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Tajik Ambassador to Russia Immuddin Sattorov on February 25 met in Moscow with Nikolai Podguzov, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), according to the Tajik Embassy in Moscow. asiaplustj.info »
Highways connecting Dushanbe with the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region and Sughd Province have been cleared of snow and movement along them has been restored but not for all vehicles. “The Dushanbe-Khujand highway has been cleared of snow and reopened to the movement of cars. asiaplustj.info »
To reopen borders without quarantine and restart aviation governments need to be confident that they are effectively mitigating the risk of importing COVID-19. This means having accurate information on passengers’ COVID-19 health status. asiaplustj.info »
During a meeting with reporters, the Governor of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Yodgor Faizov, has apologized to residents of the region for this year’s power supply restrictions during winter season. asiaplustj.info »
A 33-year-old resident of Yovon district, Urazmat Qaraqulov has got a lengthy jail term for killing his pregnant wife out of jealousy. The Khatlon regional court sentenced Urazmat Qaraqulov to 22 years in prison on February 23. He will serve his term in a high-security penal colony. asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank will provide additional US$36.5 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) for the second phase of the Nurek Hydropower Rehabilitation Project in Tajikistan, a source within the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The Branch of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat in Tajikistan for supervisor, construction contracts management. asiaplustj.info »
The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) has set April 18 as the date for by-elections to the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) in Devashtich, Balkhi and Vakhsh constituencies. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption Sulaimon Sultonzoda revealed on February 16 that the brother of Agroinvestbonk head, Pardaali Alimardonov, who is top manager of the Closed-Joint-Stock (CJSC) Barakat Corporation, has been detained for nonpayment of loans in a total amount of 91 million somonis asiaplustj.info »
The Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has initiated criminal proceedings against promoters and top managers of two private companies, which are charged with tax evasion. asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Shanny Campbell as its new Country Director for Tajikistan, according to the ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM). She assumes office today. Ms. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik authorities have begun creating a draft budget for 2022. According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) Secretariat, a MoF began creating the draft budget for the next year in late January. The Government ordered the MoF to submit th draft budget for 2022 and forecast of budget indicators for 2023-2024 for consideration before September 20. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan is ready to take efficient measures to attract the direct investment from the United States and create favorable conditions for this. Tajik First Deputy Prime Minister, Davlatali Said, remarked this at a virtual meeting with representatives of the U.S. asiaplustj.info »
Authors of the country’s new draft Tax Code propose to cut the standard value added tax (VAT) rare for non-cash transactions from current 18 percent to 15 percent. Meanwhile, the standard VAT rate for cash transactions will remain the same – 18 percent. asiaplustj.info »
Authors of the country’s new draft Tax Code propose to cut the standard value added tax (VAT) rare for non-cash transactions from current 18 percent to 15 percent. Meanwhile, the standard VAT rate for cash transactions will remain the same – 18 percent. asiaplustj.info »
Eight million somonis (TJS) intended for construction of other facilities have been directed to construction of the infectious diseases hospital in Danghara. The head of the Khatlon Main Construction Directorate, Abduvohid Sadullozoda, remarked this at a news conference in Bokhtar, the capital of Khatlon province, on February 10. asiaplustj.info »
Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) and Uzbekistan’s National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity have reportedly reached an agreement to significantly reduce interest rate on loans provided by Uzbekistan to Tajik entrepreneurs for import of Uzbek goods. asiaplustj.info »
The Main Geology Directorate under the Government of Tajikistan is continuing to search for new gold deposits. Last year, Tajik geologists reportedly implemented a number of projects sponsored by the government. asiaplustj.info »
The 17th session of the Tajikistan-Russia intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation is being launched in Moscow today. asiaplustj.info »
Within the framework of its co-operation between Switzerland and Tajikistan, the Swiss Government represented by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (hereinafter referred to as SECO) provides financial assistance on a grant basis for the construction of transmission line Khorog-Sebzor, Component 1.4 of the Pamir Private Power Project III. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is actively making preparations for participation in a world exhibition Expo 2002 in Dubai, Jamshed Jumakhonzoda, the head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tajikistan (CCI), told reporters in Dushanbe on February 3. asiaplustj.info »
In a report release at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajik Prosecutor-General Yusuf Rahmon noted on February 2 that 296 officials were persecuted last year for illegal allotment of lands. asiaplustj.info »
A prosecutor in the trial of the deputy head of the Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT), Mahmourod Odinayev, asked a court in Roudaki district on January 27 to sentence Odinayev to a 15-year prison term. asiaplustj.info »
The Dushanbe Ismaili Center is expected to open its doors on February 1. The Dushanbe Ismaili Center is not only a place for religious events it also hosts various cultural events, fairs and open lectures. asiaplustj.info »
In an address made to a joint session of both chambers of parliament, President Emomali Rahmon yesterday ordered relevant ministries and agencies to develop measures to establish the Agency for Innovations and Digital Technologies under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Mountain Societies Development Support Program (MSDSP), a project of the Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan, requests competent candidates to apply via sealed bids or online application for the supply of high-quality seed potatoes according to the following characteristics: Delivery terms: Availability of the variety in the state register approved for use in the asiaplustj.info »
As part of the project “Stabilization of Tajikistan’s Southern Border Region with Afghanistan,” the first stage of construction of the National Training Center for rescuers from Tajikistan, Central Asia’s nations and Afghanistan began on January, says press release issued by the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
A first consignment of doses of Sputnik V vaccine (totaling 1,100 doses) has arrived in Tajikistan for servicemen of Russian military base deployed here. asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Eugene Zhukov as Director General of its Central and West Asia Regional Department, says a press release issued by ADB on January 15. As Director General, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
Pamir Energy Company plans to build the 11 MW Sebzor HPP run-of-river small hydropower scheme on the Shokhdara River in Roshtqala district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik insurance and reinsurance companies are obligated to comply with the revised minimum capital requirements until April 1, 2021. A reinsurer is a company that provides financial protection to insurance companies. asiaplustj.info »
The Supreme Court has overturned Hisor court’s verdict on the case of the rape of a 12-year-old girl and remitted the case for further inquiry. On Tuesday January 12, the Supreme Court overturned a sentence passed by a court in the city of Hisor on December 9 on the case of the rape of the 12-year-old girl and remitted the case for further inquiry. asiaplustj.info »
A 41-year-old woman from the northern city of Istaravashan has been detained for renting out her apartment to couples for intimacy, the Interior Ministry’s official website says . On January 5, 2021, she reportedly rented out her apartment to a 27-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman for 100 somonis. asiaplustj.info »
The demand for coal is growing in Tajikistan, and accordingly, the coal prices are rising. Experts attribute increase in the demand for coal to reintroduction of electricity rationing in the country. asiaplustj.info »
The State Border Guard Service of Lithuania, or SBGS, reported on January 5 that three Tajik nationals asiaplustj.info »
The pandemic year is slowly drawing to a close, but not all challenges associated with it will disappear with the beginning of the millennium’s third decade. Households, firms, and government are all focusing their efforts to ensure the security of food, income, and/or electricity over the next few months. asiaplustj.info »
A 27-year-old resident of the southern city of Kulob has been detained on suspicion of extortion. According to the Interior Ministry’s press center, he extorted money from the father of a 24-year-old woman with whom he had an intimate relationship. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in December 2020 signed four grant agreements for a total of US$237. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has transferred 3 million U.S. dollars to the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) to finance construction of five Russian-language schools in Tajikistan, according to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), which acts the Resources Manager of the EFSD. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan relies heavily on road transport for international and domestic movement of goods and people, but much of the national road network has deteriorated and is unsafe, hindering the livelihoods and daily economic activities of local people. asiaplustj.info »
An employee of the Dushanbe administration has been detained on suspicion of a large-scale fraud According to press center of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption, Behrouz Mukhtorov, a chef specialist at the Dushanbe Directorate on Investment and State-owned Property Management, has taken a total of 249,000 somonis from two residents of Dushanbe promising to help asiaplustj.info »
A military court in Khujand has convicted a soldier of the Ministry of Defense of hazing and sentenced him to prison terms of five years. A source at the Khujand military garrison says an old soldier Karomatullo Mirzoyev severely beat a new conscript A.M., shattering his jaw. asiaplustj.info »
Russia will allot US$20 million in no-strings aid to Kyrgyzstan for payment of wages to employees of federally funded institutions, pensions and allowances to vulnerable families as well as for financing of Kyrgyzstan’s health sector, Fergana.ru says, citing Russian Embassy in Bishkek. asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations commemorated the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on yesterday, underscoring the need to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, and urging greater investments in preparedness, to confront future health emergencies, according to UN News Center. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian government has upped its international student quota for universities. By government’s decree the international student quota for universities will be upped next year by 3,000 to 18,000. asiaplustj.info »
The Supreme Court sentenced Ali Saidov, a resident of Roudaki district to 24 years in prison at the end of last week, according to the press center of the Prosecutor-General’s Office. The sentence reportedly followed his conviction on charges of brutally killing his wife. Saidov will serve his term in a high-security penal colony. asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has won two important awards from UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific regional office for cultural heritage conservation and sustainable development, according to the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon signed a number of laws that will take effect after publication in a state-run newspaper, according to the Tajik president’s official website. Among them are laws on making amendments to the country’s criminal administrative and tax codes. asiaplustj.info »
Migration for work is an important livelihood option for many households in Tajikistan due to limited job opportunities. Labor migrants are a critical component in the economy of Tajikistan and remittances from migrant workers keep many struggling families at home above the poverty line and significantly supplement the country’s foreign currency reserves. asiaplustj.info »
On December 11, in the frame of the European Union funded Program “Strengthening disaster resilience and accelerating implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Asia”, implemented by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction (CESDRR) organized the Forum – asiaplustj.info »
