President of Turkmenistan calls on foreign companies to participate in major projects in leading sectors of the economy
08:42 11.09.2024 6833
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov called on foreign companies to participate in projects in the oil and gas, chemical, energy, transport and communications, and agricultural sectors. The head of state made this address via a digital system at the Investment Forum of Turkmenistan, which is being held in Ashgabat on September 10-11.
"Achieving sustainable economic growth is our main goal. It defines comprehensive economic programs that we are successfully implementing," the President of Turkmenistan continued.
The head of state recalled that Turkmenistan "has already implemented a number of major projects, including the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline, a plant for the production of gasoline from natural gas in the Ahal velayat, a gas chemical complex for the production of polyethylene and polypropylene in the Balkan velayat, and the Garabogazkarbamid plant".
The President also said that on Wednesday, “the laying and launch of a number of projects will take place: the Serhetabat-Herat section, which is the main link in the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India project, which we are implementing through our own investments, as well as power transmission, transport and communication lines along the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan route”.
Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted that the country “is taking constructive measures to expand international transport and transit corridors. The oil and gas complex and energy sector of our country are developing in accordance with the demands of the time, and the introduction of digital achievements in them is also being scaled up”.
“At the same time, projects are being implemented in Turkmenistan to generate electricity from regenerative sources - the sun and wind. We also have large investment projects based on high technologies and aimed at producing competitive products,” the head of state continued.
The President expressed confidence that events such as the current Investment Forum will play a significant role in attracting large investments into the national economy and expanding mutually beneficial international partnerships.
Liquefied gas and jet fuel were sold abroad at the auctions, and polypropylene and base oil were sold to the domestic market
27 transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.
Products of oil refineries were sold at the auction
Last week, 35 transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.
The work of the Interdepartmental Commission on the Caspian Sea was discussed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
The 63rd meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission of Turkmenistan on the Caspian Sea was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 23. The meeting was attended by the relevant Vice-Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country, the Director of the Caspian Sea Institute, heads of a number of ministries and specialized departments.
Dynamic development of national investments is carried out at the fields of Turkmenistan
Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Shakhym Abdrakhmanov, during an extended meeting of the government last Friday, reported on the work carried out by the oil and gas complex to increase oil and natural gas production, as well as the timely development of national investments in the coming years.
Turkmenistan started exporting gasoline A-98 of EURO-5 and EURO-6 standards
Turkmenistan has started exporting A-98 gasoline of EURO-5 and EURO-6 standards, the first batches were sold to entrepreneurs from the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan.