Last week, 13 tenders were announced in Turkmenistan from the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry, the Ministry of Industry and Construction, the Ministry of Textile Industry, the Ministry of Education, SC “Turkmenhimiya”, Turkmenbashi oil refineries complex, Tatneft and the Municipalities of Ashgabat. State property objects that will be put up for auction, as well as a list of products for public procurement have become known.
Anti-crisis program for 2022 was approved in Turkmenistan, deferral for loan payments was given to state organizations, and also reforms of the construction industry are planned.
Link to download tenders for the week.
Large projects: SC "Turkmenhimiya" is holding an international tender for the design and construction of a plant for the production of combined mineral fertilizers with a capacity of 170 thousand tons per year.
Small business: TATNEFT will purchase about 1,000 New Year gifts for children. The Municipality of Ashgabat is looking for contractors to decorate the park in the foothills of the Kopetdag and to build a water pipeline from one of the water treatment facilities closest to the capital.
Top business news from November 29 to December 5
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov approved the country's anti-crisis program for 2022, which is aimed at ensuring the stable development of the national economy against the backdrop of events in the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program provides for an increase in production efficiency through new technologies and support for small and medium businesses.
Ministries, sectoral departments and the Municipalities of Turkmenistan will be able to receive a deferral for loan payments until January 1, 2023. The country's central bank and lending institutions have been allowed to defer payments on loans that expire as of January 1, 2022.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov instructed the government to urgently reform the country's construction industry and increase the production of building materials.
EU Ambassador to Turkmenistan Diego Ruiz Alonso said that over the next 20-25 years, Turkmen gas could be exported to Europe and contribute to ensuring the energy security of the region of the countries.
Economic indicators of Turkmenistan for January-November 2021 compared to the same period in 2020:
• Product production increased by 6.1%
• The volume of retail trade increased by 16.5%
• Foreign trade turnover increased by 18.6%
• Electricity production increased by 12%, exports - by 36%.
• Members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan increased agricultural and food products by 15.4%, and industrial products - by 24.2%
• In January-October, Turkmenistan exported 35.6 thousand tons of cement to Uzbekistan.
• Compared to 2020, the trade turnover between Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates increased by 25.8% and reached $ 501 million, excluding oil and gas supplies.
ORIENT economic observer
Eziz OVEZOV
