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 Yagshigeldi Kakayev International University of Oil and Gas has become the venue for a scientific and practical conference dedicated to the main state symbols of the country - the state flag and the Constitution of Turkmenistan.
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.
The subtleties of Eastern diplomacy will be discussed at the International Economic Forum "Russia – the Islamic World: KazanForum", which will be held on May 18-19.
The Japanese government handed over books in Japanese to the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan as part of the Read Japan program, the Turkmen diplomatic mission in Tokyo reports.
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.
Athletes from Turkmenistan will take part in the Asian Belt Wrestling Championship, which will be held from May 20 to 25 in Jizzakh, Uzbekistan. This is reported by the National News Agency of Uzbekistan.
The current President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, won 49.35% of the votes in the first round of the presidential election based on the results of counting 100% of ballots inside the country. In second place is a single opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu with 45% of the vote. In third place is the candidate from the ATA Alliance, Sinan Ogan, with 5.22% of the votes.
AGM, a company specializing in the production of protected smartphones, has launched the AGM G2 series with a thermal imaging camera capable of capturing objects at a distance of up to 500 meters, reports ixbt.com.
A new online service for calling a taxi Ynamly taksi has been launched in Ashgabat, the website of the agency "Turkmenautoulaglary" reports. The application was launched by specialists of OJSC "Association of autotransport enterprises".
On the official website, Turkmenistan Airlines has published an updated list of representative offices abroad, where you can buy air tickets to Ashgabat and other destinations.
Special Representative of the President of the People's Republic of China, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Ma Zhaoxu conveyed to the President of Turkmenistan an invitation on behalf of Xi Jinping to participate in the upcoming May 18-19 summit "Central Asia + China". The meeting of the head of Turkmenistan with the Chinese diplomat took place on Saturday, May 13.
