A two-day seminar was held on the most important aspect of Turkmenistan’s integration into the global trading system – negotiations on tariff concessions upon accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO)

On May 10th, the "Business at the Pulse" forum was held in Ashgabat, organized by Arassa Nusga and Lotta Business Group with the support of the EBRD. The event brought together representatives from trade, distribution, manufacturing, and the service sector.

Turkmenistan actively participates in the XVI International Economic Forum "Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum".

A significant achievement for the employees of the "Lebapnebitgazgözleg" expedition of the State Corporation "Türkmengeologiýa" was the successful acquisition of a commercial oil inflow from exploratory well No. 1907, which they drilled in the western part of the Goturdepe field.

The grand opening of the 16th International Economic Forum "Russia — Islamic World: KazanForum" and the Russia Halal Expo exhibition took place at the Kazan Expo IEC

As part of an international meeting with the participation of heads and representatives of the domestic fuel and energy complex and specialized foreign companies, a new Production Sharing Agreement for the gas condensate fields of Block I in Turkmenistan, as well as a long-term Gas Supply Agreement, was signed. The documents were signed between the Malaysian company PETRONAS, XRG, which is an investment division of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), the State Enterprise Khazarnebit and the state concerns Turkmennebit and Turkmengaz

From May 11th to 13th, 2025, the first meeting of Ministers of Education from Central Asian countries and China took place in Ürümqi, with the participation of the Minister of Education of Turkmenistan, J. Gurbangeldiyev. The key topic of the meeting was the deepening of bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the educational sphere within the framework of the "Central Asia – China" format.

Prospects for the development of the modern media industry will be discussed by participants of the media session "The Media of the Future in the Present: Content and Technologies" which will be held on May 15th at the main venue of the XVI International Economic Forum "Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum".

U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East tour, commencing with a state visit to Saudi Arabia, was marked by the signing of a substantial package of agreements and investment commitments totaling $600 billion.

The EU-Central Asia High-Level Dialogue on Economic and Financial Cooperation was held in Brussels on 12-13 May, with the participation of Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan Babaniyaz Yalakov