Turkmenistan may become a TRACECA member as early as this fall. This was stated by the Secretary General of the permanent secretariat of the intergovernmental commission of the program Aset Asavbayev, Trend reports.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on holding early presidential elections.
As part of the first project competition among non–governmental organizations in Central Asia, the Border Management Program in Central Asia - Phase 10 (BOMCA 10) selected nine projects aimed at supporting border communities. This is reported on the program's website.
ORIENT presents an announcement of cultural events that will be held in Ashgabat from May 8 to May 14.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the implementation of the Great Istanbul Tunnel project, Anadolu agency reports.
Turkmen weightlifter Medine Atayeva won a silver medal on the third day of the ongoing Asian Weightlifting Championship 2023 in Jinju (Republic of Korea).
An event dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great thinker and poet Magtymguly Pyragy was held at the Yagshigeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University.
The Turkmen-Tajik Business Forum was held in Dushanbe on Monday, May 8, on the eve of the visit of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Tajikistan. A joint exhibition of export goods of manufacturers of the two countries was prepared for the opening of the forum in the building of the National Library of Tajikistan.
The team of the StartUp Academy, the first business incubator in Turkmenistan, invites all interested parties, including potential investors, to the Demo Day startup project competition, which will be held on May 13 in the Cultural and Business Center of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan.
The 15th anniversary of the Turkmen-German Management Training Program in Turkmenistan was celebrated in Ashgabat with the participation of Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of the country Begmyrat Allakbayev, according to the website of the German Embassy in Turkmenistan.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the coronation of the new King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla, TDH reports.
Russian President Vladimir Putin invited President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to take part in the celebrations dedicated to the 78th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, which will be held in Moscow.
Turkmen weightlifter Bunyad Rashidov won a bronze medal at the Asian Championship, which takes place in Jinju (South Korea).
The Japanese engineering corporation Komatsu will establish a subsidiary in Kazakhstan to strengthen sales and service activities for construction and mining equipment in the Central Asian region. The new company is due to start operations in August 2023, the heavy equipment manufacturer said in a press release.
The Asian Development Bank intends to provide $100 billion in climate finance by 2030. This week, ADB launched an innovative financing mechanism for climate in the Asia-Pacific region, which will use guarantees from partners as leverage to accelerate much-needed investments in the fight against climate change by billions of dollars. The new program aims to mobilize up to $15 billion to finance projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience to climate change.
