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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 »
According to a leading Russian lawyer Igor Trunov, Russian soldiers called up to fight in Ukraine will have the chance to store frozen sperm in a cryobank for free. According to the BBC and Reuters , Russian Lawyers’ Union head Igor Trunov told state news agency TASS the health ministry had responded to his appeal for a free cryobank, and changes to compulsory medical insurance. asiaplustj.info »
Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 27 delivered Russia's long-awaited response to a Western price cap, signing a decree that bans the supply of crude oil and oil products from February 1 for five months to nations that have imposed the price cap for Russian oil. asiaplustj.info »
The government has channeled 150 million somonis (equivalent to about 15 million U.S. dollars) to replenish the authorized capital of Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) NBO Roghun. asiaplustj.info »
Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament), said the Duma was preparing a law to introduce higher taxation for people who have left the country, as many have since the so-called “special military operation” was launched in Ukraine in late February this year. 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 »
Russia media reports say Russia may tighten access to the Internet for minors. The recommendations of experts reportedly indicate the importance of tightening access to the Internet for minors and online safety for children. asiaplustj.info »
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday arrived in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, on a one-day working for talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko who has allowed Moscow to use his country as a staging ground for its offensive in Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
A prosecutor in the trial of independent journalist Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda on December 16 asked a court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni court to sentence Abdusattor to a seven-year prison term. Abdusattor himself pleads not guilty. A verdict is expected within the next few days. 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 »
Tourists in Turkiye will be charged with a 2.0-percent accommodation tax starting on January 1, 2023. Turkish media reports say the accommodation tax will be levied on persons living in hotels, holiday villages, boutique hotels, motels, boarding houses, villages, highland homes, and campsites. 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 »
Tajikistan has adopted the pasture development program designed for 2023-2027. The state-run news agency Khovar says the program was adopted at a government session that was held by President Emomali Rahmon on November 29. asiaplustj.info »
Some Russian media reports say ticketing services have recorded growth in demand for flights from Russia to the near abroad. Citing ticketing services Tutu.ru and OneTwoTrip, RBC says the demand for air tickets from Russia to Tajikistan has increased several times. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA has cited Mehdi Safari, Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy, as saying that co-chaired Iran’s Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian and Tajik Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma, the Iran-Tajikistan joint commission for trade and economic cooperation will take place in Tehran from December 5-6. asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) published its Macroeconomic Outlook for 2023 on November 29. The analysis reportedly summarizes economic developments in the Bank’s member nations in 2022 and provides key macroeconomic projections for the region’s countries for 2023 and 2024. 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 »
Radio Liberty says a pro-Western opposition alliance staged a protest in Yerevan on November 22 calling for Armenia’s exit from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) ahead of a summit of the Moscow-led defense bloc in the Armenian capital. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has instructed the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to replenish the authorized capital of the Open Joint Stock Company (OJSC) Roghun NBO with money from the Stabilization Fund for Economic Development (SFED). 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 »
Tajikistan Ambassador to Turkiye on November 21 met in Ankara with Ambassador Terhi Hakala, Special Representative of the European Union for Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
The 20 November early presidential election in Kazakhstan took place in a political environment lacking competitiveness and, while efficiently prepared, the election underlined the need for further reforms to bring related legislation and its implementation in line with OSCE commitments to ensure genuine pluralism, observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights asiaplustj.info »
Participants of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 that concluded on November 20 have reached an agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. asiaplustj.info »
Former chairman of the Khujand court Homidjon Muhammadzoda has been jailed for bribery. Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , says the Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced Homidjon Muhammadzoda to two years in prison on November 11. asiaplustj.info »
Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Goods (One-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Republic of Tajikistan Name of Project: Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project Contract Title: Supply of equipment materials for construction of distribution networks Loan No. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday, November 14, the UN General Assembly gathered for a special session, where they considered a draft resolution on creating a mechanism to compensate Ukraine for damages caused by a full-scale war started by Russia. asiaplustj.info »
Invitation for Bids Republic of Tajikistan Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project Grant No. 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 »
As it was noted at the 18th session of the Tajikistan-Russia intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation, 902 seats will be allocated for Tajik students next year. They will have an opportunity to study at universities in Russia at the expense of the budget of the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
Murodjon Mahmadullo, the head of the agency for outdoor advertising and urban improvement in the city if Kulob, has been detained on suspicion of misappropriation, embezzlement and official forgery. The press center of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption says Mahmadullo has taken 184,000 somonis from the agency budget for his own needs. 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 »
The government session that took place on October 31 endorsed a draft law on the national budget for 2023. The government-run news agency Khovar says the revenue part of the budget for 2023 is projected to stand at 37. asiaplustj.info »
A prosecutor in the trial of independent journalist Zavqibek Saidamini on November 3 asked a court in Dushanbe asiaplustj.info »
The arrival of Russians in the post-Soviet countries has a positive effect on the economies of the host countries, although it carries some risks. RBC says this opinion was expressed by Tatyana Orlova, a leading emerging markets economist at the British consulting company Oxford Economics. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports said on October 31 that the Central Bank of Russia has registered the non-bank lending organization Inkakhran, which is a subsidiary of the Credit bank of Moscow (CBoM), as the operator of the new payment system, Astrasend. asiaplustj.info »
A woman from Fayzobod district (about 60 kilometers east of Dushanbe), Bibikalon Nazirova, has been jailed for driving her daughter-in-law Manora Abdufattoh to suicide, Manora’s father Abdufattoh Misoqov told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
A woman from Fayzobod district (about 60 kilometers east of Dushanbe), Bibikalon Nazirova, has been jailed for driving her daughter-in-law Manora Abdufattoh to suicide, Manora’s father Abdufattoh Misoqov told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, took place on October 31. The draft law on the national budget for 2023 and forecast of state budget indicators for 2024-2025 were one of major topics of the session, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
The Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan Jamoliddin Abdullozoda has called for mutual collaboration with the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of medical herbs and pharmaceutical industry. 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 »
Russia’s Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev told reporters in Moscow on October 19 that responsibility for labor migrants for violation of the rules of stay in the Russian federation will be toughened. asiaplustj.info »
The Khaama Press News Agency reported on October 20 that according to the Office of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), millions of destitute Afghan farmers and laborers depend on income from the cultivation of opium poppies. asiaplustj.info »
In his video message for the High-Level Conference on International and Regional Border Security and Management Cooperation to Counter Terrorists, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on October 18 commended Tajikistan and UN partners for promoting international cooperation to prevent and counter terrorism, including through the “Dushanbe process”. asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered a gathering marking Global Climate Change Week in Kabul, Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Abdul Salam Hanafi noted on October 16 that one of the negative effects of climate change in Afghanistan is the disruption of the balance of rainfall and untimely snowfalls. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday October 17, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin met here with the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Ms. Terhi Hakala. According to the Tajik MFA information department, the parties discussed state and prospects for further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and the European Union. Mr. Muhriddin and Ms. asiaplustj.info »
Addressing directly Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Central Asia-Russia summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said on October 14 that Tajikistan and other countries in the vast region have been treated like outsiders and indicates that the region deserves more investment from Moscow. asiaplustj.info »
Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda has refuted information about use of torture against him and pleaded guilty to the charge brought against and once again stressed he did not make this confession because of torture, Pirmuhamamdzoda’s defense lawyer, Muhabbatshoh Ballayev, told reporters in Dushanbe yesterday after reviewing the case and talking to his client. 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 »
Official Bishkek has announced that it is canceling military exercise for military personnel of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which was to be conducted in Kyrgyzstan this week, Russia’s RIA Novosti reported yesterday, citing the press center of Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Defense. asiaplustj.info »
The leaders of Armenia (Nikol Pshinyan), Azerbaijan (Iljam Aliyev), Belarus (Alexander Lukashenko), Kazakhstan (Kassym-Jomart Tokayev), Russia (Vladimir Putin), Tajikistan (Emomali Rahmon), Turkmenistan (Serdar Berdimuhammedov) and Uzbekistan (Shavkat Mirziyoyev) have all been reported as attending an informal summit that took place in St. Petersburg on October 7. asiaplustj.info »
