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In winter period Tajikistan delivers electricity to Afghanistan in small volumes, “solely for the safety of the power transmission lines and other equipment,” a source within Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s power utility company) told Asia-Plus Thursday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Tajikistan’s human rights record continued to deteriorate amid an ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression and the political opposition, as well as targeting of independent lawyers, journalists, and family members of opposition activists abroad. asiaplustj.info »
A COVID-19 revaccination campaign has been launched in Tajikistan, Navrouz Jafarov, an official with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), told Asia-Plus yesterday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
Acting Defense Minister in Taliban’s Interim Government, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, said on Tuesday at a ceremony in Kabul, during which the air force held an exercise, that the military aircraft that were taken abroad should be returned, according to TOLOnews . asiaplustj.info »
A flagship report by the World Bank notes that output in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is estimated to have expanded by 5.8 percent in 2021, reflecting a faster-than-expected rebound in domestic demand through most of the year. asiaplustj.info »
Goldmania.ru , citing the World Gold Council, notes that Tajikistan’s gold reserves decreased from 22.3 tons in 2019 to 8 tons in 2021. Monetary gold is gold held by a monetary authority principally as an element of its foreign exchange reserves (also sometimes called international reserves). asiaplustj.info »
Last year, total assets of Tajikistan’s insurance companies increased by 28 percent and their total equity increased by 49.8 percent. The head of the National Bank of Tajikistan, Hokim Kholiqzoda, noted this at a meeting that took place at the NBT on January 6 to review the past year’s results of the insurance market activity. asiaplustj.info »
Three agreements, signed between the defense ministries of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on military cooperation, were ratified by Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament in late December. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA reports that Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin yesterday in a message congratulated his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda yesterday received Belarus Ambassador to Tajikistan Viktor Denisenko. The Belarus Embassy’s website says the parties discussed new ways to increase the bilateral trade between the two countries with a focus on implementation of joint long-term economic and humanitarian projects in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say Tajikistan is expected to send about 200 peacekeepers to Kazakhstan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commented on the latest developments in Kazakhstan and made a statement regarding Tajikistan’s participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) operation to provide military assistance to this country. asiaplustj.info »
The Taliban have called on Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to return to Afghanistan helicopters that were flown out of the country in mid-August, TOLONews says , citing the Taliban officials. “We have repeatedly asked the governments of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to return the helicopters. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Afghanistan have come to an agreement on electricity deliveries to Afghanistan in 2022. Interfax, citing the Taliban spokesman Inamulla Samangani, says Tajikistan will deliver US$69 million worth of 1.5 billion kWh of electricity to Afghanistan this year. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet notes that Central Asia is such a politically stagnant region that an election of any kind can be enough to spark some interest. Between presidential and parliamentary votes, it is rare for a year to pass without any national polls to watch. asiaplustj.info »
Asia-Plus has selected the main, in its opinion, changes that will take place this year. The main change is entry into force of the new country’s Tax Code on January 1, 2022. The new Tax Code provides for reducing the number of taxes from 10 to 7 and cutting the income tax rate from 13 percent to 12 percent. asiaplustj.info »
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to Ukraine Davlatali Nazrizoda met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Senik in Kyiv on December 30, 2021. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik MMA fighter Chorshanbe Chorshanbiev under the nickname of Urj, who was extradited from Russia on December 30 and on the same day he was detained at Dushanbe airport by security officers. asiaplustj.info »
In 2022, Russia will deliver 830,000 tons of petroleum products liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Tajikistan on concessional terms, the Ministry of Energy of Russian Federation said on December 29. asiaplustj.info »
Sixty-one countries of the world have provided about 94. 8 million U. S. dollars’ worth of more than 28,500 tons of humanitarian aid to Tajikistan In January-November this year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
National power utility companies of Tajikistan and Afghanistan have reportedly signed an agreement on the supply of electricity from Tajikistan to Afghanistan in 2022. asiaplustj.info »
Russia has extradited 13 persons to Tajikistan wanted by Tajik law enforcement authorities on suspicion of being involved in financial and drug-related crimes. The Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Russian Federation says eleven men and two women have been extradited to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On December 22, Abdurahmon Abdurahmonzoda, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan met here with Ms. Parinaz Pishdadian, Head of Iran’s Center of Trade Fekr-e Bartar, according to the press center of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MoEDT). asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank has approved additional grant financing of US$25 million to the Tajikistan Emergency COVID-19 Project, which is supporting Tajikistan’s efforts to respond to the health, social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. asiaplustj.info »
Fresh batches of 2,962,800 doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Tajikistan today, funded by an Asian Development Bank (ADB) grant approved earlier this year, according to ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM). asiaplustj.info »
Co-chaired by Russian Deputy Foreign minister Oleg Syromolotov and Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister Sodiq Imomi, Russian-Tajik consultations to discuss issues of countering terrorism and extremism against the backcloth of latest development in Afghanistan took place in Moscow on December 22, according to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) press center. asiaplustj.info »
Sputnik Tajikistan reported on December 19 that Tajik Transport Minister Azim Ibrohim has said that now the delivery of imported goods from Japan, Korea, Singapore and other Asian countries through Pakistan to Tajikistan will become more affordable. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first eleven months of this year, Tajikistan has exported about US$94 million worth of electricity, which was 80 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first eleven months of this year, a two-way trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan has valued at 82 million U. S. dollars, which was 26. 1 percent more than in the same period last, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
India and Tajikistan have signed a memorandum on Indian grant assistance for implementation of High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP) in Tajikistan. According to India’s Embassy in Dushanbe, the document was inked on December 16 here by Mr. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Tajikistan (MoHSPP) says a shipment of 141,570 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Tajikistan on December 15. Recall, the United States delivered 153,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Tajikistan on December 13 through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). asiaplustj.info »
The Central Bank of Russia says 1. 289 billion U. S. dollars (USD) have been sent by physical entities through money transfer system to Tajikistan from Russia over the first nine months of this year, which is 5. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is ready to resume rail links with Russia right now in compliance with all sanitary requirements, Anvar Latifzoda, a spokesman for Tajik Railways (Tajikistan’s state-run railways company), told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik cotton growing districts have yielded more than 404,000 tons of raw cotton this year, which is 30,000 tons more than last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA). Only 20 percent of the cotton Tajikistan produces is processed into manufactured goods in Tajikistan, while the remainder is exported for manufacturing outside the country. asiaplustj.info »
Saeed Khatibzadeh, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, said on December 11 that there will be good news about the neutralization and ineffectiveness of sanctions in the coming days. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday December 9, the Ambassador of Japan to Tajikistan, Mr. Takayuki Miyashita, together with Mr. Sirojiddin Rahmnzoda, Head Physician of Central Hospital in Vahdat Township attended the handover ceremony of successful completion of The Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment of Central Hospital in Vahdat Township. asiaplustj.info »
Presided over by Russia’s Trade Representative to Tajikistan, Yevgeniy Korenkov, a working meeting of representatives of Russia’s UMG Construction Equipment Ltd (UMG CE) and Tajikistan’s RemSpetsMash Ltd (Special Machine Repairs) took place in Dushanbe on December 8. asiaplustj.info »
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will strengthen the military infrastructure of Tajikistan for the sake of regional security. asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$1. 3 million transaction technical assistance grant to enhance climate resilience in the Panj river basin in Tajikistan, according to the ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM). asiaplustj.info »
UN Special Rapporteur Siobh civil society, organizations and survivors, to asiaplustj.info »
U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan John Mark Pommersheim and a representative of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan (SCNS), yesterday participated in an equipment handover ceremony at the Regional Training Center of Tajikistan’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Safety and Security Agency in Dushanbe. The U.S. asiaplustj.info »
The first batch of 546,000 doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Tajikistan today, following an Asian Development Bank (ADB) grant approved earlier this year, according to ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM). asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday December 2, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) handed over six oxygen generation systems and medical equipment to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP) of Tajikistan as part of JICA’s assistance to the Government of Tajikistan in its response to COVID-19 pandemic. asiaplustj.info »
The 7th Dushanbe Economic Meeting was held on November 29-30 with 100 participants representing a commitment to jointly discuss the need for innovation and digitalization of the agro-industrial complex and make recommendations for the development of innovative approaches in the agro-industry, taking into account international experience. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has presented three cultural relics at the 6th Congress on the World Heritage of CIS that took place through video conferencing: Zarafshon-Karakum; Ferghana-Sydarya; and Hulbuk -- Ancient Capital of Khuttal, according to the Ministry of Culture of Tajikistan (MoC). asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday December 2, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Tajikistan Takayuki Miyashita, and Tajikistan Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population Jamoliddin Abdullozoda attended the handover ceremony of the Project for Support of Tajikistan in the Fight against Infectious Diseases and the Development of Health System under the Japanese Economic and asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$30 million grant for Tajikistan to modernize the Yovon irrigation and drainage system in the lower Vakhsh river basin, which will help to boost agricultural productivity and increase opportunities for women in land and water management, says press release issued by the ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM). asiaplustj.info »
Eight nationals of Tajikistan have been jailed in Russia for a series of robberies against entrepreneurs in Moscow and Moscow oblast. asiaplustj.info »
A batch of COVID-19 vaccines – 698,500 doses of COVISHIELD, the Indian analogue of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine – was delivered from India to Tajikistan yesterday night under the COVAX mechanism with the support from UNICEF. asiaplustj.info »
Two government-to-government agreements on cooperation between Tajikistan and Russia in the field of education were signed in Dushanbe on November 30, Ehson Khoushbakht, a spokesman for the Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan, told Asia-Plus Tuesday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
