The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing support to the government of Turkmenistan in the development of the Ashgabat Stock Exchange, Trend reports citing USAID public relations specialist Tammy Palchikov.

Specialists of the Lebapgazchygarysh Department of the Turkmengas State Concern produced 12.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2021, exceeding the plan by 34%. This is reported by the website of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have increased mutual trade fivefold over the past four years, and in 2021 its volume increased by 65%, amounting to about $880 million. This was discussed at a meeting between Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov.

The special geographical position of the Astrakhan region opens up great prospects for development. They were discussed in the Kremlin today. Vladimir Putin spoke with the head of the region, Igor Babushkin, about current tasks and problems, and the fight against COVID-19. Also, about how to use the vast potential, the First Channel of Russian TV reports.

Figures provided by the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) show that trade between Afghanistan and the three Central Asian states - Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan - has increased in the current (solar) year.

Last week, twelve tenders were announced in Turkmenistan from the Ministry of Industry, SC “Turkmennebit”, consortium "Hazar", “Rysgal” bank, State Development Bank of Turkmenistan, PETRONAS and Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company. The date of the next auction for the sale of state property has also been announced.

SC “Turkmennebit” will conclude an additional agreement with PJSC “Tatneft” for the provision of services directed at increasing the discharge of oil wells at the Goturdepe fields.

Turkish company Çalik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. won a tender for the construction of the first hybrid solar-wind power plant with a capacity of 10 MW in Turkmenistan.

The volume of Turkmen gas exports to Azerbaijan via Iran can be increased to 15 billion cubic meters per year, Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owdji said after meeting with the official delegation of Turkmenistan, Trend news agency reported.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov approved the Program for the Development of Transport Diplomacy until 2025 during a meeting of the government of Turkmenistan on Friday.