Tajikistan

The country is improving its international competitiveness in the textile and clothing sector, with 18 experts in the field of fashion and sewing enrolled in an intensive tailoring course with the latest design technologies and innovative trends

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $30 million grant to modernize the Yovon irrigation and drainage system in the lower Vakhsh River basin, which will help increase agricultural productivity

Rare protests by thousands of people in the remote Gorno-Badakhshan region continued for a third day yesterday demanding an investigation into the death of a local man wanted on kidnapping charges and fatally wounded by security forces

The International Energy Agency has released a new roadmap examining ways in which the country could maximise the potential value of its hydropower surplus through cross-border trade, helping to promote renewable energy across Central Asia

As of today, public transport fares in the capital Dushanbe are increased by an average of 50%

About US$90 million was earned on electricity exports to neighboring countries in January-September 2021, US$36,1 million more than the same period last year, according to the Statistics Agency

A non-food items warehouse with stocks for cross-border emergency situations in Kushoniyon district, Khatlon province has been opened by UNDP and the country's Emergency Situations Committee

The government discussed with the UN the cooperation project on sustainable development for 2023-2026 based on the results of 2016-2020, when the country’s GDP increased by 7%

Over 83.300 tons of raw cotton, called 'white gold' as it's basis of the country's agricultural production, have been harvested since the beginning of the season, which is still 19,9% ​​of the forecasts

The construction of SCO Park, a new culture and recreation pole, has begun in Dushanbe; it will host an exhibition centre where each one of the SCO Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states will have its own separate hall

Population has grown by almost 73% over the past 30 years: 5 million 361 thousand people in 1991 against 9 million 506 residents counted this year

A new normative law regarding military service has been approved by government: instead of two years of service, recruits have the choice of an alternative month-long preparatory duty provided they pay a fee of USD 2.200

The international postal service DHL obtained the license and resumed operations throughout the country after a 5-year break