The construction of the rail link connecting Dushanbe and Qurghon Teppa will be fully completed in September this year, Usmon Qalandarov, the deputy head of Tajik Railways, informed. According to him, rehabilitation of the 25-kilmeter Dushanbe-Vahdat section of the railway has been completed and the construction of the 40.7-kilometer Vahdat-Yovon section of the railway is…
Dmitry Osovik will become a director on production of British American Tobacco Uzbekistan (BAT Uzbekistan), BAT Russia said in a statement. Dmitry Osovik will be responsible for development of production at British American Tobacco’s division in Uzbekistan, including production of cigarettes, tobacco and supply chain, the company said. Prior to appointment, Dmitry Osovik worked as…
Court of Canada has lifted freezing of all shares of Kyrgyzaltyn JSC in Centerra Gold Inc. The shares were frozen as part of proceedings on recognition and enforcement of arbitral decisions against the Kyrgyz Republic at the expense of Kyrgyzaltyn assets. However, the Supreme Court of Ontario (Canada), having considered the petition of Kyrgyzaltyn JSC…
The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan (TAT) railway construction remain questionable because of uncertainty in the current situation in Afghanistan, Usmon Qalandarov, the deputy head of Tajik Railways, said. He noted that the Asian Development Bank had suspended its financial support for the construction of the TAT railway due to security risks in Afghanistan. “We are ready to begin…
Compared to the first half of 2015 cargo-by-rail shipments in Tajikistan have reportedly fallen by nearly 3% over the first six months of this year. 2.942 million tons of cargo has been shipped by rail in H1, down by 83,000 tons or 2.9% YoY, Usmon Qalandarov, the deputy head of Tajik Railways, announced. “Transit cargo…
The leasing company TK Leasing, an official dealer of the Belarusian mechanical engineering company OAO Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ trademark), has finished shipping 100 vehicles to Kaliningrad GorTrans, the municipal mass transit enterprise of the Russian city of Kaliningrad, the press service of the Embassy of Belarus in Russia reported. The sum of the contract…
MTZ tractors and other Belarus-made farm machines have been presented at an international trade fair in Tajikistan, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. “Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Tajikistan Oleg Ivanov took part in events of the international expo Tajikistan 2016 on July 22”, the press service said.…