Tajikistan keeps budget afloat on $1.1Bln bed of debt The plan is to raise the credit on preferential terms. Kamila Ibragimova Nov 20, 2019
Teachers toil in cotton fields as Tajikistan tries to fix trade imbalance Farmers are forced to grow it. Teachers are forced to pick it. And though everyone loses, the government still thinks cotton will fix its lopsided balance of trade. Nov 14, 2019
Tajikistan approves Chinese $360 million grant for highways These gifts do not come without strings attached, however. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 30, 2019
Tajikistan: Another Chinese company gets tax exemptions TBEA is getting the perks in return for building a power plant. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 24, 2019
Borrowing blind: Why we don’t know how much Eurasia owes China Dissecting what a groundbreaking new economics paper means for Central Asia. David Trilling Oct 23, 2019
Why is Tajikistan pawing migrant laborers’ cash? The central bank says it wants to improve efficiency in the remittance transfers system. Sam Bhutia Oct 10, 2019
Tajikistan: National Bank takes hold over cash transfer business Officials say the measure is intended to protect local banks. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 5, 2019
Tajikistan gifts silver mine license to Chinese company The terms of the arrangement are undisclosed. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 3, 2019
Who wins in China’s great Central Asia spending spree? China’s Belt and Road Initiative seems to benefit only Central Asia’s richer countries. Sam Bhutia Oct 2, 2019
Tajikistan: More presidential family members sell off assets The business holdings controlled by at least three of the Tajik president’s relatives are showing signs of distress. Sep 19, 2019
Tajikistan: Company close to presidential family set for liquidation Critics of Faroz say it has grown only thanks to its owner's family ties. Sep 13, 2019
Data show Kyrgyzstan weathering debt load Despite overtaking Tajikistan in the scale of its external debt, Kyrgyzstan seems to be managing better. Sam Bhutia Sep 13, 2019
Tajikistan slides deeper into indebtedness Dushanbe’s hope to pay for a giant dam using funds from electricity exports is wishful thinking. Sam Bhutia Sep 11, 2019
Tajikistan: Roghun inches forward, but money is scarce The second generating unit of six planned has been put into operation. Sep 9, 2019
Tajikistan: Why go to Paris when you can go to Kulob? Talco paid for the park, but it is taxpayers ultimately footing the bill. Sep 9, 2019