On Monday, January 16, 4 deals totaling 103.6 million Turkmen manats were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.
In January-December 2022, the volume of transit cargo transported through the International Seaport of Turkmenbashi increased by 2.5 times compared to the same period last year, the "Turkmendenizderyayollary" agency reports.
The world will need natural gas for a long time, and additional investments are needed to ensure security of supply and affordable prices during the global energy transition, the energy ministers of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates said on Saturday.
A group of 14 employees of the Railway Administration of Afghanistan arrived in Turkmenabat on Saturday for an internship in the relevant field. ORIENT was informed about this by the Turkmendemiryollary Agency.
On Saturday, January 14, 3 deals totaling $747.5 thousand were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, the correspondent of ORIENT reports.
“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.
