Kabul is considering purchasing oil products from Russian companies and would like to conclude a contract with the Russian oil company “Tatneft”, Afghan Industry and Trade Minister Nuruddin Azizi told Sputnik.

China will allocate $3.72 billion for Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to create new jobs in enterprises funded by the Chinese government, Xinhua reports.

The trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Turkey for three months of this year increased by 24.7% compared to the same period in 2022, reaching more than $ 541 million, the Turkish Statistical Institute reports, Trend reports.

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating the construction of the 4th line of Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline, which will also be laid through the territory of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, Xinhua reports.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov called for the continuation of the implementation of new projects to increase the supply of Turkmen natural gas in the Chinese direction.

Due to its geographical location, Turkmenistan plays an important role in the development of global supply chains, including the international transport corridor "North-South", Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammethan Chakyev said at the XIV International Economic Forum "Russia — Islamic World: Kazanforum 2023" on Thursday.

On Wednesday, May 17, 3 deals worth a total of $4.6 million were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.

On May 19, a new training course from specialists of the Ashgabat Stock Exchange (AFB) on the topic "Infrastructure of the securities market" will start.

On Tuesday, May 16, 11 deals totaling $6.3 million were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.

In Almaty, with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, a press conference was held on the launch of the Central Asia Gateway regional trade facilitation portal and the export and international trade training program.