Shahriar Shahriari, director general of the customs department of Golestan province, told reporters on Saturday that the first freight train from Russia crossed the Iranian border through the Inche-Burun border crossing on the border with Turkmenistan and headed to Bandar Abbas in the south on its way to Saudi Arabia, Mehr news agency reported.
Turkmenistan's GDP growth in January-July 2023 amounted to 6.2%. During this period, 6.3% more products were produced in the country than in the first seven months of last year. The volume of retail trade turnover in the country exceeded the base level by 9.4%, and foreign trade – by 4.9%. Deputy Prime Minister Hajymurad Geldimyradov reported on such indicators at a meeting of the Turkmen government on Friday.
“UzGazTrade” and “Turkmengaz” signed a short-term contract for the supply of up to 2 billion cubic meters of Turkmen gas to Uzbekistan. This was stated by the Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov at the end of in Ashgabat with Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan for the fuel and energy complex Batyr Amanov.
Pakistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to promote work on the Turkmenistan- Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs in the Government of Afghanistan reported that efforts are being made to resume practical work on major transit and energy projects between Central Asia and South Asia through Afghanistan.
OPEC member Iraq announced on Thursday that it had reached an initial agreement with Turkmenistan to import gas to run its power plants.
The Governor of the Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin and khyakim of the Balkan region Hojamyrat Ashyrmyradov held an online meeting during which they discussed promising areas of cooperation.
Measures to create a joint logistics company within the Trans-Caspian corridor, as well as the construction of warehouse infrastructure and logistics centers in the ports of Baku and third countries were discussed by President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at talks on Tuesday.
Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Delhi Shalar Geldynazarov took part in the business forum "Business Opportunities in the Central Asian Region", organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the support of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Turkmenistan is participating in the High Level Dialogue on the review of the Vienna Program of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC) for 2014-2024. The event takes place on August 22-23 in Bangkok, Thailand, and brought together representatives of the UN, heads of such structures of the Organization as the Economic Commission for Europe, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and others, as well as government bodies of the countries of the Eurasian region.
The CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said that European states have held talks with Iran on importing gas through Turkey, adding their negotiations have yet to come to fruition.
Afghanistan exported 2,000 cases of fresh grapes to Russia for the first time through the port of Haritan, the Chamber of Commerce of the northern Balkh Province said on Sunday.
The volume of Turkmen gas supplies to China increased by about 10% in January - July of this year.
Representatives of the state concern "Turkmengaz" visited the Tashkent enterprise "Technopark" to discuss issues of establishing trade and economic cooperation.
Tajikistan will allocate $227 million for the construction and reconstruction of a road in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in the east of the republic. This road will become part of the transport corridor from China to Europe.
