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Real per capita income falls by 24 percent in Tajikistan — survey

DUSHANBE (TCA) — During the period of November 2015-March 2016, average per capita real income in Tajikistan fell across all subgroups (urban, rural, bottom 40 percent, and top 60 percent of the population), resulting primarily from declining remittances, and reduced self-employment and agricultural income over the winter season, according to the World Bank Listening2Tajikistan Survey of Wellbeing. Since November 2015, average real per capita income fell by about 24 percent, but climbed slightly for the bottom 40 percent of the population between January and March. Continue reading

ADB lending reaches record high to meet rising regional demand for finance

BISHKEK (TCA) — The demand for finance for major infrastructure and development projects in Asia and the Pacific shows no sign of slowing as regional economies seek ways to address moderating economic growth, inequality, and significant environmental risks, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s 2015 Annual Report (2015 AR), released on April 22. Continue reading

Kazakhstan the richest and Tajikistan the poorest country in CIS

BISHKEK (TCA) — Kazakhstan is the richest country in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) according to The Richest Countries in the World, the ranking prepared by the Global Finance Magazine. Continue reading

U.S. government launches new health and nutrition program in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE (TCA) — The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced a new health and nutrition program that will operate in Tajikistan’s western Khatlon Province. Continue reading