#1 Politics : Exports of Turkmen gas to China to increase by December 2012
The State Concern "Turkmengaz" will finance the construction of a gas compressor station with the capacity of 30 bcm a year at the gas field "Malay" in Lebap province. This was announced by the Director of the State Agency for the Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources Yagshigeldy Kakayev at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. Yagshigeldy Kakayev is temporarily acting as Vice Premier for oil and gas, chemical industries and fisheries replacing Baymyrat Hodzhamuhammedov owing to the latter's ill health.
Posted: 28.7.10 || Overviews: 221
#2 Economy and Business : IMF gives positive assessment of socio-economic development of Turkmenistan
he delegation of the International Monetary Fund headed by IMF Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara visited Ashgabat. During the visit, representatives of the IMF held a series of negotiations at the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance of Turkmenistan.
Posted: 19.5.10 || Overviews: 289
#3 Politics : Turkmenistan and United States to hold political and business consultations
In the near future Turkmenistan and the U.S. will hold political consultations, as well as the Turkmen-American business forum with participation of members of the U.S. Business Council.
Posted: 14.4.10 || Overviews: 225
#4 Economy and Business : Ukrainian "Altcom" to start construction of bridge across Amu Darya in Turkmenistan
The financial-industrial group "Altcom" (Donetsk, Ukraine) will begin construction of a road bridge, Atamurat-Kerkichi, across the Amu Darya river in Turkmenistan before April of this year. This was reported by the company's deputy general director Mikhail Kovalev in an interview with the internet portal "Trans-Port."
Posted: 22.1.10 || Overviews: 277
#5 Politics : Turkmenistan's delegation heads to Iran to discuss cooperation in oil and gas and transport sectors
A delegation of managers and specialists of line ministries of Turkmenistan has left for Iran to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas and transport sectors. The high-profile delegation is headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Baymyrat Hojamuhammedov.
Posted: 08.11.09 || Overviews: 230
#6 Politics : Certain articles of draft convention on legal status of Caspian Sea agreed upon in Ashgabat
The 26th session of the Special Working Group on the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea at the level of deputy foreign ministers of the Caspian states wrapped up in Ashgabat on November 5.
Posted: 08.11.09 || Overviews: 257
#7 Politics : Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to pay official visit to Egypt
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will pay an official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt in 2010. Turkmen Vice Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt Ahmed Fathalla held talks at the Turkmen Foreign Ministry on November 5 to discuss issues related to preparations for the visit, the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent reports from Ashgabat.
Posted: 08.11.09 || Overviews: 197
#8 Politics : Turkmenistan, China sign gas agreement
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Deputy Premier of the State Council People's Republic of China Li Keqiang, June 24, who arrived in Ashgabat heading a large delegation of his country.
