The trial of 14 people accused in the murder of Shohrat Ismattuloev, deputy chairman of Tajikistan’s Orienbank, has started. According to information obtained by RFE/RL’s Tajik Service, the trial is taking place in a temporary detention center behind closed doors. Ismattuloev’s body was found on August 15, two months after his abduction from Dushanbe. Security
The Tajik government has recently transferred thousands of hectares of prime land to a private company that government opponents claim is controlled by a close relative of the authoritarian president, Emomali Rahmon, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reported. RFE/RL’s Tajik Service obtained a copy of an official document signed by Rahmon on November 29 that grants temporary ownership of
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on December 28 said it is contributing to greater sustainability of Tajik business by supporting lending activity of Tajikistan’s largest private lender Bank Eskhata. The EBRD will share half of the risk on two loans collectively worth up to US$5 million under the risk sharing agreement between the two banks. A
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has provided support in establishing Tajikistan’s first international science laboratory, which was inaugurated on Monday at the Dushanbe International School, Türkiye’s Daily Sabah reported. The state-of-the-art science laboratory was designed to provide primary, middle and high school students with hands-on experiences and practical application of theoretical knowledge acquired
