A high-level conference on the Nurek HPP modernization project took place in Dushanbe on August 12. The conference reportedly focused on issues related to coordination of activities of partners on attraction of investments for modernization of the Nurek hydroelectric power plant (HPP). The conference participants included Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda, First Deputy Prime Minister…
Economy Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Tajikistan Oleg Ivanov met with the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) Dmitry Pankin and Deputy Agriculture Minister of Tajikistan Zevarsho Zevarshoyev, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. Participants of the meeting were made familiar with progress in…
Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), will host an annual Pamir Invest Forum to promote investment and regional trade. The Forum Pamir Invest-2016 that will take place in Khorog from August 23-24 is expected to bring together domestic and foreign investors, heads and representatives of international organizations active in Tajikistan. Local…
In the first half of this year, remittance flows from the Russian Federation to Tajikistan have declined by 22.1% YoY, Jamshed Nourmuhammadzoda, the head of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), announced at a news conference in Dushanbe on July 25. He attributed the decline in remittance flows to stagnation of Russia’s economy. According to…
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met in Jakarta, Indonesia with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) President Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali on the sidelines of the 12th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). According to the Tajik president’s official website, Rahmon expressed satisfaction with the current level of cooperation between Tajikistan and IsDB. The government of Tajikistan and…
President Emomali Rahmon attended an exhibition of achievements of Tajik livestock breeders that took place in the Varzob district. According to the Tajik president’s official website, the exhibition was organized for the purpose of promoting food safety. Known livestock breeders and beekeepers from Dushanbe, Tursunzoda, Hisor, Roudaki, Varzob, Shahrinav, Ayni and Kuhistoni Mastchoh have put…
Tajik government is expected to reduce financing for the Roghun hydroelectricity project next year. Tajik Finance Minister Abdusalom Qurbobiyon revealed that the government would reduce financing for the Roghun hydroelectricity project to 1.3 billion somoni in 2017. “Over the last three years, the budget has annually earmarked about 3 billion somoni for the project”, the…