Uzbekistan called Tajikistan to address the complex problems with the energy supply of the country through the construction of small and medium-sized hydropower plants. This was noted in the letter of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda. The letter said:…
The national Tajik currency, the somoni, has lost 10.5% of its value against the dollar since the beginning of this year, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT). In January, the somoni reportedly lost 15.4% of its value against the dollar. In February, the situation improved to a certain extent and the somoni exchange…
Russian companies that have concluded agreements with Tajik agrarians on purchasing potatoes and onions have failed to fulfill their obligations on those agreements, Tajik Minister of Agriculture Sattor Izatullo said. According to him, Russian companies concluded agreements with Tajik onion and potato producers at the beginning of the year but later changed their mind. “I…
Tajikistan has reportedly increased primary aluminum exports. The head of the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan, Abdufattoh Ghoib, noted that Tajikistan had exported about 73,500 tons of primary aluminum over the first six months of this year, an increase of 20% YoY. Tajikistan exported 61,200 tons of primary aluminum in January-June 2015, up…
Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan has produced more than 500,000 tons of coal, up by 177,000 tons YoY, according to the Ministry of Energy and New Technologies (MoINT). An official source at a MoINT says Tajikistan is currently producing up to 7,000 tons of coal per day. Last year, Tajikistan reportedly…
Tajikistan’s investment portfolio now includes 70 projects totaling 22.3 billion somoni (equivalent to $2.84 billion), according to the State Committee on Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest). Tajikistan’s investment portfolio, in particular, includes 31 grant-based projects, 18 loan-based projects and 21 mixed-finance projects. Total volume of grant financing has reportedly amounted to 9.8 billion somoni…
The Institute of Economics and Demography at the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan predicts that external factors will impact Tajikistan’s economy until 2019. “According to forecasts of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, the external factors will continue to affect the country’s economy in 2018-2019”, Lutfullo Saidmurodov, Director of the Institute of Economics and Demography,…