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Tajikistan: Economic Vulnerabilities and Bilateral Fiscal Dynamics with Russia
SpecialEurasia
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July 3, 2025
Executive Summary This report evaluates Tajikistan’s response to the economic pressures stemming from Russia’s targeted import restrictions and Dushanbe’s concurrent implementation of a revised fiscal agreement with Moscow. The report...
Sangtuda-2 Cited As Model Of Tajik-Iranian Cooperation
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, July 4. Tajikistan and Iran reaffirmed their intention to deepen comprehensive cooperation during a meeting between President Emomali Rahmon and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines...
Iran, Tajikistan presidents discuss bilateral relations
Mehr News Agency
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July 4, 2025
President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Tajik counterpart, Emomali Rahmon, have held a meeting in the city of Khankendi, the Republic of Azerbaijan. The discussions took place on the sidelines of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit on...
Tajikistan And Saudi Fund For Development Set To Expand Project Financing
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, July 3. Tajikistan and the Saudi Fund for Development discussed expanding cooperation in key infrastructure sectors during a meeting between President Emomali Rahmon and the Chairman of the Fund,...
Minister of Industry and Commerce receives newly appointed Ambassador of Tajikistan
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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SK TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, received Karimi Akram, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Kingdom of Bahrain, residing in Riyadh. The...
President of Tajikistan arrives in Azerbaijan
AzerNews
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July 4, 2025
On July 4, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived in Fuzuli district to participate in the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Azernews reports. A guard of honor was arranged at Fuzuli International Airport to in...
Unique Ancient Vessel Labeled with Woman's Name Unearthed in Tajikistan
Archaeology - New York
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July 3, 2025
Searching for Lost Cities May/June 2024 Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan and Afghanistan Read Article (Shutterstock/ Maximum Exposure PR) Features July/August 2020 Excavations in Tajikistan have unveiled a city of merchant princes that flourished from...
Tajik security forces foil major Afghan drug smuggling operation
Asia Plus
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10:56, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security (SCNS) has dismantled a transnational narcotics trafficking group originating from Afghanistan, seizing nearly 58.5 kilograms of illegal substances, the SCNS’s public...
Tajikistan moves to increase divorce fees amid rising concern over family breakdown
Asia Plus
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16:14, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Divorce is set to become more expensive in Tajikistan following the approval of a new bill by the country’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament in late June. Lawmakers voted in favor of increasing the...
Tajikistan and Iran’s foreign ministers discuss Middle East tensions after Israeli strikes on Iran
Asia Plus
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16:46, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan and Iran held a phone conversation on July 1, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following Israeli and U.S. military strikes on Iranian targets. The ministers discuss...
10th of Muharram observed peacefully in Afghanistan
Ariana News
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July 6, 2025
A Tajik opposition group has slammed the Iranian government for what it claims is widespread human rights abuses against Afghan migrants and refugees, and called on the international community to launch an independent investigation into the...
Tajikistan Condemns Israeli, US Attacks on Iran
Tasnim News Agency
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July 2, 2025
In a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart on Tuesday, Sirojiddin Muhriddin condemned the Israeli and US military aggression against Iran as a violation of the UN Charter and the fundamental principles of the international law. He...
Tajik president appoints new ambassador to Spain
Asia Plus
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09:46, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon has appointed Sharaf Sheralizoda as the country’s new ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain. The presidential decree was signed on June 30, 2025. Sheralizoda, who currently serves...
‘The сow died — but there's allegedly no foot-and-mouth disease’: Tajik farmers raise alarms as authorities deny outbreak
Asia Plus
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15:38, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus While Turkiye closes all livestock markets due to a surge in foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases, farmers in parts of Tajikistan suspect a similar outbreak among their cattle — yet national authorities firmly deny any...
One in four Tajikistan residents lives below the poverty line, says World Bank report
Asia Plus
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11:10, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Despite steady progress in reducing poverty, more than 25% of Tajikistan’s population continues to live below the international poverty line — surviving on less than US$3.65 a day. This finding is detailed in the...
Man murdered in front of his children in northern Tajikistan: suspects still at large
Asia Plus
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14:31, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus A brutal killing in the village of Sarichashma, in the Gulkhona jamoat of Jabbor-Rasoulov district in the northern province of Sughd has left a community in shock. Authorities confirmed that a 38-year-old Zarif...
EU’s Global Gateway improves electricity access in Tajikistan with Sebzor hydropower project
Daryo
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July 3, 2025
The European Union’s Global Gateway strategy reached a key milestone with the inauguration of the Sebzor hydropower plant in Tajikistan’s remote Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), promising more reliable, sustainable electricity for over...
Customs officers busted illegal car export scheme to Tajikistan.
Kun.uz
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July 3, 2025
A smuggling scheme involving the illegal export and sale of foreign-made vehicles from Uzbekistan to Tajikistan has been uncovered by customs authorities in Tashkent city, as well as in the Tashkent and Namangan regions. Photo: Frame from the...
Henrietta turns hero as Malayan Tigress beat Tajikistan in Asian Cup qualifier
The Malaysian Star
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July 3, 2025
PETALING JAYA: The national women’s football team were all smiles after winning their second group stage match as they defeated hosts Tajikistan 1-0 at the 2026 Asian Cup qualifiers on Wednesday (July 2). The team's late goal courtesy of Henrietta...
Tajikistan's telecom market set for steady growth, expected to reach US$480 million by 2027
Asia Plus
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13:53, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan’s telecommunications sector is poised for significant growth over the next two years, with average annual revenue increases of 6.75% forecasted through 2027, according to a joint market study by Nexign and...