A groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the Aga Khan Medical Center has been held in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO). The ceremony was attended by Shodikhon Jamshed, Governor of GBAO, and Akbar Ali Pesnani, Resident Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Tajikistan. They laid the time capsule…
Reconstruction of the Kokhi Vahdat (Palace of Unity) State Complex, which is the headquarters of the Tajik ruling People’s Democratic Party and is also used to host international conferences, has begun. The national budget has earmarked some 30 million somoni (equivalent to some $4 million) for reconstruction of the Kokhi Vahdat State Complex, a source…
Construction work has commenced in Ventspils industrial territory on Talsu Street 200. Latvian National Fisheries Producers’ Organization plans to build a fish freezer facility there, as reported by Ventspils Freeport. It is noted that the 7.3 ha territory on Talsu Street 200, which was used to house an animal farm during the Soviet era, remained…
The territory of Dushanbe will be extended from the current 12,700 hectares to 25,000 hectares by 2040 at the expense of territories of Varzob, Hisor and Roudaki districts. Government’s decree approving the Dushanbe municipal redevelopment plan was reportedly signed on April 28. Dushanbe’s population is expected to reach 936,000 by 2025 and 1.176 million by…
The State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use of the Kyrgyz Republic announced a tender for the right to build small hydro power plants. Legal entities of Kyrgyzstan, as well as foreign legal entities can participate in the tender. In case a foreign legal entity is chosen the winner of the tender (prior to…
Kyiv City Administration has signed a memorandum of cooperation with a Chinese consortium, consisting of China Railway International Group and China Pacific Construction Group, for the implementation of a project to build the fourth subway line in the city. According to a posting on the administration’s website, Deputy Head of Kyiv City Administration Mykola Povoroznik…
It is difficult to build roads in Kyrgyzstan, so aviation is needed, the Minister of Transport and Roads Zhamshitbek Kalilov said. According to him, the ICAO leadership for the first time pays an official visit to Kyrgyzstan. “We understand that it is extremely important for a mountainous country to pay attention to air traffic. This…