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QFFD backs Tajikistan’s Rogun Hydropower expansion with $50mn loan
QFFD backs Tajikistan’s Rogun Hydropower expansion with $50mn loan The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has signed a loan agreement worth QAR 182mn (around $50mn) with the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan to support the Rogun Hydropower Plant...
Qatar's QFFD signs loan agreement to support energy infrastructure in Tajikistan
Doha: Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed a loan agreement worth QR182 million with the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan to support the Rogun Hydropower Plant Project, aimed at strengthening the country's energy infrastructure and driving...

S&P: Tajikistan will receive international donors' money for Rogun after all conditions are fulfilled
10:00, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Financing of the Rogun HPP project by development partners, in particular the World Bank, is delayed until the remaining conditions are met, according to the justification of Tajikistan's sovereign rating prepared by...

The head of a construction company was detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of embezzlement of 50 million somoni.
Employees of the investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the city of Dushanbe detained a 32-year-old resident of the capital, Sodik Hikmatulloevich Odinaev, who was wanted for fraud on an especially large scale. This was...

QFFD supports Tajikistan's energy infrastructure through QR182 million loan agreement
Doha: Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed a loan agreement worth QR182 million with the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan to support the Rogun Hydropower Plant Project, aimed at strengthening the country's energy infrastructure and driving...

QFFD inks QR182mn loan pact to support Tajikistan infrastructure
The agreement was signed during an official visit by a delegation led by Director-General, Fahad bin Hamad al-Sulaiti, in the presence of senior Tajik officials. Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed a loan agreement worth QR182mn with the...

QFFD in QR182mn loan deal to support energy infrastructure in Tajikistan
QNA Doha Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has signed a loan agreement worth QR182 million with the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan to support the Rogun Hydropower Plant Project, aimed at strengthening the country’s energy infrastructure and...

Emomali Rahmon opened the Obi Garm–Nurabad highway and the section from the fork on Obi Garm to the center of Rogun
13:10, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The President also visited the construction site of the Rogun HPP. The ceremony of commissioning the section of road from the fork on Obi Garm to the center of Rogun Photo: Press Service of the President of Tajikistan...

Tajikistan, Qatar Fund For Dev't Explore Avenues To Expand Economic Partnership
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 23. President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) Director General Fahad Hamad Al-Sulaiti and a delegation of Qatari banks discussed ways to expand bilateral...

Tajikistan And China Advance Dialogue On Strategic Transport Networks
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 23. Tajikistan's Transport Minister Azim Ibrokhim and China's Ambassador to Tajikistan Guo Zhijun discussed advancing key international transport corridors, including...

Tajikistan, Moody's Analysts Looking Into Development Of Nation's Banking System
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 20. Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan Firdavs Tolibzoda held a video conference with analysts of the international rating agency Moody's Investors Service to discuss the...
City view of Dushanbe in Tajikistan
People are seen on a street in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Aug. 23, 2025. Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan, as well as the country's economic and cultural center. (Xinhua/Li Renzi) This photo taken on Aug. 23, 2025 shows the night view of the...
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Tajikistan was warned about the decline in gold prices. This will have a negative impact on the country's economy.
11:11, august 22Author: Payrav Chorshanbiyev, Asia-Plus In the next two years, the prices of precious metals on world markets may collapse. The projected decline in global gold prices in the coming years may negatively affect Tajikistan's economy,...

Tajikistan plans to fully provide itself with food in 5 years. Is this goal achievable?
15:15, august 22Author: Sayfiddin Karaev, Asia-Plus The republic has approved a Food security program for 2026-2030 Tajikistan has approved a Food security Program for 2026-2030. It should help the country become more independent in food matters,...

Iran's Non-Oil Exports To Tajikistan Increase
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 24. Iran's non-oil exports to Tajikistan in the first four months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through July 22, 2025) rose by 32 percent in value and 30 percent in volume compared...
Afghanistan to appoint more attaches to boost trade
KABUL, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation announced plans to appoint new transport attaches in neighboring and regional countries to facilitate trade and provide better services for Afghan citizens. "In line...

Kazakhstan Looks East: What’s at Stake at the SCO Summit in China?
On Saturday, Kazakhstan’s President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, along with other Central Asian leaders, will travel to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. The visit comes amid China’s accelerating influence in the region,...

Consolidation of Taxi Services in Dushanbe Results in Public Transit Chaos
Dushanbe, once renowned for its plentiful taxi fleet and some of the cheapest taxi service in the world, faced public transit chaos this summer following an early May decision by city authorities to consolidate the private taxi market. The first...

"Forest ticket". You have to pay for collecting firewood and herbs, grazing livestock and installing bee hives in Tajikistan.
10:45, august 22Author: Nozanin Ismatshoh, Asia-Plus We tell you how much and how to get permission. In Tajikistan, for collecting firewood, grazing livestock, and installing hives for bees in the forest, you must pay a certain amount and obtain a...