All efforts of cotton harvest campaign in Lebap Velayat are aimed to finish it as soon as possible. Timely agricultural activities on 120,000 hectares of cotton fields, sowing of the most adapted cotton species as Yoloten 7, S-2606, Ash-37 allowed farmers growing good yield of this valuable agricultural crop. The farmers of Lebap velayat plan to deliver 300,000 tons of raw cotton to the state.

38 transactions were concluded at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

At extended session of the Government on October 12, Vice-premier M. Meredov reported on realization of the Programme of development of oil and gas industry until 2030 and outcomes of work of the sector under his supervision for the past nine months.

The Ministry of Industry fulfilled production plan by 114.4 percent for nine months of 2018, at the same time, the growth rate was increased by 112.9 percent comparing with the same period of the last year.

By the outcomes of nine months of 2018, the growth rate of the GDP is observed on 6.2 percent level including 4.2 percent n industrial sector, 0.6 percent in construction, 10.8 percent in transport and communication complex, 7.6 percent in trade, 4.9 percent in agriculture and 10.6 percent in service sphere.

At the extended session of the Government on October 12, Vice-premier M. Chakiyev informed that the plan of communication services, cargo and passenger transportation was fulfilled by 108.8 percent for three quarters of 2018 with the growth rate of 113.2 percent.

Agreement between the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on the project of Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan (TAP) power line was signed in Ashgabat.

Regular XI International exhibition and scientific conference of telecommunications, telemetry and information technologies Turkmentel 2018 was opened in Ashgabat. It was organized by the Ministry of Communications and Trade and Industrial Chamber of the country.

Coordinators of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program Held a meeting in Turkmenistan.

After the reception by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Board Chairman of PJSC Gazprom Alexey Miller gave interview to TDH: