Turkmenbashi International Seaport has received EcoPort certificate
On June 1, representatives of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) handed the EcoPort certificate to the Turkmenbashi International Seaport.
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Iranian oil minister announces gas contract with Turkmenistan
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji said that a gas contract between Iran and Turkmenistan will be signed in the near future, according to which already in June Iran will start importing 10 million cubic meters of gas per day from Turkmenistan.
A comprehensive transport document between Iran and Turkmenistan is being prepared
Turkmenistan and Iran have common interests in matters of transport interaction, and given that 600 wagons pass through the Serakhs and Inchebarun border crossings every day, with the available capacity of these, a further increase in traffic should be expected. This was discussed at the meeting of Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammetkhan Chakiev with Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mehrdad Bazrpash. The meeting was held on Tuesday, May 30, as part of a working visit to Tehran by the head of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
The capacity of power transmission systems between Iran and Turkmenistan will double
The current power exchange capacity between Iran and Turkmenistan of 500 MW will double to 1,000 MW after the opening of a new transmission line between the two countries. This was stated by Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabyan to journalists after a meeting with a delegation accompanying Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during a visit to Tehran on Tuesday.
Gazprom and the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan considered the issue of Russian gas supplies
The parties discussed the progress and prospects of cooperation, including on the issue of Russian gas supplies to Uzbekistan, the press service of the Russian energy company reports.
Iran-Oman-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan corridor moves towards launch
Alireza Enayati, Director General for Persian Gulf Affairs at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, told IRNA that during the recent visit of the Sultan of Oman Haytham bin Tariq Al Said to Tehran, transport and transit cooperation was among the main issues discussed.
Trade between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan grew 5 times in 2022 and 2 times in 2023
The mutual trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan increased by more than 5 times in 2022 in relation to 2021, and since the beginning of this year - almost 2 times as compared to the same period of the last year. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Batyr Atdaev, speaking at a gala reception on the occasion of Independence Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Transit potential of Turkmenistan is a promising investment direction
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at a recent meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Moscow invited the EAEU countries to consider the possibility of joint investments in the construction of infrastructure in the sea and dry ports of Turkmenistan and Iran. In his opinion, this will significantly expand the geography of exports of the member states of the Union, strengthen their logistics capabilities.
EastFruit: Turkmenistan continues expansion in the tomato market - now in Tajikistan
Experts from EastFruit, an information and analytical platform for the fruit and vegetable market in Central Asia, the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, have already drawn attention to Turkmenistan's "incredibly rapid expansion" in the production and export of greenhouse vegetables, primarily greenhouse tomatoes.
A meeting of the Turkmen-Georgian commission on economic cooperation will be held in Tbilisi
The next meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Georgian Commission on Economic Cooperation will be held in Tbilisi on June 5-6. This was announced at a meeting of the Turkmen government on Friday by Deputy Prime Minister Batyr Atdayev.
Chinese market welcomes more goods from Central Asia – Ministry of Trade of the People's Republic of China
China welcomes the arrival of more high-quality goods from Central Asia to its market amid efforts to intensify trade and economic cooperation, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China said on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reports.
The FoundHER program invites female startupers to a new community
In cooperation with the USAID project for the development of entrepreneurship and the business environment, the FoundHER program was launched on the innovative Plug and Play platform for participants from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Great Britain is interested in expanding its presence in the Turkmen market — Ambassador
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the credentials of the new British Ambassador to Turkmenistan Stephen Conlon, and also discussed with him the prospects of Turkmen-British cooperation, the Turkmen state news agency reports.
Bidding on the SCRMET: terry products and cotton yarn were in demand
On Wednesday, May 24, 12 deals worth a total of $3.5 million were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
OECD supports Turkmenistan in trade facilitation
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) supports Turkmenistan in trade facilitation through the introduction of special indicators. This is reported by Trend with reference to Gregory Lecomte, Project Manager for Central Asian countries of the Eurasia Department of the OECD Directorate for Global Relations and Cooperation.
