global and regional online markets and support the digital revolution for the local producers, according to the International Trade Center (ITC) Office in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has endorsed amendments made to the county’s Tax and Customs Codes. The amendments, in particular, provide for exempting the import of electric cars into Tajikistan from payment of taxes and customs duties for the period of ten years. asiaplustj.info »
NATO on March 14 amassed 30,000 troops and 50 warships near Russia's border for military exercise. Western media reports say the drill, dubbed Cold Response, kicked off on Monday in Norway “amid escalating tensions between Russia and the West over the invasion of Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday March 11, the World Bank (WB)’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$50 million IDA grant for the Tajikistan Preparedness and Resilience to Disasters Project, which will invest in strengthening the resilience of key infrastructure against natural hazards, better mitigating climate-related risks and enhancing the national capacity in disaster risk management and climate asiaplustj.info »
In a new development, the TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) gas line project has landed into hot waters, as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has paused all due diligence and processing activities until Taliban regime is acknowledged and legitimized by the UN and big economies of the world. asiaplustj.info »
The second Steering Committee meeting of the European Union (EU) funded project, Strong Civil Society Organizations and Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Active and Prosperous Youth in Tajikistan (ProYouth), was held at the Committee for Youth and Sports Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan in Dushanbe on March 9. asiaplustj.info »
A government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, took place on February 28. According to the Tajik president’s official website, Orif Khojazoda, Head of the State Committee on Land Management and Geodesy, reported on the availability of lands, categorizing them and land users in the country as of January 1, 2022. asiaplustj.info »
