Day: April 4, 2023

One more microcredit deposit organization, MDO Shukr Moliya, has opened in Dushanbe. According to press reels issues by the organization, its official opening ceremony took place in Dushanbe's Ismoili Somoni district on the eve of the Navrouz holiday. The ceremony was reportedly attended by senior representatives of the Ismoili Somoni district administration, the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), potential development partners and the organization's customers. MDO Shukr Moliya has license to carry out banking transactions both in national and foreign currencies, attract savings and deposits of physical and legal entities, issues secured or not secured microloans, open and maintain bank accounts, etc. In the near future, MDO Shukr Moliya plans to open fifteen microfinance support center in Dushanbe and districts subordinate to the center, install ATMs and POS-terminals as well as offer bank card services, introduce fintech tools to ensure convenient payments and financial management. The microcredit deposit organization is a legal entity established to attract deposits and provide microloans in accordance with Tajikistan's law on microfinance organizations (2012).

Source: Asia-Plus

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev is expected to arrive in Dushanbe on a short state visit tomorrow morning, according to the Tajik president's official website. Azerbaijan president is scheduled to hold talks with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon to discuss state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between their countries. Their meeting will be followed by a meeting in an expanded format with participation of the delegations of the two countries. A number of cooperation documents is expected to be signed following the meeting. At the conclusion of the negotiations, the president will give a statement to the media, according to the source, In the evening of the same day, the Azerbaijan president will fly home. Meanwhile, a Tajikistan-Azerbaijan Investment Forum is taking place in Dushanbe today. An official source within the State Committee on Investment and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest) says more than 150 people from both sides, including senior representatives of relevant ministries and agencies as well as entrepreneurs are participating in the forum, which is aimed at promoting search for investment opportunities in sectors like industry, energy, tourism and transportation. A number of cooperation documents are expected to be signed between public and private sector entities of the two countries on the margins of the forum. According to data from the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan, a two-way trade between Tajikistan and Azerbaijan last year valued at 6.2 million US dollars, which is only 0.008 percent of Tajikistan's foreign trade turnover in 2022. This consisted of Tajikistan's exports to Azerbaijan estimated at only 401.2 US dollars and Tajikistan's imports from Azerbaijan worth 5.814.7 million US dollars. Diplomatic relations between Tajikistan and Azerbaijan were established on May 29, 1992 by the exchange of notes on the establishment of diplomatic relations. Azerbaijan's Embassy has functioned in Dushanbe since September 22, 2007 and the Embassy of Tajikistan has functioned in Baku since March 23, 2008. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, relations between Tajikistan with Azerbaijan have been developing in the spirit of mutual respect. Tajikistan and Azerbaijan are partners at the international level in the framework of such organizations such UN, OSCE and CIS. Currently Tajik-Azerbaijani legal foundation includes more than 30 agreements and treaties, including the Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation between Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan dated March 16, 2007.

Source: Asia-Plus

Tajikistan and Russia started a joint five-day military drill near the Tajik Afghan border on April 3.

Source: Asia-Plus

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov visited cultural facilities in Bishkek. Press service of the Cabinet reported.

Akylbek Japarov started his morning tour from the Russian Drama Theater named after Chingiz Aitmatov. He noted the poor condition of the outer part of the building, which is undergoing reconstruction. The head of the Cabinet instructed to repair not only the interior of the theater, but also to pay attention to its appearance and the surrounding area.

Then he walked along Mikhail Frunze Street to the National Library named after Alykul Osmonov. The results of the competition for the construction and improvement of the territory of the former building of the Prosecutor General’s Office were summed up there.

Akylbek Japarov stressed the significance of the project and added that the winning company needs to take into account many factors, including its location near the central Ala-Too square.

«The most important thing is the quality of the building under construction and its compliance with safety requirements. The central square of Ala-Too and all the buildings located near it should form a single composition, this is the image of our capital,» he said, noting that the project should not become a long term construction project.

The head of the Cabinet also assessed the condition of the pedestrian sidewalks of the city and was dissatisfied with it.

«Look at those holes. How can people with disabilities, mothers with prams, move along them? Put them in order, it is necessary to create conditions for comfortable living of people,» he noted and instructed the mayor to calculate the costs for the repair of pedestrian sidewalks in Bishkek.

Source: 24.kg News Agency

The staff of Channel Five turned to the head of state Sadyr Japarov and the head of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov with a request to decide their future fate. The video appeal was published on the channel’s official Facebook page.

«We have no work for the fourth month. We were not told what would happen to us next. At the beginning of the year, they said that they would hand the channel over to the Bishkek City Hall. They say that they plan to close our channel with a 25-year history. Our team is over 60 employees. Our issue will be considered in the Parliament. I hope that our voices will be heard and we will not be left on the street,» Ermek Kurenkeev, editor-in-chief, said.

The Cabinet of Ministers has developed a draft program for the privatization of state property in Kyrgyzstan for 2023-2025 and amendments to the program for the effective management of nationalized objects.

At a meeting of the Committee on Budget, Economic and Fiscal Policy on January 23, Deputy Minister of Economy and Commerce Chyngyz Makeshov said that Channel Five and Pyramid were included in the privatization program. The first was proposed to be transferred to the jurisdiction of the capital’s City Hall, the second — to Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC as the authorized capital.

Source: 24.kg News Agency

One billion soms will be allocated for the construction of multi-storey buildings in Bishkek on the site of the former prison colony No. 47. MP Dastan Bekeshev announced.

According to him, the funds will be allocated to the State Mortgage Company. It will then deal with the sale of housing.

«At the same time, the deputies asked about the construction of social facilities (kindergartens, schools, hospitals), but did not receive a clear answer,» the MP said.

Recall, the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov said that 50,000 citizens would be provided with housing by 2026. He also said that a microdistrict would be built on the site of the former prison colony No. 47 (this institution was demolished and moved to Moldovanovka village).

«God willing, the object will be completed in 1.5 years. More than 5,500 people will have the opportunity to purchase housing through the State Mortgage Company for 20 years,» Sadyr Japarov wrote on social media.

Source: 24.kg News Agency