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Bloomberg says that according to data collected by it, more than 8.05 billion shots have reportedly been administered across 184 countries. The latest rate was roughly 37 million doses a day. In total, 104 doses have reportedly been given for every 100 people around the world—but the distribution has been lopsided. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have reportedly agreed to jointly patrol a border area where several shots were fired the day before, Sputnik reported today, citing the press center of Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security (SCNS). 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 »
Co-hosted by Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, the 14th Central Asia – the Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum (Central Asia-ROK) took place in Dushanbe on November 30. asiaplustj.info »
Based on data from the Interior Ministry of Tajikistan, the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan says more than 20,000 crimes have been reported in the country over the first ten months of this year, which is 5. asiaplustj.info »
The Prosecutor-General’s Office has reportedly completed an investigation into the case of the brutal beating by a well-connected woman of her husband’s alleged second wife and the case reportedly moved to the Supreme Court of Tajikistan on November 18. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon signed the RT Law “On the National Budget for 2022” on November 30. Recall, Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament approved the state budget for 2022 on November 24. 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 »
For the first time since the former government fell, the air force under the Islamic Emirate conducted a military maneuver in the northern province of Balkh on Monday, TOLONews reported yesterday. In the maneuvers in Balkh, the Islamic Emirate’s pilots reportedly used MI-17 and MD choppers that the US had provided to the air force of the previous government. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, who is in Tajikistan on an official visit for participation in the 14th Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum that is being held in the Tajik capital today, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
The governor of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Alisher Mirzonabot, yesterday held a meeting to review the preparations taken to ensure the regular work of the region’s economy during winter 2021-2022, according to the press service of the GBAO regional administration. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan plans to increase the state budget revenues in 2022 through raising tax receipts. Next year, tax receipts are projected to make up more than 62 percent of the state budget revenues. asiaplustj.info »
Prior to the 15th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met in the Turkmen capital o Ashgabat with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Businessman of Tajikistan and the Republic of Korea have signed a number of cooperation documents. An investment forum of Tajikistan and Korea that took place in Dushanbe on November 25 has ended with signing of a number of new cooperation agreements, says the press center of the State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest). asiaplustj.info »
Over the first ten months of this year, Tajikistan has imported more than 495,000 tons of petroleum products, which is 1.4 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday November 25, on International Day for the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), the Government of Tajikistan, the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) gathered to launch the ground-breaking Spotlight Initiative in Tajikistan, which aims to end sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls, according to UN Resident Coordinator Office in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
On November 25, hundreds of people rallied in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), after the murder of the 29-year-old Gulbiddin Ziyobekov by security forces, demanding that the authorities bring the perpetrators to justice. asiaplustj.info »
Unofficial sources say a protest rally has been held in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), following the killing of a resident of GBAO’s Roshtqala district Meanwhile, citing the GBAO chief prosecutor’s office, Khovar news agency said on November 25 that the 29-year-old resident of Tavdem village in Roshtqala district, Gulbiddin asiaplustj.info »
Al Arabiya News says the Taliban claimed they have signed a deal with Australian company Cpharm that wants to set up a cannabis processing center in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 23 sent a government-to-government agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on creation of an integrated air defense system to the State Duma (Russia’ lower chamber of parliament) for ratification The agreement was signed by defense ministers of the two countries in Dushanbe on April 27, 2021. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s external trade turnover has amounted to about 5 billion U.S. dollars over the first ten of this year, which is which is 32.6 percent of the level of January-October of 2020 level, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan In January-October this year, the trade balance was negative and amounted to nearly 1.7 billion U.S. dollars. asiaplustj.info »
The Biden administration on November has published a list of 110 countries invited to the virtual Summit for Democracy that will be hosted by President Biden for leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector on December 9-10, 2021. According to the list posted on the U.S. asiaplustj.info »
The former president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has decided to hand over the chair of Nur-Otan, the ruling party of the country party, to the current President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Kazakh media reports say Aidos Ukibai, a spokesman for Nursultan Nazarbayev, announced ex-president’s decision to give up the leadership of Nur-Otan on Twitter on November 23. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is celebrating a National Flag Day today. Celebrations to mark a National Flag Day are taking place across the whole country. No mass events are foreseen on this occasion. President Emomali Rahmon today congratulated Tajikistanis on the occasion of the National Flag Day. asiaplustj.info »
The exchange rate of the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), against the Russian ruble (RR) ha risen. According to an official exchange rate set by the National Bank of Tajikistan on November 23, RR has lost almost 1. asiaplustj.info »
Representatives of civil society have sent a letter to Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali, who is also Speaker of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament), asking for making public transport for schoolchildren free or providing a 50-percent discount on the schoolchildren annual public transport card. asiaplustj.info »
The Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan says Tajikistan reduced the export of electricity to the neighboring countries almost 10 times in October. Last month, Tajikistan reportedly exported US$1. asiaplustj.info »
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Issues of training of qualified local engineers and other important specialists for the Tajikistan textile and clothing sector were the main theme of a sectoral roundtable, which was held in Danghara on November 18. asiaplustj.info »
During their visit to Dushanbe, High Representative Borrell and Commissioner Urpilainen also held consultations with high-ranking Tajik state officials to promote closer cooperation and efforts to manage Afghanistan-related challenges, including the humanitarian situation, stability, security, radicalization, terrorism, and illicit drugs trafficking. asiaplustj.info »
The 17th EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting that took place in Dushanbe yesterday resulted in adoption of a joint communique. asiaplustj.info »
Procured through funds raised from private donations, 600 sets of a relief package containing a mattress, pillow, blanket, linen, towels and hygiene kit have been handed over by Caritas Switzerland to the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan to support fleeing Afghan citizens seeking possible refuge in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
With financial support provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Switzerland, Caritas Switzerland has entrusted the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan with 22 tons of perishable and non-perishable food commodities to support national emergency food security, says press release issued by CARITAS on November 19. asiaplustj.info »
The Individuals Deposits Insurance Fund (Fund) has begun to pay out insurance claims to customers the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Kafolatbank, which is currently at the stage of liquidation. The Fund’s official website says the insurance claims have reportedly been paid out to Kafolatbank customers at the head office of MicroLending Organization Humo in Dushanbe since November 19. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament on November 17 toughened punishment for violence against children, endorsing amendments made to the country’s administrative code. The amendments provide for increasing the fine for violence against children from 180-300 somonis to 420 somonis. Lawmakers have voted for the amendments unanimously. asiaplustj.info »
Issues related to energy cooperation between Tajikistan and Russia were discussed a meeting of Tajik Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma with Russian Minister of Energy Nikolai Shulgin that took place in Moscow on November 18. asiaplustj.info »
The authoritarian governments in Central Asia are partly cracking down on the internet because it is such a powerful way of organizing and sharing information, Mr. Hugh Williamson, director of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) Europe and Central Asia division told CABAR.asia in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The revenue part of the country’s budget for the first nine months of this year has been overfulfilled by 4. 8 percent, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). A source at a MoF says the budget’s revenue part for January-September this year has stood at 20. asiaplustj.info »
BACKGROUND The Branch of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat in the Republic of Tajikistan, works to ensure that people live in physical settings that are as safe as possible from the effects of natural disasters, that residents who do live in such high risk areas are able to cope with disasters in terms of preparedness and response, and that these settings provide access to social and asiaplustj.info »
Bokhtar, the capital of the Tajik southern province of Khatlon, will host the 8th conference on cooperation between the regions of Tajikistan and Russia that will take place on November 30, according to TASS. asiaplustj.info »
Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has ordered not to demolish the House-Museum of Sadriddin Ayni. He has also instructed to ensure its further safety and maintain the home improvement. asiaplustj.info »
Alif Bank is expanding its operations into regions. Yesterday, the bank opens its banking service center in Hisor. Alif Bank even managed to sign partnership agreements with a number of local selling points, and today, the bank customers reported can get installments from 20 partners in Hisor. asiaplustj.info »
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has announced the issuance of new banknotes in denomination of 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500. The NBT Board made a decision on the issuance of new banknotes of the mentioned denominations on November 16. asiaplustj.info »
Fuel prices have begun to decline in the Tajik capital for the first time in six months. Since the beginning of this week begin, prices for gasoline and diesel fuel in Dushanbe have dropped by 2.7 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday had a phone conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, according to the Tajik resident’s official website. The conversation reportedly took place at the initiative of the Armenian side. asiaplustj.info »
The Silent Film Festival will take place in Dushanbe from November 24-26. The festival will feature silent films of the classics of Tajik, Uzbek and German cinema, art-manager Lolisanam Ulughova (Loli Sanam) told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
In the Central Asian region, Tajikistan is considered the most vulnerable to desertification. The country is suffering not only from rising temperatures and droughts but also from the consequences of natural disasters. asiaplustj.info »
A tree-day tactical exercise the special units of the Collective Security Organization (CSTO) Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) began in Tajikistan today. The exercise, dubbed Cobalt-2021, involves the special force units of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan as well as subunits of Tajikistan’s Border Troops and Emergencies Committee. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s population is seriously concerned over increasing prices for petroleum products in the country because a fuel price hike inevitably leads to increase in the price of public transport and basic food products. asiaplustj.info »
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tajikistan Office jointly with the Aga-Khan Foundation in Tajikistan (AKF) distributed quality agriculture inputs to the farmers in Khatlon province in the frame of Pilot Project for Agribusiness Development in Tajikistan, funded by JICA and implemented by AKF Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
