On June 10, 2020, a regional meeting of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was held to promote the restoration of the private sector in Central Asia. The ministerial-level online session was attended by senior government officials from seven countries participating in the OECD Central Asian Initiative, responsible for the development and implementation of anti-crisis measures, representatives of the private sector, international experts, representatives of the E...

On June 9, 2020, a global online session for parliamentarians on the response to COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was held in an online format. The event was organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and Parliamentarians for the achievement of global goals. The global online session was attended by parliamentarians of the states from all regions of the world, international experts in the field of public healt...

On the 9th of June 2020, the consultations between the Chairpersons of the Parliaments of the Central Asian countries and the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly G.Tsereteli were held through videoconferencing.  At the online-session, the delegation of Turkmenistan was represented by the Deputy Chairperson of the Parliament (Mejlis) of Turkmenistan.  A meaningful exchange of views took place during the meeting, during which the parliamentarians of the Central Asian countries shared i...

On the 8th of June 2020, the opening ceremony of the new automobile bridge through the Tejen River at the “Sarahs-Sarahs” checkpoint near the Turkmen-Iranian border was held. The ceremonial opening was accompanied by the performances of the art workers of Turkmenistan. On the occasion of the momentous event, in the second half of the day, a meeting between the high-ranking representatives of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran took place. The Turkmen side was headed by the Minister...

76 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange last week. For foreign currency, representatives of business circles from Russia have bought polypropylene produced by Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex while brokers from Afghanistan and Belize have procured heavy vacuum gasoil produced by Seydi Refinery. High-density polyethylene, polypropylene and ECO-93 gasoline (SC Türkmengaz) have been bought by the entrepreneurs from Russia, United Arab Emir...

Grain harvest campaign has started in Turkmenistan. Grain producers of Ahal, Lebap and Mary Velayats have started reaping of wheat and farmers of Balkan and Dashoguz Velayats to join them on June 12. This year, Turkmen grain producers will have to produce 1,400,000 tons of grain including 400,000 tons in Ahal, 345,000 tons in Mary, 310,000 tons in Lebap, 265,000 tons in Dashoguz and 80,000 tons in Balkan Velayats from 690,000 hectares. The min part of the fields has been sown with high produc...

Turkmenistan, which entered the way of diversification of the economy, successfully implements government programmes of industrial development and production of wide range of import substitutive production. Introduction of market mechanisms, activation of entrepreneurship initiative and generation of innovations are priority directions of the government policy. The role of private sector is growing the structural modernization of the economy and expansion of import substitutive production due...