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Based on data from the Interior Ministry of Tajikistan, the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan says that in January-April this year, there were 6,011 crimes reported, which is 7. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first four months of this year, Tajikistan has produced a total of 13. 1247 million somonis’ worth of industrial goods, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
An article by political scientist Umedjon Ibrohimzoda, posted on CABAR.asia’s website, says Tajikistan, as a country with little economic growth, remains dependent on foreign direct investment, humanitarian aid and grants from international organizations and partner countries. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan will use experience of Russian higher educational institutions while training personnel for its energy sector. asiaplustj.info »
A press release issued by the European Union (EU) Delegation to Tajikistan on May 15 says the European Union is allocating ˆ80,000 (over 960,000 Tajikistani somonis) to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to families affected by the earthquake that struck Tajikistan late March. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Kazakhstan have reportedly agreed to launch joint ventures on production of wheat flour and cooking (cotton) oil in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has ratified its transit trade agreement with Pakistan. The agreement is reportedly aimed primarily at “Tajik cargo carriers' access to Pakistani seaports of Karachi and Gwadar. asiaplustj.info »
Turkmenistan is ready to collaborate with Tajikistan on creating a transport corridor to provide Tajikistan with access to the Caspian Sea, according to Turkmenistan’s media outlets. asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) notes that with just 7.0 percent of its land suited to farming, and the World Food Programme (WFP)’s estimate that 97 percent of this is subject to soil degradation, Tajikistan imports over half of its agricultural inputs and three-quarters of its food. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik president’s official website reports that after the highest level meeting and negotiations of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, a signing ceremony of new cooperation documents was held on May 10 in the presence and with the participation of the heads of both states, Emomali Rahmon and Serdar Berdimuhamedov. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan asks the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to revise the form of financial support for the country. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on May 8 that Tajikistan has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member nations to establish an independent agency to combat drug trafficking from Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the Declaration on Allied Interaction between the two countries in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on May 4, according to Kazinform . asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday, May 4, Tajik and Kazakh government delegation held a meeting in an extended format in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. Kazakhstan’s media outlets say Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the plans of the bilateral cooperation with Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon yesterday arrived in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on a two-day state visit. A large group of high-ranking officials, including members of the government as well heads of a number of ministries and agencies and entrepreneurs are accompanying him on his visit to Kazakhstan. asiaplustj.info »
According to data from the Council of Veterans of War and Labor of the Republic of Tajikistan, only 37 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 are estimated to be still alive in Tajikistan, while last year, 59 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 celebrated Victory Day in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has lowered the refinancing rate by 1. 0 percent. The press center of Tajikistan’s financial regulator says the NBT Committee for Monetary Police met in Dushanbe on April 28. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reported on April 28 that trouble appears to be brewing on Tajikistan’s common border with in the remote Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO, in southeastern Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
A report, released PRODAFT on April 27 this year, explores an operational environment which is owned by Nomadic Octopus espionage group that has reportedly been active since 2020. asiaplustj.info »
Assistant to the President on Economic Affairs Nematullo Hikmatullozoda, heading a Tajik delegation, is representing Tajikistan at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors that will be held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from May 2-5, 2023 under the theme “Rebounding Asia: Recover, Reconnect, and Reform,” according to the ADB Tajikistan asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has instructed relevant ministries and agencies to consider and approve a list of food products, mineral fertilizers, diesel fuel and gasoline being imported into the country this year on a preferential basis for the formation of state reserves. asiaplustj.info »
An e-commerce company Wildberries is considering the issue of entering the markets of new countries for itself – Azerbaijan, Georgia and Tajikistan. The founder and top manager of this company, Mrs. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say Russia and Tajikistan have reached an agreement on mutual recognition of standards and technical regulations. A technical regulation is a document stipulating conditions that is mandatory. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday, April 27, the U.S. Ambassador Manuel Micaller participated in an event to celebrate the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) achievements in helping Tajikistan combat COVID-19 and introduce a new initiative to help the country better respond to any possible future pandemic, according to the US Embassy in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
Ms. Sarah Rinaldi, Head of Unit for the Middle East & Central Asia in the European Commission Directorate General for International Partnerships, visited Tajikistan to co-chair the 3rd European Union – Tajikistan Sub-Committee on Development Cooperation. asiaplustj.info »
IOM Tajikistan jointly with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of Tajikistan conducted a research on the mental health of migrants in Tajikistan. The research has reportedly found a gap in mental health services for returning migrants. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan is currently discussing the issue of importing early onions from Tajikistan and stabilizing prices for early onions, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Trade and Integration says. In early March, Kazakhstan signed an agreement with Tajikistan on delivering Tajik early vegetables to Kazakhstan in the off-season. asiaplustj.info »
The United States Department of State said on April 22 that the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is traveling l travel to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on April 22-27. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has all necessary conditions for accelerated industrialization, which is the country’s fourth strategic goal, the Minister of Industry and New Technologies Sherali Kabir said on April 18 while delivering a statement at ceremony of completion of the Innovation Policy Program’s project. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first three months of this year, thirty-five countries of the world provided 19,200,800 US dollars’ worth of 2,413. 5 tons of humanitarian aid to Tajikistan, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
In March, the cost of products of the food industry increased in Tajikistan on average by 1. 7 percent, which is 0. 9 percent higher compared to February, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first quarter (January-March) of this year, Tajikistan has earned more than 8. 6 million US dollars from the electricity exports, which is 17. 5 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The possibility of attraction of Chinese funds for construction and rehabilitation of the remaining sections of the Dushanbe-Kulma highway were discussed here on April 12 at a meeting of Tajik Minister of Azim Ibrohim with officials and entrepreneurs of the Chinese city of Kashgar. asiaplustj.info »
The opportunities of cooperation in different fields have been discussed at a meeting of top managers of the Tajikistan’s State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) with senior representatives of a number of Chinese companies. asiaplustj.info »
The consumer price index (CPI) inflation in Tajikistan stood at 0. 9 percent in March compared with 0. 5 percent in January and 0. 4 percent in February. The National Bank of Tajikistan says annual inflation for Tajikistan for the 12 months ended March stood at 3. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s public debt to GDP ratio decreased from 50 percent at the beginning of 2020 to 33. 3 percent by January 1, 2023, according to the World Bank report entitled “Weak Growth, High Inflation, and Cost-of-Living Crisis: Europe and Central Asia Economic Update”. asiaplustj.info »
An online roundtable with participation of enterprises of light industry of Tajikistan and Russia’s Tatarstan Republic took place on April 10. asiaplustj.info »
This year, Tajikistan is expected to celebrate Idi Ramazon or Eid ul-Fitr on April 21. An official source within the Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulema – Tajikistan’s highest Islamic institution) of the Islamic Center of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview that according to the preliminary data, the holy month of Ramadan this year will last 29 days. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday, April 11, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Muzaffar Huseynzoda met the Resident Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network in Tajikistan (AKDN) Qozidavlat Qoimdodov. asiaplustj.info »
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a cross-border survey (CBS) between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan locust control agencies on April 4-8, according to FAO Office in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Over the past three pandemic and postpandemic years, Tajikistan has been able to significantly reduce poverty rate, while in other member nations of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), the number of low-income families has increased significantly over this difficult period, says the Macroeconomic Review: April 2023 released by the EDB on April 10. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s economy continues showing signs of growth slowdown while inflation picked up in February, says Macroeconomic Review: April 2023 released by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) on April 10. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s economic growth is expected to decelerate to 5.0 percent this year as the 2022 positive shock subsides and remittance inflows diminish, which is expected to result in a contraction in private consumption, says a report released by the World Bank (WB). asiaplustj.info »
An official visit of Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow to Tajikistan, which was scheduled for April 10-11, has been postponed due to the death of his grandmother Ogulabad eje, according to the Tajik president’s press service. asiaplustj.info »
The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Dr. Nazila Ghanea, will conduct an official visit to Tajikistan from April 11-12, 2023. asiaplustj.info »
A one-on-one meeting between Emomali Rahmon and Ilham Aliyev was followed by an extended meeting with participation of official delegations of Tajikistan and Azerbaijan. The Tajik president’s official website says the parties discussed the entire spectrum of interstate relations between the two countries. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s economic growth is projected to moderate in 2023, as geopolitical uncertainty remains high, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to slow to 5. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has allocated more than 20 million somonis (equivalent to about 1.8 million US dollars) for implementation of its seed-farming development program designed for five years (2021-2025). asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Russia started a joint five-day military drill near the Tajik Afghan border on April 3. asiaplustj.info »
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev is expected to arrive in Dushanbe on a short state visit tomorrow morning, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
