AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoADB Partnership: Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met Asian Development Bank regional director Leah Gutierrez on 13 October to discuss expanding cooperation and potential joint initiatives; no specific projects were announced. Transport Skills: Ashgabat opened a regional meeting on training workers for the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor, with officials and education experts discussing vocational training aligned with sector needs. Trade: Turkmenistan’s Commodity Exchange recorded 13 deals worth more than $145 million last week, including foreign-currency sales of sulfur, cotton fibre, yarn and fabric to buyers from the UAE, Türkiye, Singapore and Azerbaijan. WTO Accession: UNDP and the Ministry of Finance and Economy are running training through 14 October on WTO rules, trade policy and competitiveness to build expertise for Turkmenistan’s accession process. Iran Link: Iran says construction of the Etrek–Gumdag road section is expected to begin within one to two months, improving freight links between the neighbors.
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