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Tajikistan scored 42 points and took the 126th place in the Open Data Inventory (ODIN) rating. The rating, which was updated on August 9 this year, covered 195 countries of the world, Ferghana reports. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan produced 2. 1 million tons of cement in the first half of 2023 and exported more than 538 thousand tons of them to other countries. This is 138 thousand tons less than in the same period last year. asiaplustj.info »
Prince Rahim Aga Khan on August 4 met His Holiness Pope Francis in Lisbon, during the Pope’s visit to mark World Youth Day, a week-long religious and cultural event established by the Catholic Church to bring together young people from around the world, according to the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). Prince Rahim was reportedly accompanied by Mr. asiaplustj.info »
Information on the volume of remittances sent by labor migrants to Tajikistan has not been published by banks for already several months, Sirojiddin Ikromi, the head of Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank), told reporters in Dushanbe on August 8. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six month of this year, 228 suicide and suicide attempts have been reported in Tajikistan, which is 10 cases fewer than in the same period last year, Ms. Hilolbi Qurbonzoda, Chairperson of the Committee for Family and Women’s Affairs (Committee) under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on August 9. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Ms. Hilolbi Qurbonzoda, Chairperson of the Committee for Family and Women’s Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan revealed on August 9 that the number of women leaving the country for the Russian Federation has increased. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon and Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda today morning visited the site for construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP). The Tajik president’s official website says the main purpose of the visit was for them to get acquainted with the progress of construction work in the emergency gate building of the construction tunnel of the fourth level. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Rustam Mirzozoda, the head of Tajikistan’s High Economic Court, stated on August 7 that the Economic Court of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has granted the request of the GBAO chief prosecutor’s office for the appropriation of a land plot in GBAO’s capital, Khorog, where the University of Central Asia asiaplustj.info »
According to data from the Antimonopoly Agency under the Government of Tajikistan, 248 monopolistic companies have been registered today. A monopolist refers to an individual, group, or company that dominates and controls the market for a Meanwhile, as of January 1, 2022, there were about 100 monopolistic companies operating in the country. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon has introduced staff changes to the Main Border Guard Directorate functioning under the State Committee for National Security (SCNS). The Tajik president’s official website says that by president’s decree of August 7 Nasimjon Rajabzoda was relieved of his post of the First Deputy Commander of the Border Troops in connection with transfer to other job. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Dilmurod Davlatzoda, the Director of the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions under the Government of Tajikistan, said on August 4 that the Government allocates 261. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Dilmurod Davlatzoda, the Director of the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions under the Government of Tajikistan, said on August 4 that the Government allocates 261. asiaplustj.info »
The Khatlon regional court sentenced three officers of the Kulob police department – Shamshod Sharifzoda, Zafar Kholov and Jamshed Karomatov – to 14 years in prison each at the end of July. The sentenced followed their conviction on the charges of torture and involvement in the death of resident of the city of Kulob Abduqahhor Roziqov. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports said yesterday that the Islamic State (IS) terror group has confirmed the death of its leader Abu Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi and named Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Quraishi as his replacement. asiaplustj.info »
T wo migrants from Tajikistan were killed in a mass brawl in the Russian city of Chekhov in the Moscow oblast on the night of August 1. Russian media quoted law enforcement as saying that two people were stabbed in the brawl that took place in Chekhov near Moscow on the night of August 1 and died on the spot. asiaplustj.info »
Turkmen media reports says the first summit of the leaders of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will take place in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, on August 4. asiaplustj.info »
Turkmen media reports says the first summit of the leaders of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will take place in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, on August 4. asiaplustj.info »
Speaking at a news conference in Dushanbe, representatives of the Language and Terminology Committee under Government of Tajikistan noted on August 3 that names of 7,695 geographical features and 5,083 settlements in Tajikistan do not correspond to national traditions, and all of them will be renamed in the future. asiaplustj.info »
The issue of demolition of Rohat Teahouse is still under consideration, Dushanbe chief architect Sami Aziziyon told reporters in Dushanbe yesterday. According to him, “the issue of Rohat Teahouse demolition is being considered according to the municipal redevelopment plan of Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
The ban on the import of vehicles manufactured before the year 2013 will take effect in two monthsn after publication in an official newspaper. The president’s official website said on August 2 that the government of Tajikistan has adopted a decree on the ban on the import of vehicles manufactured before the year of 2013 into the territory of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
New buildings for Tajikistan’s government and parliament will be commissioned in 2024, Nizom Mirzozoda, the head of the Committee for Architecture and Construction under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on August 2. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, 11,162 crimes have been reported in Tajikistan, which is 7.0 percent fewer than in the same period last year ((based on data from the Interior Ministry of Tajikistan), according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. Of those 11,262 crimes, 9,380 crimes (80. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has adopted the program for development of paulownia cultivation designed for 2024-2025, Abdujabbor Yusufzoda, Director of the Forestry Agency under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on August 1. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West visited Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, to attend the C5+1 special session on Afghanistan that took place there on July 27-28. During the session, the five Central Asian countries and the United States discussed plans for providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
During a meeting with reporters, the Minister of Agriculture Qurbon Hakimzoda on July 31 suggested a number of proposals that he believed would contribute to lowering prices for agricultural goods. He, in particular, suggests that the period of benefits granted to poultry and fish breeders as well as beekeepers be extended. asiaplustj.info »
The Minister of Agriculture Qurbon Hakimzoda has sharply criticized officials of districts subordinate to the center for ‘poor performance’, especially the irrational use of land resources. His criticism, directed especially at local officials in Roudaki, Nourobod and Vahdat districts, came during a meeting with reporters in Dushanbe on July 31. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajik Air (Tajikistan’s national air carrier) Director Parviz Shodmonzoda noted on July 28 that Tajik Air is expected to resume flights within the next few months. asiaplustj.info »
Thomas West, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, and Rina Amiri, the Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights, have embarked on a five-day trip to Kazakhstan and Qatar from July 26 to July 31 to discuss the situation in Afghanistan with the Taliban delegation and representatives from regional countries. asiaplustj.info »
Currently, only two companies – domestic Somon Oil and China’s CNPC – have licenses for exploring oil and gas deposits in in Tajikistan, Ilhomjon Oimuhammadzoda, the head of the Main Geology Directorate under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on July 27. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reported on July 26 that China’s General Administration of Customs (GTU) has released trade data for the first half of 2023 involving Central Asian nations, and to no one’s surprise Turkmenistan is the only one of the five with a favorable trade balance with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Overall, China has reportedly exported about US$26. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty reported on July 26 that officials in Tajikistan have taken over several major properties, including a hotel, a lycee, and a city park that are linked to the influential spiritual leader Aga Khan in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). asiaplustj.info »
As of July 1, 2023, debts of Tajikistan’s enterprises and organizations have totaled about 93 billion somonis (equivalent to more than 8. 5 billion US dollars), which is 40 percent more compared to the same date last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
In March last year, the self-proclaimed Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan set in motion an ambitious plan for the Qosh Tepa irrigation canal, a potential lifeline for drought-ridden Afghanistan. However, its construction casts a looming shadow over Central Asian downstream nations of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, exacerbating water scarcity threats. asiaplustj.info »
July 25 was the deadline given by the Ministry of Vice and Virtue of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) for women’s beauty parlors before many of them are closed. The United Nations said that the forced closure of women's beauty salons could negatively impact the economy of women. asiaplustj.info »
Alongside, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, Tajikistan has re-entered the list of the countries most visited by Russian tourists, RBK reports , citing findings of polls carried out by Renaissance Insurance Group and Ozon Travel. asiaplustj.info »
According to statistical data from the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation about the migration situation in the country, about 87,000 nationals of Tajikistan have got Russian citizenship over the first six months of this year, which is 13,000 more compared to the same period last year. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and the United States have discussed issues of expansion of interbank relations for sustainability of Tajikistan’s financial system. The press center of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) says these issues were discussed here on July 22 at a meeting of NBT head Hokim Kholiqzoda with U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Manuel P. Micaller, Jr. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday July 24, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon had phone talks with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev, according to the Tajik president’s official website. Rahmon reportedly congratulated Mirziyoyev on his birthday, wishing him health, happiness, well-being and new big successes in the implementation of state plans for the benefit of the fraternal people of Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has produced a total of 20. 711 billion somonis worth of industrial goods , according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday July 21, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, who arrived in Dushanbe on a working visit. The Tajik president’s official website says the parties discussed state and prospects of further expansion of the bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
This year, International Culture and Tourism Festival “Roof of the World” is expected to take place in the Central Park of Khorog City, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), from August 22-23. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan’s external trade turnover amounted to 3. 415 billion U. S. dollars, which is 2. 8 percent, or 98. 2 million US dollars, fewer than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, consumer price and rates have risen on average 2. 3 percent, which is 1. 6 percent fewer compared to the same period last year, according the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday, July 18, the US Ambassador to Tajikistan Manuel Micaller and the Resident Representative of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Tajikistan Qozidavlat Qoimdodov visited the rehabilitated Khojaboqirgon floating pumping station in Bobojon-Ghafourov district, Sughd province. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday July 19, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince also Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on the sidelines of the first summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the Central Asian countries (C5). asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, more than 490,000 foreign tourists have visited Tajikistan, which is nearly a third more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
AKIpress says that in a report released at a government session in Bishkek, Kamchybek Tashiyev, Chief of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (GKNB) also Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, relieved on January 20 that over the past 2 asiaplustj.info »
Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has earned more than 43.2 million U.S. dollars from the electricity exports, which is 1.4 million US dollars less compared to the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe authorities introduce non-cash payment for the rental of textbooks for schoolchildren starting from August 1, Navrouz Mirzo, a spokesman for the Ministry of Education and Science (MoES), told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Central Asia Summit yesterday issued the joint statement that affirmed the significance of strengthening political and strategic relations between the GCC countries and Central Asia, stressing the importance of dialogue and partnership towards new horizons in various fields. asiaplustj.info »
