The past week at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan (SCRMET) was marked by intense activity among foreign business circles. Twenty-nine transactions were registered, covering key economic sectors, from petrochemicals to light industry
Relations between Minsk and Washington are entering a new stage. Following talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, U.S. special envoy John Cole announced the complete removal of key economic restrictions
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov presented a comprehensive plan to expand cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development at a Cabinet of Ministers meeting on March 20. The cooperation, which began in 1992 and already includes more than 80 completed projects, is entering a new planning phase
At a Cabinet of Ministers meeting on Friday, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov approved the official date for the start of mass cotton sowing. This important campaign will begin in all regions of the country on Wednesday, March 25
At a Cabinet of Ministers meeting on Friday, March 20, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov approved draft documents that will define the vector of Turkmenistan's integration into the global financial system in the coming years
A new, large-scale phase of development of the super-giant Galkynysh gas field has begun in Turkmenistan. At a government meeting on Friday, March 20, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a decree under which the state-owned Turkmengas concern will enter into a contract with the Chinese company CNPC Amudarya Petroleum Company Ltd
A week is coming to an end that future history books will likely call the point of no return for global energy. The events of recent hours—from the mothballing of Qatari gas to the strikes on the Persian Gulf's nerve centers—have created a situation in which the old rules no longer apply
From September 16 to 18, 2026, Türkiye will host one of the key events in the energy sector — the 30th International Energy and Environment Fair and Conference (ICCI 2026)
In the new edition of his column "ORIENTIR," renowned journalist and expert Bekdurdy Amansaryev analyzes why, amid the "energy apocalypse" and the futile search for alternative routes around the Strait of Hormuz, Turkmenistan's strategy of neutrality is becoming the benchmark for reliability
The Russian capital is preparing to host the International Economic Forum "35 Years of the CIS. Developing the Greater Eurasian Partnership," which will take place on April 3. The upcoming meeting will bring together deputy prime ministers of the CIS countries, heads of ministries, and heads of major integration associations—the SCO, ECO, and EAEU
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The International Forum "Investing in the Future of Turkmenistan," held in Ashgabat on Wednesday, marked the beginning of a new economic reality: a transition from a strategy of simple raw material exports to a model of high-quality industrial transformation
A fragile equilibrium has reigned in the oil market. But Tuesday also vividly exposed the gap between the global storm and regional resilience. While global financial centers tried to "douse the fire" with oil from reserves, the Central Asian region demonstrated what experts call macroeconomic resilience
WTI and Brent crude prices jump over 3% following a projectile attack on a tanker near Fujairah and uncertainty over US-led naval escorts in Hormuz.
According to the results of 2025, Azerbaijan imported 238.842 million cubic meters of natural gas from Turkmenistan, totaling 36.408 million USD
