Tajikistan
Economy
Nusratullo Abdulloev, head of Tajikistan's supreme court, has accused the Uzbek National Security Service (SNB) of bombing the Supreme court building in June 2007. While Tajik officials...
2008-07-28Economy
The economy recorded a modest 3.2% real rate of growth during the first quarter, supporting our view that full-year economic growth will slow to 5.0% in 2008, from 2007's impressive...
2008-07-28Economy
BMI View: With GDP per capita forecast to be just US$754 this year, the government has much work to do in fostering strong economic growth. However, drought, the coldest winter in...
2008-06-02Economy
UN Special Rapporteur On Violence Against Women, Yakin Erturk, has suggested that womens' social and economic rights have deteriorated over the past fifteen years. She cited violence...
2008-06-02Economy
Headline CPI reached 21.9% y-o-y in April, but the authorities have few policy tools at their disposal to tackle the current policy challenges. With a still underdeveloped banking...
2008-06-02Economy
Following the murder of Russian television journalist Ilyas Shurpayev, Tajik police arrested three suspects on March 29. The arrests were made following a tip off from Moscow based...
2008-04-04Economy
Following 2007's multiyear high economic growth rate of 7.0%, we believe that real GDP growth will remain robust over our five-year forecast period. Despite our projection for a moderation...
2008-04-04Economy
Tajikistan has seized a 500kg shipment of opium and heroin, which is the largest since independence. Eight people were arrested along with the drugs near the Afghan border, but with...
2008-02-04


