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Afghanistan has not yet paid off its debt for electricity received from Tajikistan, Mahmadumar Asozoda, the head of Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company), told reporters in Dushanbe on July 12. asiaplustj.info »
The issue of attracting investments from the European Union (EU) for completion of construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) is reportedly still at the stage of negotiations. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov on July 4 met in Tashkent with an Afghan delegation led by Minister of Commerce and Industry, Haji Nooriddin Azizi. asiaplustj.info »
Following summits in 2018, 2019 and 2021, the 2022 meeting comes amid a great number of regional difficulties and concerns. On July 21, the five Central Asian presidents will gather for their fourth consultative meeting in Kyrgyzstan, at the Cholpon-Ata resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. asiaplustj.info »
The United States will create a new permanent army headquarters in Poland and increase its long-term military presence across the length and breadth of Europe in response to threats from Russia, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday. U.S. asiaplustj.info »
The Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) funded by the United Nations Environment Programme / Global Environment Facilty Project: Demonstration of non-thermal treatment of DDT wastes in Central Asia JOB VACANCY (Part time contract) The Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) is a Swiss based, non-governmental organisation specializing on Demonstration of non-thermal treatment asiaplustj.info »
Bloomberg says Russia defaulted on its external sovereign bonds for the first time in a century, the culmination of ever-tougher Western sanctions that shut down payment routes to overseas creditors. asiaplustj.info »
U. S. President Joe Biden on June 22 announced a number of key nominees. Among them is Mr. Manuel P. Micaller, Jr. , who is nominated as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tender for procurement of materials and equipment for project activities TJK 1122 Project Public organisation (PO) “Bargi Sabz” a local non-governmental, non-profit, non-political organization as a partner of Welthungerhilfe/German Agro Action for project TJK-1122 “ Economic and social development through electrification of remote mountainous villages in Tajikistan asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon has signed a decree on amendments made to the RT Constitutional Law “On the Local Governments. ” The amendments provide for sacking local officials for illegal allotment of lands and organization of luxury weddings. asiaplustj.info »
The Dushanbe-Urumqi flight that was scheduled for today has been postponed for curtain time. “We don’t really know when the first flight on this air route will be operated and for what reason it was postponed. asiaplustj.info »
In line with the strategic goals of Tajikistan set in the National Development Strategy for the period up 2030, especially access to energy (security), environmental protection and public health, the Government of Tajikistan requested the Government of Japan the project for exploring the ground heat sources and enhancing institutional capacity for developing and utilizing decarbonized heat asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank’s (EDB) Fund for Digital Initiatives has launched the Work in the EAEU mobile app, an online platform to ensure one of the freedoms of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – the free movement of labor. asiaplustj.info »
Five citizens of Tajikistan, aged 28 to 56, have been detained in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, for racketeering their fellow countrymen, Biznes Online ( Business Online ) reported on June 21. asiaplustj.info »
Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta ( New Newspaper ), on June 21 auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a whopping 103. 5 million U. S. asiaplustj.info »
Unstable weather is expected to last in Tajikistan for the next two days. The temperature will sharply drop and torrential rain and hails some regions in the country, the Hydrometeorological Center (Hydromet) says. asiaplustj.info »
A court in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district has ordered pretrial detention of two popular bloggers known for their reports criticizing authorities and detained in Dushanbe late on June 15. asiaplustj.info »
Ms. Bermet Talant, a journalist from Kyrgyzstan who is currently based in Sydney, says that in a live discussion, hosted by Radio Liberty on June 16, she spoke with Mouslim Buriyev, an independent researcher from Dushanbe, about how inflation has affected him and what he had to give up or take up to cut his expenses. "Prices for particular products have skyrocketed. asiaplustj.info »
Senate (Uzbekistan’s upper chamber of parliament) First Deputy Speaker, Sodyq Safoyev, says amendments proposed to the Uzbek constitution will allow incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to run for the third term of office. asiaplustj.info »
Two popular Tajik bloggers known for their reports criticizing authorities have been arrested and placed in a detention center in Dushanbe on charges they deny, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on June 16. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has almost tripled the export of agricultural products, and consumers see this as the reason for the rise in prices for fruits and vegetables in the domestic market. Producers, however, deny this. asiaplustj.info »
Two Uzbek women have been detained at the Bekabad border crossing point (BCP) on the Uzbek-Tajik border in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent region for an attempt to carry undeclared 356,000 U.S. dollars to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Branch of Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) in Tajikistan, which merges the capabilities of Focus Humanitarian Assistance, the Aga Khan Planning, and Building Services, and the Aga Khan Development Network’s Disaster Risk Management Initiative focuses on preparing for both sudden and slow-onset disasters. asiaplustj.info »
A British company has invited nationals of Tajikistan to seasonal agricultural work in the United Kingdom (UK). “About 1,000 people have reportedly submitted applications, but only 250 of them have managed to pass the English exam,” an official source within the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
A regular flight from Dushanbe to the Chinese city of Urumqi will be resumed on June 23 after a two-year interruption. The first flight will be operated by China Southern Airlines. asiaplustj.info »
On June 4, Tajik Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda heading a Tajik delegation met in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt with Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), on the sidelines of the IsDB Group annual meeting. asiaplustj.info »
On Saturday 4 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Mr. Sirojiddin Muhriddin, met here with Ms. asiaplustj.info »
Since its independence the Republic of Tajikistan has signed double taxation agreements with 35 countries worldwide. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday May 31, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Mr. Sirojiddin Muhriddin received the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mr. Thomas West. The Tajik MFA information department says the parties discussed issues related to the current situation in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
The building of the head office of Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB) and Tajikistan Hotel have been put up for sale. Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , says the starting price for the building of the TSB head office is 125,265,630 somonis (equivalent to about 12 million U.S. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union EU Delegation to Tajikistan has published a new Call for Proposals for Civil Society Organizations for actions that support promotion and protection of human rights, democracy and fundamental freedoms. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday May 25, Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Speaker Mahmadtoir Zokirzod met here with the Council of Republic (Belarusian upper house of parliament) Speaker Oleg Belokonev, who heading a parliamentary delegation arrived in Dushanbe on a working visit. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Germany has provided additional financing of 17. 4 million euros for construction of a small HPP Sebzor in Roshtqala district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). The Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
The Dushanbe Police Directorate has reported detention of a young women from Khatlon’s Temurmalik district for damaging the automated teller machines (ATMs) in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district. 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 »
Tajikistan will receive 45 million US dollars in grant from the International Development Association (IDA), which is the part of the World Bank, for financing the Resilient Landscape Restoration Project. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports said on May 18 that Belarus has introduced death penalty for attempts to carry out acts of terrorism. Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency, citing an online government portal for legal information, says Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a law on the possibility of the death penalty for an attempted terrorist act. asiaplustj.info »
Key stakeholders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan came together in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, on May 11-13 to discuss common challenges and joint solutions for simplification of trade procedures for deepened intra-regional and international trade. asiaplustj.info »
The Panji Poyon (Tajikistan) – Sherkhan Bandar (Afghanistan) border crossing point (BCP) has been temporarily closed for traffic “after some projectiles were incidentally fired across the border during fighting between Taliban forces and ISKP fighters in Afghanistan Takhar province. asiaplustj.info »
Pledges Inc has selected Ilmhona Skills Accelerator as one of the programming schools around the world to launch a new ProSkills Bootcamp Program under its Funded Bootcamp series. asiaplustj.info »
The family of Amriddin Alovatshoyev, who is considered leader of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) youth in Russia, is demanding a retrial after he was sentenced to 18 years in prison on charges of hostage taking, depriving others of their freedom, and other crimes that his relatives call trumped-up. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports note that Russia Foreign Minister says unlike the West, Russia, unlike the West, does not consider Central Asia as a region for geopolitical confrontation. asiaplustj.info »
This year, a joint military exercise for units of the Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF) of the Central Asian region of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), dubbed Rubezh-2022, will be conducted in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Yesterday’s government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, has focused on issues related to training of personnel at foreign universities. According to the Tajik president’s official website, Deputy Prime Minister, Ms. asiaplustj.info »
As part of the WAGE (Women and Girls Empowered) regional program, a WAGE program was presented in Dushanbe on April 22. During the meeting, challenges and opportunities for female entrepreneurs in Tajikistan were discussed. asiaplustj.info »
The Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) leader, Saidjaffar Usmonzoda, who is also member of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), has applied to Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali for not demolishing a number of Soviet-era buildings in the Tajik capital, including Rohat Teahouse, Opera and Ballet Theater, Abulqosim Lohuti Theater, Dushanbe Hotel, and the main asiaplustj.info »
INVITATION TO BID Republic of Tajikistan Supply of spare parts for crushing plant OJSC Pamir Energy Pamir Energy Company (PEC) is announcing open tender for supply of spare parts for crushing plant to all potential Suppliers. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has decided to postpone the increase in tariffs for electricity at least until the end of this year. The Anti-crisis Plan adopted by the Government, in particular, provides for postponing the increase in tariffs for utilities (electricity, heat and water), freight transportation, medical and educational services until the end of 2022. asiaplustj.info »
The revenue part of the country’s budget for the first three months of this year has been overfulfilled by 4. 5 percent, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). A source at a MoF says the budget’s revenue part for the first quarter of this year has stood at more than 7. asiaplustj.info »
Citing Ukrainian officials, media reports say Russia launched its long-feared, full-scale offensive to take control of Ukraine’s east on Monday, attacking along a broad front over 480 kilometers long. asiaplustj.info »
