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More than 363,000 foreign tourists have visited Tajikistan over the first six months of this year, which is 2. 9 times more compared to the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, Nusratullo Davlatzoda, noted on July 14 that a total volume of taxes and other mandatory payments collected in Tajikistan over the first six months of this year has amounted to 7,280,000 somonis, which is 1. asiaplustj.info »
Experts from the Antimonopoly Agency under the Government of Tajikistan claim that the rise in farm produce prices in Tajikistan has resulted from ‘dry spring’ and rising cost of imported mineral fertilizers in the country. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday June 30, the Government of Tajikistan and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) presented the 2022-2027 State Program on School Feeding Development in the Republic of Tajikistan. The presentation in Dushanbe was attended by representatives for the Tajik Government, UN agencies active in Tajikistan and the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first five months of this year, inflation in Tajikistan’s consumer goods sector has stood at 3. 9 percent, which is 0. 5 percent lower than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali, who is also Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), yesterday received the newly appointed Ambassador of China to Tajikistan, Mr. Ji Shumin. asiaplustj.info »
For many Afghan refugees, Tajikistan is a transit country on the way to third countries. The number of refugees in the country is reportedly decreasing. According to data from UNHCR, refuges living in Tajikistan are mostly nationals of neighboring Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Labor migrants are still a critical component in the economy of Tajikistan keeping many families at home above the poverty line. The latest Migration and Development Brief notes that that as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2021, the top three recipients were Lebanon – 54 percent, Tonga – 44 percent and Tajikistan – 34.5 percent. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first three months of this year, Tajikistan has exported US$85 million worth of precious and semi-precious metals and precious and semi-precious stones, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
According to data from the Council of Veterans of War and Labor of the Republic of Tajikistan, only 59 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 are estimated to be still alive in Tajikistan, while last year, 94 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 celebrated Victory Day in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
222 households throughout Tajikistan living in hazard prone areas are planned to be relocated to safe place this year, according to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan. “Eighty-eight of those households are in Khatlon province,” Umeda Yusufi, a spokeswoman for the Emergencies Committee, told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Avesta news agency says that according to official statistics, Tajikistan over the first two months of this year, has earned about 46 million U. S. dollars from the export of precious metals, which is 13 percent of the January-February last year’s level or 7. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has been recognized as the ‘least happy’ country in in Central Asia, according to the UN World Happiness Report 2022 , which was released on March 18. Tajikistan with 5. 377 scores ranks 83rd among 146th countries (five points lower than last year. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union (EU) has launched a health development program in Tajikistan. According to the EU Delegation to Tajikistan, the Health Development Program was launched on March 15 in attendance of Dr. 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 »
Asked whether the Russia-Ukraine conflict will affect economic cooperation between Tajikistan and Russia, Tajik expert Rustam Suhrob told CABAR. asia in an interview that Tajikistan in terms of economy is strongly connected and dependent on Russia. asiaplustj.info »
An average market exchange rate of the Russian ruble (RR) in Tajikistan against the Tajik national currency, the somonis, has fallen more than 28 percent over the past four days - from 1:0128 on February 24 to 1:0. asiaplustj.info »
A roundtable was held in the Tajik northern city of Khujand in February to discuss development of cocoon breeding and production of silk and adras in Tajikistan, says the Consultative Council on Improvement of Investment Climate under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
More than 4 million people in Tajikistan have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) so far. According to data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), at least 89 percent (4,282,162) of adult population of Tajikistan has received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of February 22. At least 75. asiaplustj.info »
As of January 1, 2022, total wage arrears in Tajikistan, taking into account the previous years, have amounted to more than 36. 6 million somonis (equivalent to 3. 2 million U. S. dollars), according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday February 18, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Tajikistan received 20 tons of humanitarian cargo provided by the European Union (EU) and the Government of Japan that arrived in Tajikistan through the Termez Cargo Center in Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) declares a significant reduction in a volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the country. The share of NPLs in Tajikistan’s loan portfolio reportedly reduced from 23. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a US$30 million grant to modernize the Yovon irrigation and drainage system in the lower Vakhsh river basin in Tajikistan, say press release issued by the ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM) on January 27. asiaplustj.info »
Eighteen new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP) says. Twenty-four coronavirus patients were reportedly cured in the country on January 25 Since January 21, 2022, a total number of new officially confirmed cases of COVDI-19 in Tajikistan has exceeded 100. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda yesterday received Belarus Ambassador to Tajikistan Viktor Denisenko. The Belarus Embassy’s website says the parties discussed new ways to increase the bilateral trade between the two countries with a focus on implementation of joint long-term economic and humanitarian projects in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank has approved additional grant financing of US$25 million to the Tajikistan Emergency COVID-19 Project, which is supporting Tajikistan’s efforts to respond to the health, social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first eleven months of this year, Tajikistan has exported about US$94 million worth of electricity, which was 80 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Tajikistan (MoHSPP) says a shipment of 141,570 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Tajikistan on December 15. Recall, the United States delivered 153,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Tajikistan on December 13 through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). asiaplustj.info »
Detained in Tajikistan, or hiding from the Taliban in Afghanistan, many pilots wonder why the military that trained them is not coming to their aid, The New York Times reported on November 7. The New York Times says at least 143 Afghan army pilots and co-pilots who had flown to Tajikistan on the day of the collapse were being detained in the country. asiaplustj.info »
They arrived in Shakhribuzurg, which borders the Shamsiddin Shokhin district in Tajikistan. The Taliban (banned in a number of countries as a terrorist organization) sent a group of 130 militants to Shakhribuzurg district of the Afghan province of Badakhshan, sources told Radio Ozodi. asiaplustj.info »
Afghanistan is the biggest importer of Tajikistan’s electricity, but the Taliban now is unable to pay, and Tajikistan must decide if it should keep exporting power to help the movement ward off humanitarian crisis. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday October 5, the U. S. Embassy in Dushanbe, provided 20 jeeps to Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense to help Tajikistan secure its borders. According to the U. S. Embassy, the vehicles, which are valued at $1. asiaplustj.info »
The main commodity supplied by Tajikistan to Afghanistan is electricity. The total volume of trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan in August 2021 amounted to $ 12. 3 million, the Agency on Statistics under the President of Tajikistan reports. asiaplustj.info »
In Dushanbe, Deputy Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Muzaffar Huseynzoda met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China Liu Bing on the occasion of the completion of his mission as the head of the diplomatic mission of China in the Republic of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
They noted that Tajikistan is interested in developing mutually beneficial relations with the United States in the spirit of mutual respect. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan handed a note to the US Ambassador to Tajikistan in connection with the statements of President Joe Biden. asiaplustj.info »
The economy of Tajikistan in the first half of this year, after a recession in 2020, grew by 8.7%, according to the World Bank report "Economy of Tajikistan - Summer 2021". The authors note that successful economic growth was supported mainly by "the continued increase in precious metals exports, as well as growth in private investment and consumption". asiaplustj.info »
The second friendly match between the youth teams of Bahrain and Tajikistan U23, which took place on September 6 in Manama, ended in a draw - 2:2. The Tajik youth team was leading in the score 2: 0 after two goals performed by the team captain Ehsoni Panjshanbe, but could not keep the winning result. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday August 24, Tajik Foreign Minister met here with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China of Tajikistan, Mr. Liu Bing. According to the Tajik MFA information department, the two discussed a range of issues related to the bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and China, providing regional security, and the supply of Chinese coronavirus vaccines to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s population is seriously concerned over increasing prices for petroleum products in the country because a gas price hike can lead increase in the price of basic food products. It is to be noted that over the first seven months of this year, gasoline has risen in price more than all other goods in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, gasoline has risen in price more than all other goods in Tajikistan, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Over the reporting period, an average price of gasoline has risen 44. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has exported US$37. 3 million worth of electricity, which is US$5. 9 million or 5. 0 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The United States has donated doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Tajikistan. The U. S. government provided Tajikistan with 1. 5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, according to the US Embassy in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
Households in Tajikistan are particularly vulnerable to shocks. In May 2015, the World Bank launched a “ Listening to Tajikistan ” ( L2T ) survey to understand the severity of the shocks on households and monitor their wellbeing over time. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday July 14, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a new project worth US$2.7 million jointly with the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of Tajikistan to boost the country’s resilience to climate change, according to UNDP's Country Office in Tajikistan,. asiaplustj.info »
Forty-eight countries of the world have provided more than 25. 4 million U. S. dollars’ worth of more than 7,700 tons of humanitarian aid to Tajikistan over the first six months of this year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. 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 »
The meeting of the Ambassador of Tajikistan to Kyrgyzstan Nazirmad Alizoda with the Foreign Minister of this country was held yesterday, May 31, in Bishkek, reported by the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The International Trade Center (ITC) launches the second Garment Training Center in Tajikistan. Developed in partnership with the Khujand Branch of the Tajik Technical University named after M. Osimi, the Khujand Garment Training Center at the Khujand Branch of the Tajik Technical University is ready to host students starting from May 24, 2021, according to ITC Tajikistan. 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 »
Citing the Russian official internet-portal of legal information, Kommersant says President Vladimir Putin has instructed to sign an agreement with Tajikistan on creation of joint air defense system. asiaplustj.info »
