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08.11.2013 Tajik central bank, German Commerzbank AG discuss cooperation issues

Issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) and Commerzbank AG (Germany) were discussed at a meeting of the NBT head Abdujabbor Shirinov with the member of the Commerzbank AG Executive Board Christoph Metz that took place here on November 7

08.11.2013 Tajikistan presidential election peaceful, but lacking in pluralism and genuine choice

The November 6 presidential election in Tajikistan took place peacefully, but restrictive candidate-registration requirements resulted in a lack of pluralism and genuine choice, the international observers concluded in a preliminary statement released on November 7

07.11.2013 Tajikistan plans to reduce the number of inspecting bodies

A Working Group (WG) has started drafting the law on inspection of activities of economic entities in Tajikistan in new edition, according to the State Committee on Investments and State-owned Property Management (GosKomInvest)

07.11.2013 Tajik parliamentary speaker receives group of Europarl members

On Tuesday November 5, Shukurjon Zuhurov, the head of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) met here with a group of members of the European Parliament (Europarl) who arrived in Dushanbe to monitor the 2013 presidential election

07.11.2013 Tajik food maker Yakhmos set to take a bigger slice of the market

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) continues to support small and medium-sized businesses in Tajikistan with its first ever co-financing deal with a local bank

07.11.2013 Incumbent president wins the 2013 presidential election

Incumbent President Emomali Rahmon, who has been in office since 1992, reportedly had a landslide victory in the 2013 presidential election

07.11.2013 The 2013 presidential election reportedly held in compliance with international election standards

Chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER), Shermuhammad Shohiyon, told reporters on November 7 that the 2013 presidential election was held in calm and stable atmosphere in full compliance with Tajikistan’s legislation and international electoral standards

07.11.2013 Tajikistan toughens fight against organized crime

Deputies of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have unanimously endorsed a bill on the fight against organized crime

07.11.2013 Officials of international organizations will also be made answerable for corruption in Tajikistan

On Thursday November 7, the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) endorsed the bill requiring amendments to the country’s penal code

07.11.2013 Tajikistan’s auto imports reportedly increase

Over the first nine months of this year, Tajikistan has imported 45,449 vehicles, which was more than 10,000 vehicles more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan

07.11.2013 IFC sees up to $1 trillion climate-related investment potential in EMENA

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has published proprietary research highlighting up to $1 trillion of investment potential in renewable energy, resource efficiency, and climate change adaptation across Emerging Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa (EMENA)

07.11.2013 Some Tajik labor migrants working in Russia start casting votes

Some Tajik labor migrants working in St. Petersburg and the nearby Gatchinskiy and Nevskiy districts have cast votes before Election Day.

07.11.2013 Incumbent president wins the 2013 presidential election

Incumbent President Emomali Rahmon, who has been in office since 1992, reportedly had a landslide victory in the 2013 presidential election.

07.11.2013 Presidential election held in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2013, – The 2013 presidential election was held in Tajikistan on November 6.

29.10.2013 UK hosts the World Islamic Economic Forum

The 9th World Islamic Economic Forum bearing the theme “Changing World, New Relationships” opened at ExCel London on October 29

23.10.2013 U.S. Federal Reserve Board issues redesigned $100 note

On October 8, the Federal Reserve began supplying financial institutions with a redesigned $100 note that incorporates new security features to deter counterfeiters and help businesses and consumers tell whether a note is genuine, the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe said

22.10.2013 Amnesty International calls on Tehran to halt execution of prisoner who survived hanging

A statement released by Amnesty International on October 16 notes that that Iran must stop the execution of man who was found alive at a morgue a day after being hanged.  Iranian authorities reportedly said the prisoner would be hanged for a second time once his condition improves.

07.09.2013 Police officers investigating IRP activist’s case punished for negligence

By interior minister’s order an administrative action was imposed upon police officers investigating the case of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) activist, Umedjon Tojiyev. 

06.08.2013 Ahmadinejad appointed to Iran’s top political arbitration body

Iran's supreme leader yesterday appointed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Expediency Council, the country's top political arbitration body

30.07.2013 Tajikistan lifts ban on coal exports

Tajikistan has lifted ban on coal exports following its World Trade Organization (WTO) entry, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Saidrahmon Nazriyev, told journalists in Dushanbe on July 30.