112 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, brokers from Russia and Uzbekistan have bought polyethylene. Jet fuel made at Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex was a subject of trades of businessmen from USA and Switzerland. In addition, dyed and jacquard terry products, jeans fabrics, cotton yarn have been sold for foreign currency to Russia, USA, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kyrgystan. Total...

Meeting of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Russian Federation Batyr Niyazliyev with Governor of Astrakhan Region Igor Babushkin was held on September 18. In the beginning of the talks, the head of the region expressed gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan for the decision to send humanitarian aid to Astrakhan Region in the peak of coronavirus pandemic. Igor Babushkin highlighted that this gesture of goodwill was a demonstration of traditions of good neighb...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution, according to which the Ministry of Industry and Construction Production of Turkmenistan is entitled to enter into contract with Gamma Meccanica S.p.A. (The Republic of Italy) on procurement of equipment for construction of facility for production of sound and heat proof materials from fine basalt fiber as well as overhaul of the workshop for production of wall materials of Balkan Pit Department of the Ministry and installation of equipme...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers where current matters of the state life have been discussed. First, the Head of Turkmenistan has called Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers G. Mushikov who reported on fulfilment of assignment given at the session of the Government on September 4 on preparation of the forecast of social and economic development of the country for this year and 2021 taking into account time realities. Accor...

The State Museum of the State Cultural Center is currently hosting an exhibition to commemorate the 29th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence. Among those attending its opening ceremony were eminent historians, museum professionals, and art experts. The speeches they gave served as a retrospective prologue to the exposition. The celebratory exhibition is split into three parts. Its first section provides a window into important events in our country’s history. The focal point is a paint...

During the last session of the Government, Vice-premier, Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov has informed the Head of the State on work for development of international cooperation in Caspian region. In this regard, importance of large-scale activity of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for strengthening of multidimensional constructive cooperation with Caspian countries has been highlighted. Today, our country takes steadfast measures for further intensification of efficient re...

Another round of consultations took place between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Ms. Natalia Tamirisa and the heads of the Central Bank of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Finance and Economy and the State Committee on Statistics. The trends of economic development of Turkmenistan, the results of the first half of 2020, as well as the updated indicators for the execution of the 2020 State Budget and the draft budget for 2021 were analyzed during the videoconference meeting....