The foreign trade turnover of Turkmenistan increased by 30.7% in January-February 2022 as compared to the base value of the same period of the last year.
International Investment Forum for Attracting Foreign Investments to the Oil and Gas Sector of Turkmenistan (OGT2022) will be held on March 29-30, 2022. The Forum is organised by the State Concerns “Turkmennebit,“Turkmengas”, “Turkmenhimiya” and State Corporation “Turkmengeology” in partnership with Turkmen Forum and UK-based GaffneyCline.
On February 29, Turkmenistan and Turkey celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations. Turkey was the first country to recognize Turkmenistan, which declared its independence on October 27, 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan, together with the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva and UNECE, held on Thursday in a hybrid format a round table on the topic of transport links of the Eurasian continent.
On Thursday, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov discussed by phone with the head of the Turkmenistan-US Business Council Eric Stewart the state and prospects of trade and economic contacts between the two countries.
The Government of Turkmenistan plans to undertake in depth modernization of Turkmenbashy and Seyidi oil refineries. Foreign companies have also been involved in tenders, Deputy Prime Minister Shahym Abdrahmanov, who oversees the fuel and energy sector, said at an expanded meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The sixth summit of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries takes place on February 20-22 in Doha under the patronage of the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Last week, fifteen tenders were announced by the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Construction and Architecture, SC “Turkmengas”, SC “Turkmennebit”, Hazar Consortium, CNPC and Eni Companies in Turkmenistan.
The American rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term issuer default rating (IDR) of Turkmenistan in foreign currency at the level of "B+" with a "Stable" outlook.
