"Inflation [in the US] has reached its peak, but this is not the last peak of this cycle," said Michael Berry, an expert who predicted the 2008 crisis, noting that the States may face a recession — a slowdown in economic growth, Business Insider reports.
The Pension Fund of Turkmenistan informs entrepreneurs that the settlement period for the payment of pension contributions for the second half of 2022 has begun.
Russia is preparing to increase natural gas supplies to the Asian energy markets. Western experts believe that China will become the main consumer of Russian gas, which will account for 40% of the growth in exports of natural gas, Euronews reports.
JSC "Southern Center of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair" in the Astrakhan region will start production of the first container ships of project 00108, developed by the Russian design bureau "Vympel". Astrakhan shipbuilders will be the first in the Russian Federation to create unique vessels - special universal dry cargo container carriers for the North-South International Transport Corridor. These vessels will be built specifically for the specifics of the Caspian Sea. They will have wide sides and low draft. The first contract for the supply of four such vessels of increased container capacity was signed in December 2022.
Gazprom can send free volumes of gas to China, some CIS countries and Turkey, as well as export liquefied natural gas (LNG) and produce hydrogen and ammonia for supplies to European countries. Sergey Kapitonov, an analyst at the Project Center for Energy Transition and ESG Skoltech, said this in a commentary to RIA Novosti.
The head of the Ministry of Finance of Russia Anton Siluanov announced the possibility of switching to mutual payments in cryptocurrency with trading partners from other countries, the TASS news agency reports.
Turkmen handmade camel wool products are in demand and are of interest to businesses in European countries, the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan writes on its website.
German residents may face an increase in electricity prices by 44% and gas prices by 112% in 2023 due to the global energy crisis, Handelsblatt reports.
On Thursday, December 29, at the auction of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, 2 deals were made for a total of $4.8 million, the correspondent of ORIENT reports.
Starting from January 1, 2023, CJSC "Marine MerchantFleet" of Turkmenistan will supply the vessel "Balkan" for the implementation of feeder container transportation on the route Turkmenbashi-Baku-Turkmenbashi.
The first floating terminal for receiving liquefied natural gas has arrived in Finland, and now the Inkoo port in the south of the country will become a regasifier. Finland, together with Estonia, leased this complex from a US company for 10 years, Euronews reports.
The positive balance of Turkmenistan's trade turnover with Uzbekistan amounted to $490 million, according to the Uzbek State Statistics Committee.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the use of the Black Sea natural gas in the amount of 540 billion cubic meters in the first quarter of 2023, RIA Novosti reports.
From January 1, 2023, Numbered personal seals of the customs authorities of Turkmenistan of a new type will be put into operation, the official website of the State Customs Service of the country reports.
On Wednesday, December 28, at the auction of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, an entrepreneur from Afghanistan purchased hydrotreated diesel fuel of the ECO-5 brand, ORIENT correspondent reports.
