61 transactions have been registered at the trade of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange last week. For foreign currency, entrepreneurs from Russia, Great Britain, United Arab Emirates, turkey and Afghanistan have bought polypropylene, lighting kerosene and diesel fuel produced at Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. Businessmen from Russia, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have procured polyethylene produced by SC Türkmengaz. In addition, cotton yarn has been sold to Russian and Kyrgyz brok...

Personnel of the Institute of Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan have developed the technology of production of organic compound, the isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol), from the wastes of wine and sugar production. Head of the Institute’s laboratory Esker Annahanov explained that isopropyl alcohol has high antiseptic properties and is widely used as a substitute for ethyl alcohol. It is used in medicine, cosmetology, perfume production, household chemical production, as glass cle...

This year, the production of pumpkins, a popular cucurbit crop with nutritional benefits, has increased in Dashoguz velayat through the efforts of local businessmen. Pumpkins are known to be highly nutritious. They are high in beta-carotene (converted to vitamin A in the body and is essential for eye health), which is a powerful antioxidant, and contain it four to five times as much as carrots do. A rich source of vitamins (C, E, K, B), zinc, and fiber, the vegetables are a calorie-low and we...

On August 7, 2020, after the end of his labor leave, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the first working day held a videoconference meeting with the Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Ghebreyesus. Opening the meeting, the WHO Director-General warmly greeted the President of Turkmenistan and expressed gratitude to the Turkmen leader for his personal contribution to the successful development of fruitful bilateral cooperation, built on the basis of mutual respect and...

On August 7, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov had a telephone conversation with the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Miguel Berger. Having considered the extensive agenda of bilateral cooperation, the diplomats especially noted the positive dynamics of the development of relations in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. Expressing a common desire to develop mutually b...

A few years ago, I visited Valentin Kudryashov’s solo exhibition rather by chance. Back then, I was not well familiar with the artist’s work and had seen only one of his paintings - ‘The Health Footpath’, a poster-style triptych with its truly amazing emerald-green monochrome, grand scale and composition. The depiction of the recreational location popular with and much-loved by Ashgabat residents seemed unusual. But those, who have already come to the Health Footpath at least once, will agree wi...

Ashgabat enterprise on the production of medical cotton wool and cosmetic cotton products completes commissioning work on an automatic line for the production of reusable masks. Spunbond nonwoven fabric produced locally will be used as a raw material for the manufacture of respiratory protection. The capacity of the equipment installed at the enterprise is about 100 reusable masks per minute. The enterprises of the Ministry of Textile Industry of Turkmenistan also produce personal respiratory...