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Discussions on a one-month basic reserve service are still going on in Tajikistan. Today, the main issue is the side of the fee for the one-month basic reserve service. A source within the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has told Asia-Plus that the preliminary fee for the one-month basic reserve service is set at 25,000 somonis. asiaplustj.info »
Due to the unknown whereabouts of Islom Anvarzoda, former deputy chief prosecutor in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, and the alleged culprit in a traffic accident in which one of Tajikistan's most popular singers, Bahrom Ghafouri, was killed, the Prosecutor-General’s Office has suspended investigation into this case. asiaplustj.info »
American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products Google bended to tax demands in Tajikistan on March 3 following American online social media and social networking service Facebook Ireland Ltd , which filed its papers with the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan on March 2. asiaplustj.info »
Over 100,000 inhabitants of Tajikistan’s fourth-largest city, Kulob, will receive access to an improved water supply and water treatment services following major upgrades financially supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU), according to the EBRD Dushanbe Resident Office. An EBRD sovereign loan of up to ˆ7. asiaplustj.info »
The Supreme Court of Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic has extended the arrest for Tajik national Furqat Abdufattoyev for two months on the basis of a new request filed by the Kyrgyz authorities, Abdufattoyev’s relatives told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty says a high-ranking Afghan politician has found himself at the center of a scandal in Tajikistan involving US$15 million in cash and some 90 kilos of gold bars seized from smugglers at the Dushanbe airport in November. asiaplustj.info »
The press center of the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan press center says Facebook was registered with the Tax Committee on March 2, 2021. The company has reportedly been registered as VAT payer through the Committee’s official website http://www.andoz.tj. asiaplustj.info »
As of January 1, 2021, the population of Tajikistan has been 9. 504 million, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Last year, natural population growth in the country reportedly amounted to 2. asiaplustj.info »
732,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will be delivered to Tajikistan in March, Navrouz Jaffarov, the head of Directorate for Sanitary and Epidemiological Security, Emergency and Urgent Medical Care at the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population, told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
When Tajikistan last summer helped its neighbors with water, many, including experts, said that because of that a power rationing had been introduced in Tajikistan itself. Uzbek media reports, citing the Minister of Water Resources of Uzbekistan, say Uzbekistan can face the same acute water shortage in the irrigation season that affected the country in 2008. asiaplustj.info »
Second meeting of the Steering Committee for the Improving Health and Habitat Integration in the Rasht Region Project, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) agencies, was held at Dushanbe Serena Hotel on February 25 with participation of Chairman of the Local Development Committee under the President asiaplustj.info »
Afghan parliament vice-speaker Mohammad Mirza Katawazai has stated that he was not involved in the smuggling of 90 kilograms of gold and 15 million U.S. dollars out of Afghanistan into Tajikistan and the attempt to smuggle them into a third country. asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered at the 22nd Session of the Consultative Council on Improvement of the Investment Climate under the President of Tajikistan, Mr. Jan-Peter Olters, World Bank Country Manager also Chair of the Development Coordination Council (DCC), in particular, noted that this year’s discussion fell in the period of public consultations on such a draft tax code. asiaplustj.info »
Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP), seeks an opportunity to sell electricity generated by the Sangtuda-1 HPP itself. The company has repeatedly raised the issue of increasing the supply of electricity generated by the Sangtuda-1 HPP and independently exporting it at different levels. asiaplustj.info »
Since the beginnin of this year, liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have risen nearly 12.5 percent in Dushanbe, with similar price rises in other regions of Tajikistan. The price for one liter of liquefied natural gas in Dushanbe has increased from 4.00 somonis at the beginning of the year to 4.50 somonis. asiaplustj.info »
In January, inflation rate in Tajikistan stood at 0. 7 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Meanwhile, the cost of products of the food industry in January reportedly rose 13. asiaplustj.info »
While proceeding via border crossing points (BCPs) along the Tajik-Uzbek border people must pass a paid express test for COVID-19, a source within the government of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Four joint exercises for military personnel of member nations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are expected to be conducted in Tajikistan this year. This is due to threats along the border with Afghanistan, the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, told reporters in Moscow on February 25. asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe is expected to host a senior officials meeting and the 9th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) on March 29 and 30. Initiated by the Afghan Foreign Ministry and Tajik Embassy in Kabul, an ambassadorial meeting of the HoA-IP took place in the Afghan capital on February 25. asiaplustj.info »
In January 2020, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan amounted to 408 million U. S. dollars, which is 60 percent of the January 2020 level, says the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan ranks 143rd among 158 nations in a “Readiness Index” developed by the Technology and Innovation Report 2021 released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on February 25. asiaplustj.info »
Representatives of Alif-Bank say Tajik business people and potential investors are looking forward to the development of a new tax code. 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 »
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has been working with its partners, the SAROB cooperative, ACTED, Camp Kuhiston and the Mountain Societies Development Support Programme, to implement a European Union-funded program designed to help farmers improve their yields – thereby providing their families with greater food security and more nutritious diets – and protect their livelihoods, 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 »
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has extended an operating license of Tajik-China Insurance LLC for five years. A decision on extending the term of the company’s voluntary insurance license was issued on February 19, according to the NBT press center. asiaplustj.info »
The consequences of climate change are to some extent already noticeable in Tajikistan. Independent researcher Abduqodir Khurshed notes that in order to build a full-fledged strategy for adaptation to climate change as soon as possible, it is necessary to develop environmental education. The global average temperature has already risen by 0. asiaplustj.info »
In addition to US$8.63 million approved for COVID-19 vaccines, the World Bank is providing another US$12.57 million in grant financing for the Tajikistan Emergency COVID-19 Project, to further strengthen Tajikistan’s heath care capacity and protect vulnerable population groups in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli. The two sides discussed separate aspects of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Iran, especially state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the field of security, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan last year spent 190 million U. S. dollars servicing its external debt, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) Secretariat. Of this amount, US$124 million were spent to service the principal and US$66. asiaplustj.info »
The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an Italian carabineri police officer, and their Congolese driver were killed in a shooting on Monday while travelling in the DRC in a UN convoy, the Italian Foreign Ministry said, according to Euronews . asiaplustj.info »
A statement released by the European Union following the 9th meeting of the Cooperation Council between the European that was held via video conference last Friday, in particular, says that the EU welcomed the ongoing public consultation on the new Tax Code in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the formation of Tajikistan’s National Army, festive activities will take place in all cities and districts of the country. According to the press center of the Ministry of Defense (MoD), a solemn meeting dedicated to the 28th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Armed Forces is taking place at the Kokhi Borbad Tate Complex in Dushanbe today. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday February 22, President Emomali Rahmon signed an order on holding three culture contests in the country this year on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence, which will be celebrated on September 9 this year. asiaplustj.info »
Russian authorities say they have detected what is believed to be "human infection with avian influenza H5N8." Russia notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of the possible strain. Russia said Saturday that its scientists had detected the world's first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu from birds to humans. asiaplustj.info »
Since 2018, the Eurasia Foundation Central Asia - Tajikistan (EFCA-Tajikistan) has been implementing the European Union (EU) funded project, Activating the Potential of CSOs as Actors and Partners in the Governance, Accountability and Implementation of Rural Development Projects. asiaplustj.info »
The Cooperation Council between the European Union (EU) and Tajikistan held its ninth meeting on Friday, 19 February via video conference between Brussels, Lisbon and Dushanbe, because of the travel restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank will provide more than 21. 1 million U. S. dollars to Tajikistan for vaccination of priority population groups, Tajik Deputy Minister of Finance, Jamshed Karimzoda, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 19. asiaplustj.info »
Interview of Dr. Naqvi, UCA Rector on Board, with Asia-Plus Q: Why was a university with world-class standards built in the mountainous areas of Central Asia? Typically, such universities are in capital cities. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Nusratullo Davlatzoda, the head of the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, revealed on February 18 that tax debts have reached 844 million somonis (equivalent to 75 million U.S. dollars) in the country. asiaplustj.info »
Six newly appointed ambassadors presented their credentials to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on February 18. According to the Tajik president’s official website, the new ambassadors included Mohammad Zahir Aghbar of Afghanistan, Michel Tarran of France, Luai Issa of the State of Palestine, Agostino Pinna of Italy, Mihaly Galosfai of Hungary, and Refik Sabanovic of Croatia. asiaplustj.info »
Two peaks located in the western part of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has been renamed. In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Olimjon Muhammadjonzoda, the head of the Committee on Language and Terminology, noted on February 17 that Korzhenevskoi Peak has been renamed Ozodi Peak and Ozodi Peak has been renamed Sangtalak. asiaplustj.info »
Former president Donald Trump has been named as the worst president in US history in a new YouGov poll, while his predecessor Barack Obama was voted the best. The results of the survey show the polarization of US political opinions at the end of the Trump presidency and as he is facing an impeachment trial in the Senate over the Capitol insurrection. asiaplustj.info »
As of February 1, 2021, Uzbekistan’s gold and currency reserves amounted to 34. 319 billion U. S. dollars, which is 700 million U. S. dollars fewer than of January 1, 2021, spot. uz says , citing the Central Bank of Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday February 16, President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali got acquainted with the pace of construction of Istiqlol (Independence) Square in Dushanbe, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
The Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan Sherali Kabir has expressed concern about the slow pace of development of light industry in the country. In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Sherali Kabir noted on February 16 that in Kyrgyzstan, whose potential is lower than that of Tajikistan, 158,000 people are employed in the light industry. asiaplustj.info »
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During last year, the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption detected untargeted use of 124.5 million somonis at the site for construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), the anticorruption chief Sulaimon Sultonzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 16. asiaplustj.info »
The head of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption Sulaimon Sultonzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 16 that according to findings by the anticorruption agency, corruption cost Tajikistan at 348. 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 »
