

Turkmenistan and Hungary to sign Agreement on Promotion and mutual protection of investments
The 5th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Hungarian Commission on Economic Cooperation was held on Tuesday, May 16, via videoconference.


The 5th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Hungarian Commission on Economic Cooperation was held on Tuesday, May 16, via videoconference.


The Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan has announced a tender for the purchase of new medical supplies, reagents and equipment for large metropolitan medical institutions, the official Turkmen press reports.


President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Odile Renaud-Basso will take part in the Second Economic Forum "Central Asia – European Union", which will be held on May 19 in Alma-Ata.


President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a decree approving the Regulation on licensing work on the production of industrial building materials, products and structures, the official Turkmen press reports.


Turkmenistan will send a representative delegation to the upcoming international economic forum "Russia — the Islamic World: KazanForum" in Kazan. This was stated by Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during a telephone conversation with the head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, according to the website of the RAISA RT.


On Monday, May 15, 4 deals worth a total of $1.7 million were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.


With the assistance of the USAID Program on Trade in Central Asia (TCA), the Association "Turkmen Logistics" together with CILT Central Asia organizes seminars on insurance in logistics for Turkmen specialists.


On Saturday, May 13, 5 deals totaling $22.6 million and 31.5 thousand Turkmen manats were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.


On May 17, a press conference will be held on the occasion of the launch of the regional trade facilitation portal Central Asia Gateway and the export and international trade training program of the Ready4Trade Central Asia Project. The project is funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Trade Center (ITC).


OPEC Secretary General Haissam al-Gais said the sustainability of the global energy system is "at stake" due to a lack of investment in the industry, Emarat Al Youm newspaper reported.


Exports of goods from Turkmenistan in 2024 will amount to about $ 15.1 billion, and imports — $9.9 billion. The positive balance of the country's foreign trade turnover will reach $5.2 billion. A report with such a forecast was issued by the International Monetary Fund.


The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development invites the heads of companies and employees responsible for exports to Export School, which will be held in Ashgabat from June 8 to July 20.


China has become the world's largest car exporter for the first time, overtaking Japan and Germany in this indicator. In the first quarter of 2023, China exported a total of 1.069 million cars, and Japan — 1.047 million cars.


On May 15, the XXXIV Meeting of Representatives of the parties to the Agreement on the International Railway Transit Tariff (IRTT) opened in the Turkmen capital.


2 thousand 62 combine harvesters have been brought to the line of readiness for the upcoming wheat harvest in Turkmenistan. The campaign will be serviced by 417 repair and adjustment teams with mobile workshops, the necessary tools and vehicles are provided at their disposal.