Foreign and domestic businessmen purchased fuel and energy products at exchange trades
15:45 31.03.2026 579
53 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.
Business representatives from the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Afghanistan, Georgia, and Uzbekistan purchased polypropylene, base oil, and gasoline produced at the processing facilities of the State Concern Turkmennebit using foreign currency, while businessmen from Singapore purchased urea produced by the State Concern Turkmenchemistry.
Wheat flour, plain-dyed and jacquard terry products, terry cloth, medical cotton wool, cotton swabs, and cotton yarn were also sold for foreign currency. The purchasing countries included the UAE, Turkey, and Azerbaijan.
The total value of the transactions exceeded $350,748,000.
Domestic entrepreneurs purchased polypropylene, base oil, heating oil and packaging film (Turkmennebit), as well as wheat flour for the domestic market for a total of 269 million 30 thousand manats.
The material and technical base of the production facilities of the State Concern "Turkmengas" improves
Batyr Amanov, Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, reported on the steps taken to improve the material and technical base of the production facilities of the State Concern “Turkmengas” during a government meeting held last Friday via a digital system.
President of Turkmenistan and head of LUKOIL discussed prospects for cooperation in the Caspian
On Tuesday, October 19, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the head of the Russian oil company Lukoil Vagit Alekperov. In the hall of the meeting, the issues of the development of hydrocarbon resources of the Caspian region were discussed, taking into account the establishment of international cooperation based on legal norms and respect for each other's interests.
Participants of the «Moscow format» called on the international community to provide urgent humanitarian and economic assistance to Afghanistan
The participants in the international meeting on Afghanistan spoke in favor of the need to build practical cooperation with this country, regardless of the official recognition of the Taliban, according to a joint statement by the Moscow format, circulated following the consultations held on Wednesday in the Russian capital, Interfax reports.
Turkmenistan is interested in resolving inter-Afghan conflicts by peaceful, political and diplomatic means, - Foreign Ministry
Turkmenistan is deeply interested in the political stability and security of Afghanistan, the well-being and unity of the Afghan people, the resolution of conflicts by peaceful, political and diplomatic means.
The delegation of Turkmenistan will take part in the UN conference on climate change in Glasgow
High-ranking Turkmen delegation will take part in the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow. Representatives of the government of Turkmenistan informed the participants of an online meeting on climate action held on Tuesday with the participation of UNDP and the British Embassy about the preparations for the visit. This was reported in a UNDP press release in Turkmenistan.