- TCA English Language Newspaper in Central Asia
Rising gas prices have ripple effect in Tajikistan
Date:01-10-2005 12:45
Country: Tajikistan
Source:RFE/RL<>
Author:
DUSHANBE, September 29 (RFE/RL). A sudden spike in gas prices has led to a 10
percent increase in the price of basic food products in Tajikistan, RFE/RL's
Tajik Service reported on 26 September. The price of one liter of 96-octane
gasoline in Dushanbe has risen from 1.8 somonis on 22 September to 3 somonis (),
with similar price rises in other parts of the country. Officials at the
state-run gas Naftrason company said that the price hike has resulted from the
rising cost of petroleum products in Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, which
provide the bulk of Tajikistan's fuel imports. Moreover, those countries have
limited sales in connection with harvest season.
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