On Monday, November 13, during trading at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, aviation kerosene “TS-1” ($814.25 per ton), Portland cement “PS 400-G20-K” ($37.50 per ton) and gray cotton half panama fabric (0.39 per sq.m.) were sold on the foreign market.
On the eve of the World Day of Sustainable Transport, the Railway Agency of Turkmenistan announced an impressive reduction in the transit time of goods through the territory of the country. Thanks to the establishment of multimodal logistics and the improvement of rail transportation, the speed of cargo delivery from one border to another has increased by 40%.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent the draft State Budget of Turkmenistan for 2024 for consideration to the Mejlis, signing the relevant document during a meeting of the Turkmen government on Friday.
Turkmenistan's GDP growth in January-October amounted to 6.3%. The same indicator is for the volume of products produced in the country in comparison with the same period in 2022 – more by 6.3%.
Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan Atajan Movlamov this week held meetings with President of the Chamber of Small Entrepreneurs and Small Industrialists of Islamabad Sajjad Sarwar and with a delegation of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by its President Ahsan Zafar Bakhtaviri.
Turkmenistan is participating with its national pavilion in the 6th China International Import Exhibition, taking place in Shanghai from November 5 to 10. About 3,400 exhibitors from 154 countries and regions of the world take part in the large-scale event.
Representatives of the State Concern "Turkmengaz" met with the delegation of the Republic of Iraq headed by the Minister of Electric Power Industry Ziad Ali Fadel in Ashgabat.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Turkmenistan organized a training for specialists from the sectoral departments of the State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan (TurkmenStat) on the functional application of the newly developed statistical business register software (SBRS).
The delegation of the Eurasian Department of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development visited the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan during their visit to Ashgabat on Tuesday, November 7, where a bilateral meeting was held. The head of this OECD department, in an interview with the Chairman of the CCI Mergen Gurdov, noted that Turkmenistan is expected to participate in the OECD Eurasian Week, which will be held in Paris next month, from December 12 to 14, and gave a general understanding of the event.
According to OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Gais, the growth of the global economy will stimulate the need for fuel, despite the macroeconomic problems in the world, which include rising inflation and interest rates in central banks of different countries.
From November 9 to 11, the International Exhibition of non-food products NON-FOOD ASIA EXPO 2023 will be held in Almaty for the first time. The main event of the exhibition will be a conference on the development of the market of non-food products in Central Asia, which will be attended by dozens of manufacturers and buyers.
International standards and best practices of the OSCE participating States in the development and functioning of the effective capital market were presented during an OSCE-organized seminar that took place on 7 November 2023.
Representatives of the customs services of Turkmenistan and Iran held a meeting on Monday, November 6, at the Sarahs-Sarahs checkpoints on the border between the countries. Earlier, such meetings were held at the border checkpoints of Gaudan-Bajgiran and Artyk-Lotfabad. In total, there are 4 border posts between Turkmenistan and Iran.
Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov held political and diplomatic consultations on Monday, which took place at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Bucharest, Romania, on November 6.
"Starting with the establishment of this branch, we will become pioneers in Central Asia and lay the foundation for future growth," said the head of Daewoo Engineering & Construction, Jong Won Ju, at the opening of the branch of the South Korean company on October 31 in Ashgabat. He noted that the branch will serve as an advanced base for promoting Daewoo E&C in the Central Asian market.
