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President Emomali Rahmon has sharply criticized the poor work of the country’s educational system. His criticism, directed at the educational sector came during an address to a joint meeting of both chambers of parliament that took place on December 21. asiaplustj.info »
The trial over the brutal murder of a 5-year-old Tajik girl Huvaido Tillozoda will begin in Moscow on December 22. “The trial will begin in the Moscow Regional Court Wednesday afternoon (at 2:00 pm Moscow time),” Huvaido’s father Abdusalom Saidov told Asia-Plus by phone today morning. asiaplustj.info »
According to data from the Khatlon Health Directorate, 1,227,07 residents of Khatlon province of or over the age of 18 aged (60 percent) have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as of December 19; 889,054 of them have got both COVID-19 vaccine shots. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik authorities plan to relocate more than 900 families from mountain areas to plains within the next three years, The government has adopted a resolution on the procedure of internal migration of the population from land-poor and densely populated mountainous areas to plains having fallow lands in 2022-2024. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP) is considering the possibility of launching a COVID-19 revaccination campaign for the vulnerable segments of the population. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) denies report about 243 Tajik nationals arriving in Belarus from the Russian Federation as absolutely baseless. The Tajik Embassy in Minsk reportedly got in touch with relevant agencies of Belarus and they said that that information does not correspond to the facts, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
Eighteen experts in the field of fashion and sewing from Tajik educational institutions and clothing companies have enrolled in an intensive tailoring course featuring the most modern design technologies and innovative trends: Drafting and Sewing Bottoms and Pattern Drafting & Sewing, says press release issued by the International Trade Center (ITC) Office in 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 »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will address a joint meeting of both chambers of parliament on December 21. Unlike in previous years, the authorities did not announce the themes of the address in advance. asiaplustj.info »
Afghanistan’s central bank (Da Afghanistan Bank) announced that Afghanistan International Bank (AIB) received the fourth batch of dollars in cash that contained US$19. 2 million, Khaama Press reported on December 16. asiaplustj.info »
The victim of brutal beating n notorious polygamy case, 32-year-old Madina Mahmadjonova died in hospital on December 15, a day after Parviz (Lutfullo) Davlatov was sentenced to 8 years on charges of bigamy, torture and incitement to suicide, before the jail term was reduced to five years and four months under an amnesty law. asiaplustj.info »
The Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced Parviz (Lutfullo) Davlatov to eight years in prison on December 14. But amnesty was applied on him and his jail term was cut to five years and four months. asiaplustj.info »
Beginning on January 1, 2022, tinted glass permit fees will be raised in Tajikistan again. This time, the fees will rise 6. 7 percent. The rise in the tinted glass permit fees results from increasing calculating indicator (estimate). asiaplustj.info »
The Committee on Religion, Regulation of Traditions, Celebrations, and Ceremonies (CRA) under the Government of Tajikistan is waiting for permission from the Standing Committee on COVID-19 Response of Tajikistan for performance of Umrah pilgrimage. asiaplustj.info »
The Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda yesterday held a meeting to review the results of operational activities carried out by the Interior Ministry’s office in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) over the first eleven months of this year, according to the Interior Ministry’s official; website. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday December 13, the United States — through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) — delivered an additional 153,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Tajikistan, according to the U. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Justice has published for the first time expenditures the country’s 2022 budget projects totaling for defense, law enforcement agencies and courts. The text of The RT Law “On the National Budget for 2022” posted on the Justice Ministry’s official website says Tajikistan’s 2022 budget projects expenditure of about 2. 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 »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated Olaf Scholz on being elected as the Federal Chancellor of Germany. Emomali Rahmon sent two cables – one to ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel and another one to new Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Tajik president’s official website said on December 11. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say the High Court in London ruled on December 10 that U.S. assurances were enough to guarantee Wikileaks founder Julian Assange would be treated humanely and directed a lower court judge to send the extradition request to Britain's interior minister for review. asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) on December 7 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their long-term collaboration on supporting the Afghan people in building their resilience – providing amongst other things essential health services, food security and access to renewable energy, says press release issued by AKDN. asiaplustj.info »
Access to Internet has been restored in theGorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), but not throughout the whole region. asiaplustj.info »
Azamsho Sharifi, the Adviser to the President for International Affairs, heading a Tajik delegation participated in the 42nd session of the Executive Council of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) that took place in Cairo, Egypt on December 6. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan-assembled electric bus and trolleybus have appeared on the streets of Dushanbe. The electric bus and the trolleybus have been assembled at the Akia Avesto plant in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
The issue of repayment of deposits to Tajprombank’s customers will be resolved within the next few years. Hokim Kholiqzoda, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), stated this at a meeting with reporters on the sidelines of a regular sitting of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majisi Namoyandagon) of parliament that took place on December 8. asiaplustj.info »
Alif Bank has accomplished the first stage of its partnership with Visa with the issuing of debit and premium Visa cards for Tajikistani residents, according to Financial IT . Tajikistani fintech will be using the Visa payment network to roll out its suite of financial products and services over the coming years. 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 »
With only 1.92 megabits per second (Mbps), Tajikistan remains among the countries with the lowest Internet speed in the world. It was known before that the Internet in Turkmenistan is one of the slowest in the world and specialists from the British edition of Cable.co.uk confirmed this once again. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s external debt has increased by 18. 4 million U. S. dollars over the first nine months of this year, reaching 3,243,700,000 U. S. dollars as of October 1, 2021, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan expect to receive 475 million U.S. dollars (equivalent to about 5.4 billion somonis) in grants next year. The RT Law “On the National Budget for 2022”, in particular, notes that 665 million somonis in grants are expected to be provided by international financial institutions next year for budgetary support. asiaplustj.info »
The Financial Times ( FT )’s annual Women of the Year has long celebrated achievement and influence. asiaplustj.info »
Lack of Internet access causes serious problems for residents of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), but nobody explains the reason for switching off the Internet access in the region. Today is already the thirteenth day that Internet is inaccessible in the region. asiaplustj.info »
Customers across Tajikistan will benefit from a greater variety and availability of fresh vegetables thanks to cooperation between the country’s largest private lender Bank Eskhata and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), according to the EBRD Dushanbe Resident Office. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say the White House stated that no official delegation would be sent to the Games because of concerns about China's human rights record. But it said US athletes could attend and would have the government's full support. asiaplustj.info »
Russian 201st military base deployed in Tajikistan has replaced its old combat vehicles with 30 upgraded T-72B3M tanks before the end of 2021, the Russian 201st military base press center said. Army Technology says T-72B3M is an upgraded variant of the T-72B3 main battle tank (MBT). 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 Eurasian Development Bank, which groups Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, published its Macroeconomic Outlook for 2022. The analysis summarizes economic developments in the EBD member nations 2021 and provides key macroeconomic projections for the Bank’s member nations for 2022-2023. asiaplustj.info »
Sergei Mironov, the leader of the A Just Russia – For the Truth political party, proposes to impose temporary visa requirements for citizens of the Central Asian countries in order to protect Russia’s economy against cheap labor and reduce the likelihood of importing new COVID-19 strains. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has decided to raise a calculating indicator (estimate) again beginning on January 1, 2022. The RT Law “On the National Budget for 2022”, in particular, notes that the calculating indicator will rise 6.7 percent beginning on January 1, 2022. asiaplustj.info »
The Islamic Development Bank Group awarded the ICD's Global Finnovation Award 2020 to the five leading innovative companies of the world, and Alif Bank from Tajikistan became one of the winners. The global market value of Alif fintech company reached US$100 million, which prompted our discussion about finances, customers and other markets with the CEO of Alif, Abdullo Kurbanov. 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 Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda has visited the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous (GBAO). The Interior Ministry’s official website says the main purpose of the visit for the minister was to get acquainted with preparation of the Interior Ministry’s units deployed in the region for winter 2021-2022 period. asiaplustj.info »
The autumn conscription campaign that is carried out in Tajikistan from October 1 through November ended on November 30. Eurasianet says that the conscripts, generally Tajikistan’s poorest young men, are brutalized into service. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan will rejoin the Central Asian unified power grid next year. Tajik Minister of Industry and New technologies Sherali Kabir stated this yesterday at the Second Eurasian Congress in Moscow. 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 November 30, the Integrated Rural Development Project (IRDP)/TRIGGER celebrated the essential role of women entrepreneurs in economic growth, poverty reduction, health, education and nation’s development. 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 mother of Gulbiddin Ziyobekov, who was killed by security officers in Roshtqala district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) on November 25, intends to get a meeting with President Emomali Rahmon. asiaplustj.info »
