In January-May Tajikistan imported 360 thousand tons of wheat (at the average price of $224 per ton), down by 23.8 thousand tons YoY, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade reported. According to the official figures, the sum of imported wheat totaled $75.8 million. In the reporting period the imports of flour totaled 23.4 thousand…
Turkmenistan plans to establish regular air service with Tajikistan in the near future. The flights will be carried out under the bilateral agreements. A Turkmen delegation took off to Dushanbe where it would hold talks in the framework of the agreements on expanding bilateral cooperation. Officials of Turkmenistan Airlines (national carrier) and Turkmenistan Airline OJSC…
Dushanbe bus terminal, Asian Express Terminal, is waiting for answer to its proposal to re-launch bus routes between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Deputy Director General of the Closed Joint Stock Company (CJSC) Holding Asia Group Tajikistan Sulton Kamolov says they have already discussed this issue with representatives of the Uzbek Embassy in Dushanbe. “They have expressed…
The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) ratified a grant agreement for $280,000 signed between the government of Tajikistan and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in January. Tajik Minister of Energy and Water Resources Usmonali Usmonzoda says the amount of this grant is allocated for improvement of work conditions for the ministry’s employees, elaboration…
Japan’s government will provide a grant for implementation of the second phase of the Project for Improvement of Dushanbe International Airport. According to Tajikistan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), a grant agreement for 356 million Japanese yens was signed in Dushanbe on March 31 between the government of Tajikistan, represented by Abdusalom Qurboniyon, Minister of Finance,…
Tajikistan’s Communications Service building design has won the five-star Asia Pacific Property Award 2017 for the Best Commercial High-rise Architecture. The building design has been worked out by the design office of Tajik Architects’ Union. The design authors are chief architect Bahrom Yusupov and architects K. Naimov, R. Sharipov and H. Ayubjonov. Yusupov says the…
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Paul Ross, visited Dushanbe on May 17-30 to conduct the 2017 Article IV consultation discussions. The team reportedly welcomed the authorities’ intention to resume discussions on a possible IMF program, and discussed steps that would demonstrate reform progress and pave the way to resume program negotiations. At…