Tajikistan’s social insurance and pension budget surpasses 2024 target
In 2024, Tajikistan’s social insurance and pension budget received a total of 4.864 billion somoni ($448.4 million) in social taxes, exceeding the planned amount by 418.7 million somoni ($38.6 million). This was reported during a press conference of the Social Insurance and Pensions Agency under the Government of Tajikistan. The expenditure side of the agency’s […]
Read MoreA tale of two Tajikistans: the macro and micro realities
From 30,000 feet, a recently released International Monetary Fund report suggests that Tajikistan’s economy is flying high. The on-the-ground picture of most citizens’ daily lives looks a lot bleaker. In its Tajikistan: First Review Under the Policy Coordination Instrument, published on January 6, the IMF gives the Central Asian nation a favorable outlook. “Tajikistan is […]
Read MoreIs crypto keeping Tajikistan’s Rogun Dam project afloat?
Despite a preponderance of data on the high-level of financial and environmental risks, the World Bank has opted to become a major financial backer of the Rogun hydropower dam project in Tajikistan, approving an initial $350 million grant to help finish the first phase of construction. Following up on the World Bank’s decision, the Asian […]
Read MoreTajikistan poised to become a global leader in antimony production
According to customs statistics, Tajikistan has exported over 4,300 tons of antimony ore and concentrates over the first nine months of this year, valued at approximately US$14 million. This achievement has positioned the country as the world’s second-largest exporter after China. With China imposing restrictions on antimony exports, Tajikistan has emerged as a key supplier […]
Read MoreTajik Official Confirms Arrests Of Almost 30 Residents Of Volatile Gorno-Badakhshan Region
Tajikistan’s First Deputy Interior Minister Abdurahmon Alamshozoda has confirmed reports by RFE/RL’s Tajik Service that 27 residents of the Yazgulom community in the volatile Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) have been arrested. Alamshozoda told journalists in Dushanbe on August 8 that the residents had been arrested on suspicion of being members of the Ansarullah Islamic group, […]
Read MoreTajikistan bans hijab and Eid holidays
The Central Asian Muslim country of Tajikistan has passed a bill banning the wearing of hijab by women and canceling the holidays of schools, colleges and government institutions on Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha, the two main religious festivals of Muslims. On Thursday (June 20), the bill was passed by the members of the parliament in the […]
Read MoreTajikistan’s green energy potential presented at Global Gateway Forum
The delegation of Tajikistan led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Muhriddin participated at the high-level panel “Green energy transition and green hydrogen” in the Global Gateway Forum on October 25, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported. Presenting the country’s potential, Sirojiddin Muhriddin identified the hydropower sector as one of the main pillars of the […]
Read MoreGomselmash to ship batch of grain harvesters to Tajikistan in 2024
MINSK, 2 October (BelTA) – Gomselmash will supply a batch of grain harvesters to Tajikistan in 2024, the company’s press service told BelTA. The 16th meeting of the Belarus-Tajikistan intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation was held in Dushanbe. The Belarusian delegation led by Agriculture and Food Minister Sergei Bartosh took part in this […]
Read MoreTajik President Urges Increased Humanitarian Aid for Afghanistan at UN
New York : Tajikistan continues to consider the establishment of intra-Afghan dialogue and the creation of a truly inclusive government with the participation of representatives of all peoples, nationalities and political and social groups as an important ground for achieving lasting peace and genuine stability in Afghanistan. UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — Tajik President Emomali […]
Read MoreTajikistan: Free Political Activist and Drop Charges
(Berlin, September 11, 2023) – The Tajik authorities should drop trumped up charges against Nizomiddin Nasriddinov and immediately release him, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Human Rights Watch, Freedom for Eurasia, and Freedom Now said today. Nasriddinov, a political activist, was recently extradited from Belarus at the request of the Tajik government. Nasriddinov is a vocal […]
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