The President of Turkmenistan provided the government with another vacation. The head of state announced this decision last Friday at an expanded government meeting.

Turkmenistan's GDP in the first half of 2020 increased by 5.9%. This was reported at an extended government meeting last Friday, which examined the results of socio-economic development for January-June of this year.

Last week, 77 transactions were registered at the biddings of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) as an observer will help attract foreign investment through transparency and guarantees for investors, said Vice Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Vepa Hadzhiev at the next session of the online seminar on the accession of new members to the WTO, the website of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry

Recently, first-year students of the International Oil and Gas University under the guidance of professors and other teachers visited the laboratory of the Institute of Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan.

Despite the difficult climatic conditions in the Karakum Sands, production indicators of the Lebapgazchykarysh management at the Kukurtli field have reached a high level since the beginning of 2020.

Opportunities for the development and expansion of trade and economic cooperation between Turkmenistan and France were discussed on Tuesday during a video conference of representatives of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan and the France-Turkmenistan Chamber of Commerce, the website of Turkmenistan Foreign ministry reports.

The Scientific and Research Institute of Natural Gas of the State Concern "Turkmengas" held a scientific and practical conference “Innovative Technologies in the Field of Science and Education”, dedicated to the Day of Science in Turkmenistan.

The expansion of the “Southern Gas Corridor” (SGC) may contribute to further diversification of gas supplies, but this will depend on market demand. European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said this, Trend reports.

The state concern “Turkmennebit” operates mainly in the Western region of Turkmenistan. Here are concentrated oil fields, many of which began the industrial return of "black gold" since the end of the XIX century.

The possibilities of preparing a joint review with the International Energy Agency (IEA) on the prospects for the gas, oil and energy sectors of the economy of Turkmenistan were discussed during an online meeting of the IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol with Vice-Chairman for Oil and Gas Issues Myratgeldi Meredov, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

At the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, 37 transactions were registered last week.

The production of polypropylene multifilament yarn has been established in Turkmenistan by the Abraýly dostlar individual enterprise. High-quality thread of various colors and shapes is produced using raw materials that are produced at the polymer plant in Kiyanly in the Balkan province.

The development of Russian-Turkmen trade and economic cooperation, including in the oil and gas sector, was one of the main topics of the briefing held for journalists by the Russian Federation's Ambassador to Turkmenistan Alexander Blokhin on Wednesday on the eve of Russia Day, celebrated on June 12.