In May 2023, Turkmenistan exported 2.73 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China, which is 5% more as compared to the same period of the last year. Such data is provided by the customs of the People's Republic of China, Interfax news agency reports.
Gasoline of the A-92 brand ($707.25 per ton), low-sulfur heating oil ($403.50 per ton), carbamide of the B brand ($248 per ton) were in demand during trading on the State Commodity Exchange of Turkmenistan on Wednesday, July 19, ORIENT correspondent reports.
Kazakhstan intends to increase cargo traffic through the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor). This was stated by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, speaking at the first Summit "Central Asia + Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf" in Jeddah.
Carbamide grade "B" ($244 per ton) became the subject of trading on the State Commodity Exchange of Turkmenistan on Tuesday, July 18, the correspondent of ORIENT reports.
The Turkmen delegation, which is in Azerbaijan, visited the Free Economic Zone of Alat (AFEZ), where it held a meeting with the Chairman of the Board of AFEZ Valeh Aleskerov. ORIENT was informed about this at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Turkmenistan.
The international seaport of the city of Turkmenbashi has a license for the storage of goods in a special customs regime without the need to pay customs duties. A reminder of this was published today by the website of the agency "Turkmendenizderyayollary".
The increase in the volume of cargo transportation between Central Asia and Europe, as well as the possibilities of expanding mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of maritime transport between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan were discussed by experts of the two countries in Baku on Monday. The Turkmen delegation, which arrived in the Azerbaijani capital on a business visit, is headed by the head of the Department of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan Murad Muradov.
Iraqi Electricity Minister Ziyad Ali Fadel said during a meeting with members of the parliamentary Committee on Electricity and Energy on Sunday that two delegations will visit Qatar and Turkmenistan to discuss possible gas import deals, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported, citing the press service of the Iraqi parliament.
Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan increased trade turnover by 3.8 times in the first five months of this year compared to the same period last year, Trend reports.
Deputy Prime Minister Baimyrat Annamamedov, who oversees energy, construction and industry in the Turkmen government, who is on a visit to Seoul, met on July 17 with Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Han Duck-soo, Korean media reported.
Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabyan said that his country will soon start exchanging electricity with Russia through Azerbaijan, the ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.
The state increased the volume of capital investments in the development of the economy of Turkmenistan by 24.6% in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2022. Thus, more funds were spent on improving production, trade, infrastructure and improving the welfare of the population.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan Serdar Jorayev to intensify work on the full implementation of the "Electronic Tax" system during an expanded Cabinet meeting on July 14.
During a government meeting dedicated to the results of the activities of the national economic complex of the country for the first half of 2023, the head of state decided: from the new year to increase by 10% the salaries of employees of budgetary institutions, self-supporting enterprises and public associations, pensions and state grants, scholarships to students and trainees.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan will be divided into two departments - the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Environmental Protection - in order to more actively promote reforms in these areas. The document was signed on Friday at an expanded government meeting by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
