Asia Tajikistan The Committee to Protect Journalists took position saying that Tajik authorities should release journalist Khurshed Fozilov and stop prosecuting journalists in retaliation for their work
Asia Tajikistan The country will start supplying onions to Kazakhstan in exchange for grain in a new agreement signed to expand cooperation in agriculture
Asia Tajikistan Avalanche damage to energy facilities in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region has been estimated at 1,7 million somoni (€145.000); the risk of further avalanches remains high in the country
Asia Tajikistan The Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region government has written on its Facebook page that a power rationing is expected to be introduced in the region
Asia Tajikistan The salaries of military and law enforcement personnel will be increased by 25% from 1 March 2023 by decree signed by President Emomali Rahmon
Asia Tajikistan The Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan concluded an agreement with the Chinese Nanjing Communication Engineering Co. Ltd and the Closed Joint-Stock Company Zavodi Asfaltu Beton of Tajikistan for the construction of roads in Khatlon Province
Asia Tajikistan According to data from the Statistical Agency of the President of Tajikistan, about 1 million foreign tourists visited Tajikistan last year, a number 3,4 times higher than 2021
Asia Tajikistan Tajikistan has adopted a grassland development programme for the period 2023-2027; approximately 3,8 million hectares of Tajikistan's 4,7 million hectares of agricultural land are grassland
Asia Tajikistan The President's son-in-law, who held the role of first vice-president of Tajikistan's financial regulators, has been removed from the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Tajikistan
Asia Tajikistan A €20 million grant from German Government will support Tajikistan in adapting to climate change by reducing the risk of natural disasters, and a further €1,5 million grant will finance the construction of a paediatric tuberculosis hospital in Macheton
Asia Tajikistan The Government discussed the Light Industry Development Programme: it was noted that the production volume of light industry products has tended to increase year on year, from 2,7 billion somoni in 2018 to 4,1 billion in 2021 (€390 million)
Asia Tajikistan The country can meet the potato needs of the population, says the Ministry of Agriculture; as of 18 November, agricultural units in Tajikistan had produced 821.000 tonnes of potatoes, 185.181 tonnes more than in the same period last year
Asia Tajikistan Government, the milling industry and WFP held a national roundtable on the implementation of the national food fortification law and the next steps to further expand wheat flour fortification in the country