Tajikistan
The Covid-19 pandemic has sharply demonstrated the ineffectiveness of public administration in the countries of Central Asia. In a situation when the authorities actually stepped aside from solving suddenly arisen problems, volunteer organizations were forced to fill this vacuum. (more…)
Children from low-income families in Tajikistan are forced to earn money for school and other necessities during the summer vacations. Experts believe that the situation will not change for the better in the near future.
Except for Tajikistan, other countries of the region are reluctant to open their borders to Afghan refugees. In particular, this is connected with the plans to cooperate with the new authorities in Kabul, the experts believe. (more…)
The new tax legislation of Tajikistan, most likely, will uphold the primacy of taxation over investment, will not be business-oriented, and will not be able to affect the growth of consumption and savings of citizens significantly, believes Aziz Timurov, participant of CABAR.asia School of Analytics. (more…)
The return of the Taliban (banned in Central Asia and considered terrorist) to power in Afghanistan would have a significant impact on its neighboring countries, and the Afghan agenda would become more important in the foreign policy of Central Asian countries, experts say. (more…)
Tajik authorities reject the conclusions of international experts that the country’s budget is not transparent. However, experts say that the number of secret budget items has only grown in recent years. (more…)
There are many factors that contribute to the rapprochement between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, Tajik political scientist Parviz Mullojanov believes. In his opinion, there are no insoluble contradictions between the two countries, political will is needed to resolve the problems that have arisen on the border. Much also depends on the civil society of the two countries, which must seek peace and compromise. (more…)
Global warming became one of the most important problems in the world. It’s consequences are also present in Central Asia in forms of accelerated rate of glacial melting, rise of rivers’ level, hotter and drier summer. (more…)
In Tajikistan, the activities of commercial sex workers are now illegal. Experts believe that legalization of this sphere of activity in traditional Tajik society is not possible in the near future. (more…)
In recent years, more activists have appeared in large cities of the countries of the region who are not indifferent to the fate of their place of residence. However, the majority of citizens remain passive, and this is the weakest spot in conflicts with the authorities and influential groups, activists say. (more…)