The total volume of cargo transportation in January-March 2024 by vessels of the Merchant Marine Fleet of Turkmenistan exceeded the level of the same period of the last year by 14.1% and amounted to 586.5 thousand tons. The fleet's cargo transportation plan for the first quarter was fulfilled by 133.3%, the department reported.
In today's world, knowledge of 1C products can become your competitive advantage in the labor market. Belli Tilsimat, a Turkmen 1C development company, presents an overview of the 1C: Salary and Personnel Management 8 program (1С: SPM 8) - today one of the most popular solutions for automating personnel accounting and payroll.
More than 200 delegates, including high-ranking officials of authoritative international structures and large companies, have already registered for the international forum to attract foreign investment in the energy sector of Turkmenistan (TEIF 2024), which will be held in the French capital in a couple of weeks, on April 24-25.
Turkmenistan produces a wide range of fruit and vegetables and has always been famous for melons, watermelons and grapes, but has recently been “noticed” in active tomato expansion. The country's greenhouse industry is rapidly developing, which has allowed it to become one of the main exporters of fresh tomatoes in the Central Asian region.
On 2-6 April 2024, within the framework of the UNDP/GEF project “Conservation and sustainable management of land resources and high nature value ecosystems in the Aral Sea basin for multiple benefits”, a five-day training workshop was conducted. The workshop centered on utilizing the Global Navigation Satellite System of Base Stations (GNSS) to enhance agricultural land management and was attended by specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan.
The forum participants discussed issues of establishing an effective rail transportation system between the CIS countries and China.
The State Concern "Turkmenhimiya" is the leader in the growth of production indicators in the construction and industrial sector of the national economy. As follows from the report presented at the government meeting on Saturday, April 6, since the beginning of the year, the plan for the production of products and services by enterprises of the chemical concern has been fulfilled at the level of 152.8%.
The growth rate of liquefied natural gas production in Turkmenistan in January- March 2024 amounted to 109.4%. For other types of production in the divisions of the state concern Turkmennebit, the indicators correspond to the planned tasks or slightly exceed them.
In the first quarter of 2024, Turkmenistan's GDP growth remained at 6.3%. In the sectoral context of the GDP structure, the largest percentage growth compared to the period January-March 2023 was recorded in trade – 8.2. The service sector is also progressing – 7.6. This indicator in the transport and communications sector was 6.6, industry - 4.7, agriculture – 4.1.
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint venture between the railway administrations of the two countries to develop the Trans-Afghan railway route. The agreement was reached during the working visit of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Khiva, the press service of the administration of the Kazakh leader reports.
On April 5, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Brussels organized a briefing with the participation of a representative of the Agency of Maritime and River Transport of Turkmenistan. The briefing brought together heads of European media and research centers.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a decree approving an intergovernmental agreement on trade and economic cooperation between Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
The 13th Central Asia Trade Forum will take place on May 14–15, 2024 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
On Friday, April 5, the Balkan shipbuilding and ship repair plant received IMO numbers (unique vessel identifier) from the International Maritime Organization for two bulk carriers with a carrying capacity of 6,100 tons, which will be built jointly with the South Korean company Koryo Shipbuilding Industry Technology Co., Ltd.
AD Ports, the UAE's port and logistics operator, has entered into a preliminary agreement with the state-owned company that operates Iraqi ports to create a joint venture. It will develop the economic zone and port of Grand Fau in Basra as part of a megaproject to create a corridor for Asian-European trade bypassing Suez. This was reported by the Hellenic Shipping News portal.
