Turkmenistan prepares for construction of the Turkmenistan section of the Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India (TAPI) pipeline near the State border with Afghanistan and at the border-crossing. This has been reported at the Government session by Vice-Premier M.Babayev who supervises the oil and gas complex.

18 transactions were registered past week at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

Ministry of Railway Transport prepares for capitalization of the sector’s enterprises. As reported at the Government session by the Vice-Premier in charge of transport and communication, B.Annameredov, works are ongoing to improve the legal and organizational structure of several subordinate enterprises. It has been proposed to create a public company, Turkmendemiryollary, with equity participation of merged proprietorships of the Ashgabat section of the railway.

The results of Turkmenistan's participation in the International Specialized Exhibition ""Astana EXPO-2017"", which finishes its work on September 10, were summed up. The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan O. Gurbannazarov announced this at a government meeting.

Fuel-energy complex of Turkmenistan has completed preparations for the uninterrupted supply of natural gas to consumers in the autumn-winter period. Profile vice-premier M. Babayev informed about it at the meeting of the Government.

Farmers of Dashoguz velayat proceeded with cotton harvesting, where because of the climatic conditions, “white harvesting campaign” starts a bit later than in other regions of the country.

At the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 21 transaction were registered this week.

At a Cabinet session on the work results for 8 months of 2017, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov demanded to accelerate the implementation rate of fundamental reforms in the country’s agrarian sector.

The GDP growth rate of Turkmenistan for 8 months of 2017 was 6.4 percent.

Byashimyrat Hojamammedov was released from the post of Cabinet Deputy Chairman of Turkmenistan for economic, banking and international financial organizations issues for health reasons.