“After the gas hub is put into operation, we will have the opportunity to import the “blue fuel” of Iraq and Turkmenistan to Europe through TANAP.” This was stated by the press secretary of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ibrahim Kalin, at a meeting with representatives of foreign media on Saturday, TASS reports.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to invest in the development of pipeline gas supplies, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suheil al-Mazrui said at the opening of the energy forum in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The forum was broadcast on social networks.
Record demand for oil and petroleum products is expected in China and India amid the lifting of anti-covid restrictions, Bloomberg reports, citing the opinion of interviewed experts.
About 500 Austrian companies are actively operating in Central Asian countries, including Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, Austria's trade attache in Kazakhstan Lisa Kronreif said, Trend reports.
The State Customs Service of Turkmenistan announced the search for suppliers of a number of goods and services, the newspaper "Turkmenistan" reported today.
According to World Bank forecasts, China's economy will strengthen despite the global slowdown, China Daily reports.
The amount of state payments and benefits from 2008 to 2022 increased by 1225.2%, and wages for about the same period of time — by 394.4%. Such figures are given by the candidate of economic Sciences Mayagozel Babayeva in a comment for the newspaper "Turkmenistan".
Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan visited Uzbekistan to expand cooperation in the agricultural sector, according to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The price of gold on the New York COMEX exchange exceeded $1.9 thousand for the first time since the end of April 2022. At the peak, the precious metal rose by 1.15% per troy ounce, reports Iz.ru.
The Chinese national currency is becoming an increasingly popular means of cross-border transactions and settlements due to the country's efforts to expand its use in trade and investment. This is reported by the Xinhua News Agency with reference to the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China.
On Thursday, January 12, 20 deals totaling $2 million and 17.5 million Turkmen manats were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
A business meeting of representatives of the business circles of Turkmenistan and France took place in Paris. The negotiations were held in the format of a business lunch, which was attended by representatives of the French companies VINCI Construction, CARPI Tech, MEDEF International, SAFRAN, PMJC, CIS Energy, IN Groupe, Thomson Broadcast, Oberthur, Airbus D&S, Saberatours and a number of others.
The possibilities of creating a National Technical Working Group on Global GAP in Turkmenistan, as well as the benefits that it will bring to agricultural producers and the country's economy, were discussed at consultations in Ashgabat on Thursday. The event was held by the Program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) "Safe migration in Central Asia" jointly with the Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists of Turkmenistan and the German company for certification of agricultural quality standards Global GAP with the participation of the Union of Economists of Turkmenistan.
On Tuesday, January 10, 4 deals totaling $11.9 million and 11.2 million Turkmen manats were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
The State Customs Service of Turkmenistan has established "Green Corridors" at the border customs posts of the country for cargo carriers who use TIR Carnets — a transport document to facilitate and accelerate the passage of borders.
