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870,700 foreign citizens have visited Tajikistan over the first nine months of this year, which was nearly 60.5 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan (526,700 foreign nationals visited Tajikistan in January-September last year). asiaplustj.info »
The Finance Inquirer referring to the results of the international study by the Research Group Central Asia (RGCA) and data from UNICEF, the World Bank and the OECD, has published a ranking of top 10 countries with the best dynamics of enrollment of children in preschool education. asiaplustj.info »
On November 7, during the visit of Hela Cheikhrouhou, IFC's regional Vice President, discussions were held with entrepreneurs from the most priority industries for the country, according to press release issued by IFC. asiaplustj.info »
Iran's Deputy Culture Minister for Arts Affairs Mahmoud Salari termed Iran and Tajikistan as friends during hard times, adding that the two countries' foes want these two nations which share the same language, culture, history and civilization, not remain close friends of each other. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed two grants for a total of 93.2 million US dollars to help Tajikistan mitigate the adverse economic and social impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and rehabilitate a road from Oqmazor to Bokhtar in the Khatlon province. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian media reports say all of the individuals involved in in the fatal shooting attack on religious site in the Iranian southern city of Shiraz have been arrested. All of the detainees are reportedly non-Iranian and are from the Republic of Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday November 7, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met in Sharm al Sheikh, Egypt with the Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday November 7, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met in Sharm al-Sheikh with the Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz on the sidelines of COP27, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
The Climate Implementation Summit on November 7-8 opens the 27th United Nations climate change conference (COP27) in Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt, which will last until November 18. The conference has brought together the parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These include the EU and all EU member states. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan marks the 28th anniversary of the adoption of the country’s Constitution. The Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan was adopted on November 6, 1994. The Constitution declares ideological and political pluralism, ensuring human rights and social-legal guarantees. asiaplustj.info »
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Official Moscow says it is ready to isolate itself from the global internet. But experts say that is not easy. Between June and July last year, Russia cut itself off from the global internet network in a series of radical experiments aimed at testing if the country has what it takes to survive going “offline. asiaplustj.info »
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) railway companies have adopted a tariff policy for rail freight in 2023. Citing the Belarusian railways, the CIS Executive Committee says the tariff policy of the railways of the CIS member nations was adopted at the tariff conference of the railway administrations of the CIS countries that took place on November 1. asiaplustj.info »
Fifty-seven countries of the world have provided about 110. 374. 7 million US million dollars’ worth of 11,569. 7 tons of humanitarian aid to Tajikistan in January-September this year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) notes that alarms are ringing throughout the world: the most ruinous floods in Pakistan’s history, the worst drought in a generation in East Africa, Everest base camp turned from a frigid outpost to a lakeside camp. asiaplustj.info »
The government session that took place on October 31 endorsed a draft law on the national budget for 2023. The government-run news agency Khovar says the revenue part of the budget for 2023 is projected to stand at 37. asiaplustj.info »
The wife of Daler Imomali, a noted Tajik blogger who was sentenced to 10 years in prison last month, has wrote a letter to President Emomali Rahmon asking for assistance in the release of her husband from prison. asiaplustj.info »
Over the past two days, the price for one liter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Dushanbe has risen from 6. 20 somonis on November 1 to 7. 20 somonis on November 3 (16. 13-percent increase), with similar price rises in other parts of the country. asiaplustj.info »
Citing the Customs Department of Samarkand region, Uzbek media reports say a temporary restriction will be imposed on movement and vehicles and citizens via the Jarteppa Border Crossing Point (BCP) on the Uzbekistan-Tajikistan border, which is expected to be overhauled soon. Kun. asiaplustj.info »
Ukrainian blogger Dmitry Gordon keeps claiming that Iran-designed drones produced in Tajikistan are being used by Russia in the war in Ukraine. He appealed to the international community to investigate production of drones in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The arrival of Russians in the post-Soviet countries has a positive effect on the economies of the host countries, although it carries some risks. RBC says this opinion was expressed by Tatyana Orlova, a leading emerging markets economist at the British consulting company Oxford Economics. asiaplustj.info »
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is set to kick off in November. It will be the 22nd edition of the competition, and the first played in the Arab world. To this event, the country has erected grandiose sports arenas, which will be able to accommodate tens of thousands of fans. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has the lowest average monthly wage in Central Asia. In August this year, the average monthly wage in Tajikistan amounted to 1,623 somonis (equivalent to 159. 00 U. S. dollars), which is a decrease of 14. asiaplustj.info »
Ms. Gulanor Atobek, who had previously served as deputy head of Alif Bank, was appointed to head the Bank. One of co-founders of the Bank, Abdullo Kurnanov, writes on his Facebook page that together with Ms. Atobek, Daler Karimov and Dilovar Amonov will run the Bank. asiaplustj.info »
EducationUSA Dushanbe Center invites high school students to participate in the EducationUSA Virtual Fair that will feature more than 50 US colleges and universities. At the fair, which will take place on November 5 from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm, attendees will connect to the virtual environment from which they will be able to access different event spaces. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday paid a working visit to southern districts of Khatlon province, according to the Tajik president’s official visit. Qubodiyon district was the first leg of his visit to the southern part of Khatlon. asiaplustj.info »
The publication “National Digitalization Strategies of Central Asian States: Challenges and Opportunities” by Farrukh Hakimov, Head of Department at the Development Strategy Center (Uzbekistan), analyzes the current processes of digital transformation in the region by focusing on national digitalization strategies of Central Asian states. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbek media reports say the country’s authorities are considering the possibility of granting prisoners online access to public services. Kun.uz reports that Uzbekistan’s Interior Ministry has published a draft law on amending the internal regulations of penitentiary institutions on the Unified Portal of Interactive Public Services. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday October 31, President Emomali Rahmon received World Health Organization (WHO) European Regional Bureau Director Hans Henri Kluge. According to the Tajik president’s official website, the parties discussed state and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and the World Health Organization. asiaplustj.info »
The government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, took place on October 31. The draft law on the national budget for 2023 and forecast of state budget indicators for 2024-2025 were one of major topics of the session, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan has launched Central Asia’s ever first workshop for heat treatment. UzDaily says the metal heat treatment line with the projected cost of 10 million US dollars has been launched in the Ferghana region. asiaplustj.info »
A total length of roads in Tajikistan being on the balance sheet of the Ministry of Transport (MoT) is about 15,000 kilometers, including more than 3,300 kilometers of roads of international importance, more than 2,100 kilometers of roads of republican significance and about 9,000 kilometers of local roads. asiaplustj.info »
On Friday October 28, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon took part in an extraordinary session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Collective Security Council that was held via video link, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Agribusiness Competitiveness Activity in Tajikistan (ACAT) on October 27 celebrated the launch of the photobook entitled “Groundbreakers: The Fearless 15” to recognize the women entrepreneurs of the Khatlon province for their outstanding efforts to improve agribusiness and drive Tajikistan’s sustainable asiaplustj.info »
The current configuration of Tajikistan’s common border with Kyrgyzstan is the product of Soviet mapmakers drawing the dividing lines for Soviet republics. After the Soviet Union collapsed in late 1991, these became the borders of independent nations. asiaplustj.info »
Child poverty across Europe and Central Asia (ECA) has soared by 19 percent, as Ukraine war and rising inflation drive four million children into poverty. A report released by UNICEF on October 17 says data from 22 countries across the region featured in the study shows children are bearing the heaviest burden of the economic crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved additional grant financing of US$43.2 million to scale up the safety and reliability of the road network in southern Tajikistan and enhance women’s access to social and economic activities, according to ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM). asiaplustj.info »
Specialists of the Department of Seed Production and Breeding Achievements of the Ministry of Agriculture have determined the stock of seed fund of and leguminous crops for sowing in 2023. According to their data, the stock of seeds of these crops is 86,823 tons, including 77,662 tons of wheat seeds, 8,506 tons of barley seeds, 44 tons of oats seeds, and 610 tons of legumes seeds. asiaplustj.info »
Participants in the regional Central Asia-EU high-level meeting that took place yesterday in the Kazakh capital of Astana have adopted a joint communique. In their joint press communique, the signatories welcomed the institutionalization of the relationship between the Central Asian nations and the EU through the existing high-level platforms. asiaplustj.info »
The Kyrgyz government has suspended access to the website of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Kyrgyz Service , known locally as Radio Azattyk , after RFE/RL refused to take down a video of one of its news programs that reported on clashes at the border with Tajikistan, Radio Azattyk reported on October 26. asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe authorities take measures to regulate entry of cars into the Tajik capital and intracity traffic routes as well as improve the quality of transport services in the capital. By Dushanbe mayor’s decree restriction will be imposed on entry of vehicles carrying passengers from regions. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first three quarters of this year, Tajikistan has exported more than 421 million U.S. dollars’ worth of precious a metals and stones, which is 59.4 percent fewer than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
As part of his working visit to the Republic Korea, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin on October 25 met in Busan with his Korean counterpart Park Jin. According to the Tajik MFA information department, the parties discussed issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Korea. asiaplustj.info »
In Tajikistan, where most houses in rural areas are heated by coal and wood, with the onset of cold weather the demand of the population for this type of fuel has increased. This year, the price for one kilogram of industrial coal (a coal generally used as a heat source in the production of lime, cement and for other industrial uses and is not considered thermal) has risen from 0. asiaplustj.info »
Speaking at the official ceremony of putting the modernized generating unit 1 unit of the Nurek hydroelectric power plant (HPP) -- the main asset of Tajikistan’s energy system – into operation, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
The 5th edition of the Festival of Traditional Textile “Atlas Bayrami” (“Celebrating Atlas”) was held in Margilan, Ferghana valley, Uzbekistan from October 20 to October 22, 2022. asiaplustj.info »
Residents of Dushanbe can watch the partial solar eclipse today afternoon. “The initial phase of the eclipse falls on 3:23 pm local times and its final phase falls on 5:30 pm local time,” Ms. Gulchehra Qohirova, Director of the Institute of Astrophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Rishi Sunak became Britain's first prime minister of color on Tuesday after he won the race to lead the Conservative Party, tasked with steering a deeply divided country through an economic downturn set to leave millions of people poorer. asiaplustj.info »
Russia’s Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev told reporters in Moscow on October 19 that responsibility for labor migrants for violation of the rules of stay in the Russian federation will be toughened. asiaplustj.info »
Following concerns expressed by the people of Panjshir province regarding the Taliban’s “massive crackdown” on Panjshir’s civilians, Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, invited Afghans to communicate human rights concerns to his office. asiaplustj.info »
