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Tajikistan And Flanders Explore New Avenues For Trade, Science And Tourism
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 12. A delegation from the Government of Flanders, Kingdom of Belgium, touched down in Dushanbe on August 11 for a five-day visit, looking to strike while the iron is hot and broaden their...
China-Central Asia Trade Nearly Triples Since 2020
Times of Central Asia
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August 12, 2025
Trade between China and the countries of Central Asia reached $66.2 billion in 2024, nearly triple the 2020 level, according to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). Imports from China accounted for about 60% of total trade turnover. China’s...
Business News | ICG Posts S$21.2 Million Net Profit for 1H2025, Driven by 51% Revenue Growth
Latestly
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August 12, 2025
PRNewswire Singapore, August 12: Mainboard-listed International Cement Group Ltd. ("ICG" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), a leading cement producer and distributor in Central Asia, today announced its financial...
Tajikistan And Kyrgyzstan Approve Action Plan To Deepen Financial Cooperation
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 12. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed on an Action Plan for the Implementation of the Memorandum of Cooperation between their finance ministries for 2026–2028, Trend reports via Tajik...
Tajikistan Sees Growth In Rail And Road Freight Turnover In First Half Of 2025
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 12. In the first half of 2025, road freight turnover in Tajikistan reached 6.6 billion ton-kilometers, Trend reports via the Statistics Agency. This denotes a surge of 936 million...
Meeting with Ambassador of Italy held at Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan
AKIpress News Agency
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August 12, 2025
AKIPRESS.COM - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sharifzoda Farrukh held a meeting with Ambassador of Italy (with residence in Tashkent) Papadia de Bottini in Dushanbe on August 11, the Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan reported. The...
Tajikistan’s prosecutor-general warns of illegal cryptocurrency mining and power theft
Asia Plus
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10:23, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan’s Prosecutor General, Habibullo Vohidzoda, has voiced concern over the illegal operation of cryptocurrency mining farms in the country, which he says are draining the power grid and causing substantial...
Uzbek Foreign Minister Meets Tajik Ambassador to Discuss …
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Uzbekistan 12/08/2025 Uzbek Foreign Minister Meets Tajik Ambassador to Discuss Strategic Partnership Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 11 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov, held a meeting...
Local authorities and police among most corrupt institutions in Tajikistan, anticorruption agency reports
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Tajikistan’s Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption has identified 1,245 corruption-related and economic crimes in the first half of 2025, involving 710 individuals, agency head Sulaimon Sultonozoda told reporters. Have you...
Kazakhstan poised to boost exports to Tajikistan across 85 product categories
Asia Plus
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09:09, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Kazakhstan is ready to expand exports to Tajikistan in 85 product categories worth up to US$200 million, Deputy Foreign Minister Alibek Kuantyrov announced during talks with Sultan Rahimzoda, Chairman of Tajikistan’s...
Tajik Cotton Exports to Iran Reach Record Levels
Times of Central Asia
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August 11, 2025
Since the start of 2025, Iran has imported more than 30,000 tons of cotton fiber from Tajikistan, accounting for over 83% of the country’s total foreign sales of this product. The value of these exports has reached $45.7 million. Geography and...
Tajikistan, Japan Advance Cargo Scanning Modernization On Trans-Caspian Corridor
MENAFN
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 11. A meeting in Dushanbe brought together Tajikistan's Customs Service and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to discuss modernizing cargo scanning equipment at the Spitamen...
Tajikistan's public debt remains at US$3.6 Billion
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As of July 1, 2025, Tajikistan’s total public or national debt stands at US$3.6 billion, equivalent to 21.4% of the country’s GDP. This was announced by the Minister of Finance, Fayziddin Qahhorzoda, during a news conference in Dushanbe on August...
Tajikistan sees growth in number of licensed individual gold and mineral miners
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14:11, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The number of licensed individual prospectors in Tajikistan continues to rise, with the Ministry of Finance issuing permits to 261 people for the extraction of alluvial minerals in the first half of 2025. According to...
Tajikistan's Banking Sector Sees Strong Growth In Foreign Investment
MENAFN
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 11 . In the first half of 2025, Tajikistan's banking system attracted $3 billion in foreign investments, which is a 79 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024, Trend reports via...
Dushanbe residents still facing water shortages despite City Hall’s July promise
Asia Plus
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09:45, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Despite assurances from Dushanbe City Hall that the city’s water supply problems would be resolved by the end of July, many residents report that low pressure, dirty water, and outright outages continue across...
Kazakhstan and Tajikistan sign joint protocol at 19th Intergovernmental Commission meeting in Astana
Daryo
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August 11, 2025
Kazakhstan and Tajikistan recently held the 19th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation in Astana, concluding with the signing of a joint protocol. Source: Official information resource of the Prime Minister of...
Suicide as protest: Tajik women and a sense of hopelessness
Asia Plus
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15:24, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus In Tajikistan, there has been a rise in cases where young mothers with multiple children take their own lives, sometimes together with their children. Experts see this not as madness, but as an extreme form of despair...
Iran becomes largest buyer of Tajik cotton fiber
Asia Plus
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Iran has emerged as the leading importer of Tajik cotton, purchasing over 30,000 tons of cotton fiber since the beginning of 2025 — more than 83% of Tajikistan’s total cotton exports. The trade, valued at US$45.7 million, has solidified Iran’s...
Uzbekistan And Tajikistan Strengthen Ties With New Border Checkpoints
MENAFN
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 11. Two new checkpoints have been opened on the border between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, Trend reports via the Customs Committee of Uzbekistan. The newly operational Bekabad Auto...