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Football match held between Iran, Tajikistan to boost tourism
TEHRAN-Deputy head of Tehran Tourism Department gave news of holding a football match between Iranian art stars and Tajik art stars with the aim of attracting tourists. The match took place on Sunday, August 17, at the Pas Stadium in Tehran. This...

National Bank Of Tajikistan, US Columnbank Explore Expansion Of Financial Co-Op
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan August 18. Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) Firdavs Tolibzoda held a virtual meeting with representatives of the US-based ColumnBank, Trend reports via NBT. The discussion was...

Tajikistan’s National Bank explores advanced anti-counterfeit technologies at Bundesbank
09:30, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The issue of banknote quality control and combating counterfeit currency was at the forefront of discussions during a recent visit by a delegation from Tajikistan’s National Bank (NBT) to the branch of the Federal...

Tajikistan invited Flanders business to Dushanbe Invest 2025
14:07, todayAuthor: Sayfiddin Karaev, Asia-Plus The parties are negotiating cooperation in the fields of industry, artificial intelligence, tourism and trade. Tajikistan and the Belgian province of Flanders are negotiating cooperation in the light...

Dushanbe brings together global investors: how can Tajikistan attract them?
From October 14 to 16, one of the main events of the year will be held in Dushanbe – the Dushanbe Invest-2025 investment forum, which may very well open new paths for the Tajik economy. In an exclusive interview with Asia-Plus, the Chairman of the...

Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For August 18
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of August 18, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value of 42...

Teachers in several districts of Tajikistan complained about incomplete payment of salaries and vacation pay
08:40, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Earlier, the Ministry of Education and Science promised to pay the debts to teachers by the end of July. At a press conference on July 28, the country's Ministry of Education confirmed the complaints of some teachers...

Opinion | India’s Strategic Push For Rare Earth Minerals: Securing Economic And Technological Future
Last Updated:August 18, 2025, 14:50 IST The Modi government has positioned rare earth and critical minerals as strategic priorities, aligning domestic exploration with global partnerships to secure India’s future Rare earth elements are the...
Tajikistan’s remote GBAO nears full electrification with major green energy projects
14:46, august 12Author: Asia-Plus Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) is set to achieve near-universal electrification by the end of this year, following the completion of three major energy initiatives led by the Aga Khan Fund...

Tajikistan And Flanders Explore New Avenues For Trade, Science And Tourism
(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...

Residents of "government" houses in Dushanbe are asking for the help of the President and the Mayor in a dispute with the developer
13:00, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus They claim that the construction company is acting contrary to the law and offering residents unequal conditions. Residents of two houses on Huseynzoda Street in Dushanbe, known as "government", appealed to the...

28 August 2025: ‘Two children killed in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting’ and other world headlines
Here are the stories that made headlines on the front pages of newspapers worldwide on Thursday, 28 August 2025. The New York Times’ front page reported that a church shooting killed two students. The Washington Post reported that a killer...

Tajikistan And Kyrgyzstan Approve Action Plan To Deepen Financial Cooperation
(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...

Business News | ICG Posts S$21.2 Million Net Profit for 1H2025, Driven by 51% Revenue Growth
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...

Illegal crypto mining operators leave Tajikistan to pick up $3.52 million bill
Tajikistan claims damages from illegal Bitcoin mining operations. According to the country’s Attorney General Khabibullo Vokhidzoda, the country lost more than $3.52 million to this menace in the first half of 2025. Speaking at a press conference,...

Tajikistan Sees Growth In Rail And Road Freight Turnover In First Half Of 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...

Tajikistan’s prosecutor-general warns of illegal cryptocurrency mining and power theft
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...

Kabul Trade Township Opens to Process European Imports
A trade township aimed at attracting investment from returning Afghans and creating job opportunities was inaugurated yesterday (Tuesday) in the Lattaband area of Kabul. This township will serve as a processing hub for goods imported from Europe...

Tajikistan, Japan Advance Cargo Scanning Modernization On Trans-Caspian Corridor
(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...

Tajik Cotton Exports to Iran Reach Record Levels
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...