Highlights

• In October 2012, the price of wheat flour first grade increased by 13 percent country-wide on a month-on-month basis.

• Russia rose export duties for fuel by 6 percent in October 2012 but decreased the tarifs by 3.5 percent as of 1 November 2012. The negotiations the between two countries on the abolishment of duties continue.

• The inflation rate since the beginning of the year was 6.1 percent, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT). The International Monitory Fund (IMF) predicts inflation for 2012 at 8 percent.