The laboratory of heat (temperature) of the State Benchmark Center of Turkmenistan successfully passed international accreditation from the Slovak National Accreditation Service (SNAS) of the Slovak Republic and received a corresponding certificate.

At a government meeting on January 12, Deputy Prime Minister Aidogdyev M. reported on the preparations for the commissioning of the glass plant ""Türkmen aýna önümleri"" in Ovadendape of the Akhal velayat erected within the framework of the state program on import substitution.

According to the order of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan delegation made working visit to United Arab Emirates where the meetings with the Government of UAE as well as with the leaders of number of big energy companies, Abu Dhabi Development Fund and Dubai Centre of Development of Islamic Economy were held.

Container train making another China – Kazakhstan – Turkmenistan – Iran test run went from Turkmenistan to Iran via Akyayla railway station.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 7 transactions were registered.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 12 transactions were registered

In order to successfully solve the tasks set by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on accelerated diversification of the country's gas industry, scientists and specialists of the Scientific Research Institute of Natural Gas of the State Concern ""Turkmengaz"" carried out the work to justify the most perspective vectors of its development.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 35 transactions were registered.

In order to improve the architectural and town-planning image of the country, strengthening the quality control of constructed facilities, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, according to which in contracts concluded with local construction enterprises, regardless of the form of ownership of the construction of buildings and structures, their reconstruction based on orders of ministries , branch departments, other state institutions, enterprises, organizations and khyakimliks, regardless of the sources of funding, prescribed to provide compulsory payment of 5 percent of the cost of actually performed work without taking into account VAT on conditions of strict commissioning of the facilities by the Contractor, approval of the certificate of the state acceptance committee and the expiry of the one-year warranty period.

The transport sector of Turkmenistan will increase the volume of passenger transportation during the New Year holidays. The Deputy Prime Minister B. Annameredov, who oversees transport and communications, reported about it at the government meeting.