Turkmen – Bahrein business forum, which was organized by the Trade and Industrial Chambers of two countries, has started its work in Archabyl Hotel of the capital. The forum, which is held for the first time, is to become an important step toward the activation of bilateral cooperation in wide range of directions.

52 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

Relative clearing centre provided with modern equipment and programme software has been founded at the facilityof the State Energy Control of Ashgabat in the context of implementation of the objectives of transit to digital service system and payments of the electricity consumers. It has electronic database of the consumers in the capital including the address, volumes of consumed energy, period of payment, etc. It is possible now to pay using mobile phones, terminals and internet. Similar centres are planned to be opened in all velayats until the end of the year.

The work on organization of the exhibition hall of Turkmenistan at the World Exhibition EXPO 2020, which is to be held in Dubai (UAE), is carried out. The Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Affairs held an international tender, which selected project proposal of Tekmil private company – the member of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

Conceptual Strategy of development of Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex and Seydi Refinery is under elaboration. The Head of the State was informed about the work on the Concept by Vice-premier M. Meredov at the session of the Government on March 15.

The Head of the State ordered to start cotton sowing in Ahal, Balkan, Lebap and Mary Velayats on March 23 and in Dashoguz Velayat on March 27 at the session of the Government on March 15. It is planned to produce 1,050,000 tons of cotton this year.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on March 7 that expansion of measures for support of agriculture, implementation of the projects of rapid development of plant cultivation and livestock farming, comprehensive support of entrepreneurs working in this sphere have utmost importance for the development of agricultural complex.

21 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

Digitization of national economy was initiated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov as strategic objectives, without solution of which innovative development of the country is not possible.

Macroeconomic indicators of January – February demonstrate stable dynamics in all branches of national economy. The indicator of the GDP is held on 6.2 percent level.