Over the first quarter of this year, Tajikistan’s national budget has received some 145 million somoni less than originally planned. In January-March, the budget reportedly stood at 4.862 billion somoni, or 97.1% of the planned volume. It means that the budget was expected to receive 5.007 billion somoni over the first three months of this…
Russia’s Yamal Airlines says it is expected to resume flights to Tajikistan from Zhukovsky Airport in early summer. “We are currently preparing application for permission for transit flights via Tajikistan’s air space. As soon as we receive affirmative reply we will start selling tickets. We plan to launch flights to Tajikistan in late May or…
Support to the private sector of economy is among important priorities in Turkmenistan, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in his message to participants of the International exhibition of household goods. “On this basis, we set before ourselves the goal to significantly increase the share of individual enterprises in the structure of GDP,” said Berdimuhamedov in his…
Saudi Arabia will award a $200 million grant to Tajikistan for construction of parliamentary and governmental complexes in Dushanbe, a source in the Tajik government reported. A new parliamentary complex will be built in the place where the Ministry of Agriculture, Dushanbe Mayor’s Office, Iranian Embassy and a number of residential and administrative buildings are…
Turkmenistan is building a new seaport on the Caspian Sea in the city of Garabogaz, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister for Industry Batyr Ereshov said at a government meeting. Chemical products are planned to be exported through the new seaport. The construction of a modern port facility in Garabogaz in the place of the old…
The open joint stock company Belsolod is expanding its presence on the markets of Southeast Asia, the company’s director general Sergei Gorbatsevich declared. “The Belarusian president set a goal to diversify sales markets. We have met this goal. Today we are advancing into new markets such as Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia. We have already…
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ukraine’s Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘B-‘ with a Stable Outlook. This is stated in the agency’s press release. “We forecast Ukraine’s GDP growth to decelerate to 2% in 2017 before picking up to 3% in 2018 on the back of improving consumer demand and investment,” the…