International Hotel Tashkent hosted Turkmen – Uzbek business forum timed to the state visit of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The National exhibition of Turkmenistan that showcased the wide range of goods produced by the leading branches of the national economy of Turkmenistan, including the petrochemical, textile, food, medical industries, the agriculture, construction materials industry, transport and logistics were held in the Uzexpocentre in Tashkent.

The result of the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Materials exchange of Turkmenistan was 134 transactions.

Information on the preparation of Turkmenbashy International Seaport was presented at the Government session on April 20.

Information about the preparation to the World Exhibition EXPO 2020 in Dubai (UAE) was given at the session of the Government on April 20. Turkmen style exhibition pavilion with innovative technical provision will be built on the plot allocated for national exposition; the surrounding territory is planned to equip with technical facility and planted with vegetation.

International forum “The Silk Road: Way to New Achievements” is to be held in Avaza National tourism zone on May 2. Organization Committee was formed up and relative programme was developed for its conduct.

21 transactions were registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

The capital Yildyz hotel held the seminar “Cooperation in transport, logistics and infrastructure for sustainable development” organized by the Ministry of Automobile Transport of Turkmenistan and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in our country.

By the outcomes of the first quarter of 2018, the growth rate of the GDP made 6.2 percent including 4.6 percent growth in industrial complex, 10.5 percent in transport and communication sector, 7.6 percent in trade, 3.2 percent in agriculture and 10.1 percent in service sphere.

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers K. Durdymyradov informed that the Ministry of Industry of Turkmenistan executed the plan on 130.2 percent level for January – March. Comparing with the same period of the last year, the growth rate made 110.2 percent.