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Professor Hojimuhammad Umarov, a Dushanbe-based expert on the Tajik economy, considers that the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) needs significant assistance from the national authorities and the international community. asiaplustj.info »
In an exclusive interview with Euractiv , the first deputy chief of Kazakh President’s Office, Timur Suleimenov, on March 29 discussed the war in Ukraine, the impact of Western sanctions on Kazakhstan, the drive for modernization following the January unrest and changing geopolitical balances. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday April 4, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) and the Government of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous region (GBAO) planted over 2000 trees in GBAO across Khorog city as well as Shugnan, Darvoz, Vanj, Rushan, Roshtqala and Ishkashim districts. asiaplustj.info »
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) continue supporting small private companies in Tajikistan, which are willing to invest in green technology solutions by offering new funds to the one of the country’s leading microlenders, MDO HUMO. asiaplustj.info »
A Tajik economic delegation consisting of senior representatives of Joint-Stock Company (JSC) Orienbonk, JSC Tawhidbonk and Somon Air (Tajikistan’s privately owned air carrier) has visited Germany. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan government has decided to impose wheat and wheat flour export quotas for two months from April 15 to June 1. The decision was made a meeting of the Operational Headquarters of the Government of Kazakhstan that took place on April 1. asiaplustj.info »
On Saturday April 2, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan relaunched three bus routes: Dushanbe-Termez; Dushanbe-Denau; and Panjakent-Samarqand. Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Holding Asia Group Tajikistan serves these routes. asiaplustj.info »
Upon release from penitentiary institutions, ex-prisoners have mixed feelings. On the one hand, they recover their freedom and mobility, on the other hand they face obstacles of re-establishing their personal life, searching for a job, and often need assistance and support in social re-integration. 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 »
Russian and Turkish leaders have agreed to hold the next round of the Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey. Russian media reports say President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday had a phone conversation. 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 »
An online talk of Ikat producers took place on March 16, connecting Bali, Dushanbe, Khujand and Margilan, according to the European Union (EU) Delegation to Tajikistan. The goal was to exchange knowledge on Ikat production, design and techniques from Central Asia and Bali, to promote collaboration between producers and to make business contacts. 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 »
Invitation for Bids (IFB) Republic of Tajikistan Construction Works (and associated services) for the 10/0.4kV Khorog Distribution line Components 1. 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 »
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 »
An article posted on Eurasianet’s website, in particular, notes that car fuel prices are the most visible indictor of current difficult economic situation in Tajikistan, which relies on imports for much of its staple needs. asiaplustj.info »
JOB VACANCY KOICA Tajikistan Office is accepting applications for a position of the Administrative Assistant (1), Program Officer (1) and Assistant Manager (1) ABOUT KOICA Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) was founded on April 1, 1991, as a government agency responsible for grant aid to support poverty eradication and socio-economic development in developing asiaplustj.info »
The overall performance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) projects in Tajikistan in 2021 was satisfactory despite continuing challenges associated with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a review meeting concluded on March 14, the ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM) says. asiaplustj.info »
Negotiations between the working groups of Tajikistan that kicked off at Guliston border crossing point (BCP) Saturday (March 12) morning lasted for more than six hours. The negotiations reportedly resulted in signing of a protocol. 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 »
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Switzerland (through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, or SECO) are contributing to a greater sustainability of water supply and water treatment services in Tajikistan by providing fresh funds to a regional utility in Fayzobod, according to the EBRD Dushanbe Resident Office. asiaplustj.info »
Border representatives of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan held talks yesterday evening after an exchange of gunfire between border guards of the two countries earlier in the day killed one person and wounded two others. asiaplustj.info »
As part of his official visit to Egypt, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met in Cairo with representatives of business and investment circles of Egypt. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, who is on his official visit to Egypt, yesterday met in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, according to the Tajik president’s official website. The two presidents reportedly discussed state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between their countries in various fields. asiaplustj.info »
Gasoline and diesel fuel prices have jumped significantly in Dushanbe since the beginning of this month. Thus, the price the 92-octane gasoline, which is the most sought-after grade of automobile gas in the country, has risen 17 percent in Dushanbe over the reporting period -- from 10. asiaplustj.info »
One Tajik border guard was killed and two others wounded in a clash with Kyrgyz border guards. As usual, Kyrgyz and Tajik authorities are blaming each other for the latest clashes and shootings along a disputed segment of the mutual border. 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 »
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 »
The second of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in the Brest region of Belarus yesterday. Media reports say the two sides came to an agreement to create humanitarian corridors in order to evacuate citizens and provide aid where needed. asiaplustj.info »
Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker Rustam Emomali, who yesterday arrived in Azerbaijan on an official visit, met with Azerbaijani President Iljam Aliyev the same day. asiaplustj.info »
Six avalanches hit some areas in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO)’s Shugnan and Ishkashim districts on March 1, according to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan calls on Russia and Ukraine to the search of understanding and expresses readiness to act as a mediator if necessary, according to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who chairs the Nur Otan ruling party that was decided to be renamed Amanat. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday February 28, Jamshed Jourazoda, the Frist Deputy Minister of education and Science of Tajikistan, met here with Ms. Hoda Jaberli (as pronounced), representative of the UNISECO Section of Migration, Displacement, Emergencies and Education, Ehson Khoushvakht, a spokesman for the Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan, told Asia-Plus in an interview. 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 »
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 »
Trainings on gender equality has been conducted for the representatives of local CSO's and youth in rural areas of Sughd and Khatlon provinces of Tajikistan as part of the ProYouth project, Sustainable Civil Society Organizations and Multilateral Partnerships for Active and Successful Youth of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
By president’s decree Muhammadyusuf Imomzoda has been relieved of his post of Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistani connection with transition to another job, according to the Tajik president’s official website. Rahmon signed the decree today morning. asiaplustj.info »
The Dushanbe City Hall and the State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) Smart City plan to build the first IT Park in Tajikistan. The SUE Smart City’s official website says the Dushanbe Technology Park will be the first example of synthesis of science, education and high technologies in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
An article by Farangis Najibullah and Mustafa Sarwar says Afghanistan’s Taliban-led Defense Ministry has established several new military units in three border provinces in the country’s north, northeast, and west, deploying an estimated 4,400 additional troops in the region. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Shavkat Bobozoda, Director of the Export Development Agency under the Government of Tajikistan, revealed on February 15 that Tajikistan last year exported a total of US$2. asiaplustj.info »
On February 7, 2022, with the assistance of the Chamber of commerce and industry of the Republic of Tajikistan, manufacturing companies and individual entrepreneurs - members of the Chamber of commerce and industry of the Republic of Tajikistan participated in the official opening of the two exhibitions: 15th International Exhibition of Plastic Industry "Iran Plast", which is held in asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Iran have discussed issues related to prospects of further expansion of bilateral mutually beneficial cooperation. Prospects of economic cooperation between the two countries were discussed at a meeting of the Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda and Iran’s Ambassador to Tajikistan Mohammad Taghi Saberi that took place on February 9. asiaplustj.info »
A group of depositors of Tajprombank, which is still being liquidated for already five years, has asked the leadership of the country help them get their money back. asiaplustj.info »
Police officers in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on the evening of February 8 detained Tajik national Khairiddin Odinayev at the porch of his apartment, took him to the forest and tried to extort money from him, Novaya Gazeta (New Newspaper) reported on February 9, citing migrants’ rights defender Valentina Chupik. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are considering the possibility of launching joint ventures in the field of silkworm breeding The Tajik state-run news agency Khovar says Tajikistan is studying Uzbekistan’s experience in the field of sericulture, cocoon processing, production of silk fabrics and design. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajik top emergency official Rustam Nazarzoda said on February 10 that a multifunctional shelter will be built in Jalolddin-Balkhi district of Khatlon province. asiaplustj.info »
Asked whether he received request from Group 44 for allocating them 30 minutes on the regional TV station, Head of the Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting under the Government of Tajikistan, Nouriddin Said, said yesterday at a news conference in Dushanbe that he did not receive the request from them for airtime. asiaplustj.info »
