196 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, businessmen from Afghanistan have bought base oil produced at Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex and liquefied gas (SC Türkmengaz). In addition, cotton yarn and colourless sheet glass have been sold for foreign currency to UAE and Uzbekistan. Total amount of transactions has exceeded 5,118,000 US dollars. For local currency, representatives of...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular video conference working session of the Cabinet of Ministers where outcomes of work of branches of national economy for the last two months and other important subjects of the stat life have been reviewed. First, the floor was given to Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers G. Mushikov who reported on macroeconomic indicators for January – February 2020, which demonstrate stable growth of branches of national economy. Comparing with the...

The Mukam Palace of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan has hosted a festive concert by artists to mark International Women’s Day. Famous singers Atajan Berdyev, Atageldy Garyagdyev, Annaguly Myratdurdyev, Akhmed Atajanov, Azat Donmezov, among others, offered the audience a musical treat, singing repertoire ranging from classical to pop and folk songs that celebrated women. The highlight of the concert was a sparkling literary and musical performance given by dance groups from across...

On the 7th of March 2020, on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov congratulated all the women-heads of the embassies and representations of the international organizations working in Turkmenistan on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, presented gifts and wished them strong health, family well-being and success in their responsible work. In turn, the heads of diplomatic missions conveyed the word...

On March 5, 2020, on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs and Crime in Vienna, at the initiative of the delegation of Turkmenistan, a parallel event was held on the theme of “Strengthening regional cross-border cooperation in Central Asia to prevent drug trafficking in new trade and transit corridors ". This event was organized in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Organized Crime (UNODC) and the representation of the Republic of Uzbe...

On the 5th of March 2020, the successive briefing in participation of the heads and representatives of the diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs V.Hajiyev and the Minister of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan N.Amannepesov gave speeches during the briefing on the measures carried out in Turkmenistan for preventing the importation to the cou...

Regular season of production of licorice root has started in Amudarya floodplain as spring came. Using relative equipment, production teams of Turkmenabat Agricultural Complex Buyan have started production of valuable raw material as the licorice plantations on left and right banks of the river. It is planned to increase production volumes of valuable healing raw material and hence, refined pressed roots and its derivatives for export this year. Big demand in the world market is provided by t...