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POLITICSThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering participating in the financing of the next phase of the Roghun hydropower plant’s construction in Tajikistan, but no decision has been made. EBRD Vice President Matteo Patrone told Asia-Plus in an exclusive interview that…
POLITICSTajikistan’s lower house of parliament has approved Zarif Alizoda’s appointment as chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums (CCER), replacing Bakhtiyor Khudoyorzoda, who had led the commission for two decades. Lawmakers also approved a new deputy chairman and five commission…
POLITICSUzbekistan will guarantee jobs and offer monthly bonuses of up to 50 million soums (more than $4,000) to doctors who return home after working abroad, as part of a new package of healthcare support measures announced by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Meanwhile, Tajikistan continues to face a…
POLITICSTajikistan has signed €62.085 million in loan and grant agreements with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to rehabilitate a mountain road in Khatlon province and modernize water supply and sewerage systems in Kulob. The projects are expected to improve year-round road…
POLITICSThere are people whose lives are measured not in years but in the good they managed to leave behind. Daler Shorakhmatullayev was one of those people. He was born on October 28, 1941, in Khorog and lived a short yet remarkably full life. Today, on what would have been his 85th birthday, we remember…
POLITICSTajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon has signed a decree extending the moratorium on inspections of small and medium-sized businesses until January 1, 2029. Inspections conducted by tax authorities are exempt, according to the decree published on the president’s website. Under the document, the…
POLITICSKyrgyzstan plans to abolish its seven regions and 40 districts and replace them with more than 20 larger administrative units known as aimaqs. Elchibek Zhantayev, head of the State Agency for Civil Service and Local Self-Government, announced the plans, Fergana news agency reports. The new units…
POLITICSTajikistan is seeking investment from the United Arab Emirates and other Arab Gulf states in projects to process, bottle, market and export the country’s water resources. Saidjon Shafizoda, deputy head of the Information and Press Department of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made the…
POLITICSTajikistan and Kuwait have discussed expanding cooperation in the oil and gas sector, as the Central Asian country seeks to diversify its fuel supplies. The talks took place on October 25 in Kuwait between Tajikistan’s Ambassador Khusrav Noziri and Kuwait’s Minister of Oil and Kuwait Petroleum…
POLITICSTajikistan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plan to expand cooperation under a $900 million investment roadmap for 2026–2030. The proposal was discussed on October 27 in Dushanbe at a meeting between President Emomali Rahmon and the EBRD’s Vice President for Banking…
POLITICSTajikistan President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali on October 27 laid the foundation stone for three two-level overpasses and a road bridge reconstruction project on Saadi Sherozi Avenue in the capital’s Sino district. The project is part of Dushanbe’s General Plan and the…
POLITICSTajikistan has discussed potential cooperation with German companies VERTEX GmbH, LAMPE GmbH and Honeywell in mining, oil and gas, industrial safety and utility infrastructure modernization. The discussions took place in Berlin at a meeting between Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Germany, Imomuddin…
POLITICSTajik citizens will be allowed to travel abroad for work only after reaching the age of 18. The requirement is enshrined in law for the first time in the new Law on Migration, published on October 23 in the parliamentary newspaper Sadoi Mardum . The law was signed by Tajikistan’s President Emomali…
POLITICSMore than 494,500 citizens of Tajikistan entered Russia for work in the first six months of 2026, making Tajikistan the second-largest country of origin for foreign workers entering Russia. TASS reports this, citing data from Russian government agencies. Uzbekistan ranked first, with 1.178 million…
POLITICSThe G10 Insights Forum 2026 brought together government representatives, business leaders, international investors, financial institutions and industry experts in Dushanbe to discuss investment opportunities, establish partnerships and promote new economic projects. The forum provided a platform…
POLITICSInvestment in the fixed capital of Tajikistan reached 29.1 billion somoni in January–September 2026, increasing by 44.9% in comparable prices year-on-year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. The growth was driven largely by state investment and spending on the…
POLITICSStarlink has temporarily suspended the sale and activation of new connections in Tajikistan, citing government regulation and the high cost of ground network infrastructure. The Communications Service under the Government of Tajikistan says it has imposed no restrictions on the company and has…
POLITICSPresident Emomali Rahmon has nominated Zarif Alizoda, his outgoing Aide for Legal Affairs, to become Chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER). The nomination was submitted to the Majlisi Namoyandgon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) for approval, the Tajik…