35% of Central Asian bazaars fell into the field of view of Russian investors. Such figures were announced by experts from the Atlas bureau as part of a research project, the perimeter of which included 147 bazaars in Almaty, Bishkek, Dushanbe and Tashkent, writes the Russian edition of Izvestia.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Chairman of the Gazprom Management Board Alexey Miller held a working meeting in Astana on Friday, discussing priority areas of cooperation in the energy sector.

The State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has started the transit of Kazakh oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, the SOCAR press service reports.

On Thursday, March 23, 3 deals totaling $1.3 million were made at the auctions of the State Commodity snd Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.

Turkmenistan, Russia and Kazakhstan may sign an agreement on the construction of a highway bypassing the Caspian Sea, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin told RIA Novosti.

State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Kenji Yamada and Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Tokyo Atadurdy Bayramov held a meeting on Thursday, discussing bilateral relations in the light of the accumulated experience of interaction and their current stage.

Turkmenistan is considering the prospects of transferring the terminals of the Turkmenbashi seaport to trust management. This topic was discussed during an online meeting by representatives of the Agency of Sea and River Transport of Turkmenistan "Turkmendenizderyaellary" and the international company "KPMG Tax and Advisory LLC", according to a statement published on the official website of the Agency of water transport.

On Monday, March 20, 12 deals totaling $15.8 million were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.

In Turkmenistan, the production of industrial building materials, products and structures was included in the list of types of work that are subject to licensing.

In 2025, the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will create a single energy market. This was stated by the Minister of the Eurasian Economic Commission for Energy and Infrastructure from Kyrgyzstan Arzybek Kozhoshev on the sidelines of the International Energy Forum of the EAEU countries held in Bishkek, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports.