The first meeting of the railway administrations of the countries participating in the multimodal transport corridor “Uzbekistan – Turkmenistan – Iran – Turkey” was held in Istanbul, where important issues related to the development of this transport route were discussed, the information and analytical media center of Uzbekistan Temir Yollari JSC reports.
In the first quarter of 2024, Turkmen Airlines plans to expand its operating network by adding three new routes, including the resumption of service. These are the directions Ashgabat – Abu Dhabi from January 5, Ashgabat - Ho Chi Minh City from March 5 and Ashgabat – Milan from March 6.
In 10 months of 2023, the mutual trade turnover between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation in physical terms increased by 8% to 535 thousand tons. At the same time, Russian exports increased by 5.5%, while imports from Turkmenistan increased by 21%. Supplies from Turkmenistan to Russia for food products and agricultural raw materials increased by 33%, for chemical industry products – by 57%, Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dmitry Volvach said during the 9th meeting of the High-level Group on Trade and Investment Support within the framework of the Intergovernmental Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, at the next meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg, focused on the development of the North-South corridor with access to the states of the Middle East, Iran, Pakistan and India.
The multi-service logistics operator PEC has launched the delivery of groupage cargo between Turkmenistan and Russia along the eastern branch of the North-South ITC. Regular flights depart once every two weeks, and their number will increase next year, logistics.ru. reports.
Dragon Oil in Turkmenistan has opened its new office in Ashgabat. The ceremony was attended by the company's executive director Ali Rashid Al Jarwan and Chairman of the state concern Turkmennebit Guvanch Agajanov, the UAE Embassy in Turkmenistan reported on its social networks.
Sheremetyevo, a Russian international airport of federal significance, one of the four main airports in Moscow and the Moscow region, has summed up the results of its annual airline punctuality rating. The winners were determined based on flight punctuality and traffic volume.
The 9th meeting of the High-Level Group to Support Trade and Investment within the framework of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation was held on December 21-22 in Moscow.
Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Dunyagozel Gulmanova, at a meeting of the Turkmen government on Friday, informed parliamentarians about the legislative activities. She said that, among other legislative acts, new editions of the Civil Code and the Law “On Hydrometeorological Activities” are being prepared. The draft law “On Energy Saving and Efficient Use of Energy”, etc. is also being worked on. This was reported in the news release of the Turkmen State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.
Industrial projects for processing local raw materials have a flagship status in the plans to diversify the economy of Turkmenistan. They were also discussed at a meeting of the Turkmen Cabinet on Friday, where it was reported on the measures being implemented to modernize the country’s petrochemical industry and introduce advanced technologies at the processing plants of the State Concern Turkmenneft.
The Pakistani government has decided to extend the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act (FIPPA), a special piece of legislation, to cover Turkmenistan's investment in the TAPI gas pipeline project, a senior official from the country's energy ministry said on Tuesday, The News International reported.
The 4th meeting of the Group of Friends on Sustainable Transport was held on December 14 under the chairmanship of Turkmenistan in a virtual format. It was attended by the heads and representatives of the diplomatic missions to the UN of the Group’s member countries.
Cargo transportation by vessels of the Merchant Marine Fleet of Turkmenistan in January-November 2023 increased by 21.6% compared to the same period in 2022 and amounted to 2.06 million tons. The number of containers transported amounted to 3,846 TEU, the growth rate was 277.3%, the press service of JSC “Merchant Marine” reports.
Investments in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the world in 2023 increased by almost a quarter compared to 2020, amid increased attention to energy security. This assessment is contained in Gazprom’s message, TASS reports.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has prepared a catalog "Traveling through the workshops of artisans of Central Asia".
