Fuel and energy products were sold to foreign and domestic markets at exchange trades
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36 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.
Representatives of business circles from the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan and Ukraine purchased petroleum road bitumen produced at the technological installations of the State Concern "Turkmennebit", as well as sodium chloride and urea produced by the State Concern "Turkmenchemistry" for foreign currency.
Bedding sets, denim products, cotton fabric and yarn were also sold for foreign currency. Buyer countries: UAE, Germany, Kyrgyzstan.
The total amount of transactions amounted to over 33 million 683 thousand US dollars.
For the domestic market, domestic businessmen purchased polypropylene and oil waste (SC "Turkmennebit"), as well as Portland cement, float glass, terry products and licorice root extract. The total amount of transactions amounted to 175 million 405 thousand manats.
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