The growth rate of the gross domestic product in Turkmenistan for the first half of 2017 was 6.4 percent. This was stated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at an extended meeting of the government.

The construction of the Turkmen section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is carried out according to the plan. Deputy Prime Minister for Fuel and Energy Complex M. Babaev reported this at an extended meeting of the government on the results of the first half-year.

The universal exhibition of the People’s Republic of China, held for the first time in Turkmenistan, has closed in Ashgabat. It effectively showcased the friendly country’s considerable industrial and export potential.

Today Ashgabat has hosted the first Universal Exhibition of Goods of the People’s Republic of China, which was organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan jointly with the Ministry of Commerce, the Committee for Promotion of International Trade and the Government of Xinjiang -Uigur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.

All-purpose Exhibition of the People’s Republic of China goods was opened in Ashgabat. The President of Turkmenistan addressed his greetings to the participants of the event.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 8 transactions were registered.

Training Center of Turkmengas State Concern opened in Ashgabat’s Choganly area. The complex of white marble-clad buildings occupies the area of 3 hectares.

The Main Public Service of ""Turkmenstandartlary"" plans to carry out international accreditation of laboratories of the State Reference Centre of Turkmenistan. B.Hojamammedov, vice-premier who supervises affairs of economy and finance, informed of it at the government meeting.

12th joint session of the Turkmenistan–Japan and Japan–Turkmenistan Committees on Economic Cooperation took place in Tokyo, reported the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, R.Meredov, at the government session.

New passenger airliner ""Boeing-737-800"" landed at Ashgabat International Airport. It became the third aircraft of this series, for the purchase of which according to the Decree of the President of Turkmenistan in April 2014 a contract was signed with the American aircraft giant.