The civil service has declined in the country, with almost 4,000 positions in government agencies currently vacant and the number of applicants decreasing significantly

As of 1 September, a 10-point student evaluation system has been introduced on an experimental basis in 140 city and district schools; the ministry will evaluate the effectiveness of the new system and decide on its large-scale implementation

The unitary state enterprise 'Centre for Digitalisation of the Transport Industry' of the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan is working on automating the payment system in public transport

Two-day International Scientific and Practical Conference ‘Current Issues in the Development of the Hissor Sheep Breed’ was supported by the EU, in collaboration with other development partners, as part of the Integrated Rural Development Project/TRIGGER

A group of women in Kulob started a mushroom cultivation business last April; in June they sold their first batch of oyster mushrooms, earning over 10.000 somoni (about €840) and showing it can be quite a profitable business