During 2024, the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange plans to significantly increase trade turnover with Turkmenistan by realizing the export potential of the exchange platform.

Cotton sowing started in Turkmenistan on Wednesday, March 20. Cotton growers from the Ahal, Balkan, Lebap and Mary regions joined the mass campaign. In the Dashoguz region, sowing will begin in a week, on March 27.

Italy and Turkmenistan have agreed on cooperation in the field of rail transport, port and maritime communications within the framework of agreements signed during negotiations between Italian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Matteo Salvini and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Deputy Prime Minister Rashid Meredov on Wednesday.

The possibility of establishing a regional training center by the World Customs Organization under the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan was discussed at a meeting of the Turkmen delegation with the new Secretary General of the WCO, Jan Saunders.

As part of the joint project of UNDP and the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan “Sustainable Cities: Integrated Development of Green Cities in Ashgabat and Avaza”, a series of events to improve energy efficiency were held from March 13 to 20 in the city of Mary. These include a training seminar on innovative energy efficiency technologies in the electricity industry and an international conference on the topic “Prospects for the introduction of “green” innovative technologies for energy efficiency in the electricity industry of Turkmenistan.” The events were organized in cooperation with the Sustainable Energy Connections in Central Asia (SECCA) project, funded by the European Union.

China's economy shows stable growth in 2024. This is evidenced by the macro-reporting of the State Statistics Service of the People's Republic of China for January-February of this year, the Chinese international news channel CGTN reports.

In Russia, the idea of simplifying the business registration procedure for foreign investors wishing to invest in the country's economy is being considered. Investors from the Middle East and Southeast Asia are already in an advantageous position to undertake projects in Russia, and in 2024 additional prospects may open up for them.

The spirit of cooperation in Central Asia is at an all-time high, prominent American scholar Dr. Frederick Starr said in an interview with the Astana Times.

Turkmenistan plans to attract foreign companies to the exploration and development of fields on the Caspian Sea shelf. Ambassador Esen Aydogdaev said this at a briefing held on Tuesday at the Turkmen diplomatic mission in Moscow with the participation of the diplomatic corps accredited in Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow), CIS states, the media, the cultural community, the Turkmen diaspora in Russia, and political scientists.

With the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammethan Chakiyev, a round table with the European business community was organized in Brussels on Monday, March 18.