Tajikistan News Gazette

News From Tajikistan

Day: January 11, 2023

Finance

Growth in ECA region is projected to remain essentially unchanged at 0.1 percent in 2023, says WB report

Global growth is projected to decelerate sharply this year, to its third weakest pace in nearly three decades, overshadowed only by the 2009 and 2020 global recessions, says a flagship report released by the World Bank (WB) this month. This reportedly …

Finance

Last year’s internet shutdowns cost Tajikistan at 2.1 million U.S. dollars

Tpo10VPN.com says internet shutdowns that took place in Tajikistan last year have cost the country at 2.1 million U.S. dollars.In 2022, Internet shutdowns in Tajikistan reportedly lasted 936 hours (39 days) and more than 78,000 residents of the country…

Key Issues

Bokhtar mayor replaced

President Emomali Rahmon continues reshuffling officials.Source: Asia-Plus

Key Issues

Chairperson of Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district replaced

A source within the Dushanbe administration says that by president’s decree Sharif Sami has been relieved of his post of Chairperson of Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni District for age reason.Sharif Sami had served as Chairperson of Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni…

Key Issues

President shakes up regional administrators

President Emomali Rahmon has introduced a number of regional staff changes.Source: Asia-Plus

Key Issues

Two deputy mayors of Dushanbe and chairpersons of two Dushanbe’s districts dismissed

President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Head of the Government of Tajikistan, has replaced two deputy mayors of Dushanbe and chairpersons of two Dushanbe’s districts.Source: Asia-Plus

General

Harsh winter weather sweeps across Central Asia

The harshest phase of winter has descended with a snowy thud across all of Central Asia.Eurasianet says highways are blocked in Kazakhstan, schools have been shuttered in Tajikistan, trees and electricity pylons are crashing in Uzbekistan, and official…

Key Issues

Delegation of the International Judo Federation Arrives in Dushanbe

Yesterday, Dushanbe hosted a meeting between the First Deputy President of Tajikistan Judo Federation (TJF) Ergash Mahmadbekov and a delegation of the International Judo Federation (IJF) headed by Vladimir Barta.The meeting focused on cooperation betwe…

Key Issues

Dushanbe Hosts Concert Devoted to the 30th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Establishment between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan

The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Tajikistan in collaboration with the Akimat of the Turkestan region of Kazakhstan initiated a concert of masters of arts of the Regional Philharmonic named after Shamshi Kaldayakov in Dushanbe.The concert was dedicated to t…