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Trade with Central Asia, Kabul surges to $2.4b
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s bilateral trade with Central Asian states, along with Afghanistan and Azerbaijan, surged to $2.41 billion in FY25, marking a sharp increase from $1.92 billion in the previous fiscal year. Pakistan’s exports to these countries...
Owner: Lakhani Family
Japan-India and the Eurasian Trade Compact Waiting to Happen
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tokyo in August 2025 was presented primarily as another step in strengthening the security and strategic dimensions of the Japan-India partnership. Commentaries by various analysts highlighted the renewal of...
Owner: Fuji Media Holdings
Hungary Eyes Turkmen Gas to Diversify Energy Imports
Hungary, one of Gazprom’s largest remaining clients within the European Union, is exploring the prospect of importing natural gas from Turkmenistan, The Moscow Times reported. During a recent visit to Ashgabat, Hungary’s Deputy State Secretary for...
Owner: Giorgio Fiacconi
Turkmenistan at 34: A Tapestry of Progress and Peace
Tariq Saeedi, Elvira Kadyrova, Raviliya Kadyrova As the sun rises over the shimmering white marble facades of Ashgabat on this crisp September morning in 2025, Turkmenistan pauses to celebrate a milestone that feels both intimately personal and...
Owner: Tariq Saeedi
Azerbaijan cements the Turkic Union with its economy
Today, the 12th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) opens in Gabala. The official theme is “Regional Peace and Security,” yet in practice, the participants are discussing a wide range of development goals for the OTS over the next...
Owner: Alakbar Aliyev
Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For October 6
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of October 6, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value of 44...
Owner: Abdel Rehim Ali & Hani Jabsheh
Turkmenistan is ready for practical steps in the name of sustainable development on global and regional levels
Political, economic and social processes in the world today objectively require a decisive turn towards coordinated interaction among states and international organizations in order to achieve a common primary goal. Therefore, a key direction of...
Owner: Turkmenistan Government
The Economic Society "Dowletli-Dovran" supplies products to domestic and foreign consumers
The extensive opportunities for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in Turkmenistan, created through the tireless efforts of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, are yielding positive results. The number of production facilities...
Owner: Turkmenistan Government
Afghanistan and Turkmenistan Discuss Strengthening Bilateral Relations and the TAPI Project
On 5 October 2025, a telephone conversation took place between Afghanistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, and Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rashid Meredov, according to the Afghanistan’s...
Owner: Tariq Saeedi
Turkmenistan will host international meetings of cardiologists, physiologists, and oncologists
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Within the framework of the International Exhibition and Scientific Conference "Healthcare, Education, and Sports in the Era of the Renaissance of a New Era of a Powerful State," Ashgabat will host the 11th Congress of Cardiologists of...
Owner: Schetinin Pavel Konstantinovich
Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For October 5
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 5. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of October 5, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value of 45...
Owner: Abdel Rehim Ali & Hani Jabsheh
SCCI hosts UAE–Turkmen Business Forum
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The forum aimed to explore new areas of economic cooperation, highlight investment opportunities across priority sectors, and strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries’ business communities. Discussions focused on enhancing...
Owner: Emirate of Sharjah
Mentoring meeting at the Institute of history and archaeology of the Academy of sciences of Turkmenistan
Mentoring is a turkmen national tradition with roots stretching back thousands of years. While each person charts their own path, mentors provide knowledge, support, and confidence to reach higher heights. This tradition, which forms the spiritual...
Owner: Turkmenistan Government
At UNGA, Central Asia’s Discourse on Russia-Ukraine Conflict Shifts
The annual U.N. General Assembly debate officially concluded last month under the theme “Better Together: 80 Years and More for Peace, Development, and Human Rights.” While the speeches provided world leaders with a platform to present their...
Owner: James Pach
The President of the Republic of Armenia received the Ambassador of Turkmenistan, who is completing his diplomatic mission in Yerevan
On October 3, 2025, President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Armenia Muhammedgeldi Ayazov, who is completing his diplomatic mission in...
Owner: Turkmenistan Government
How protected is the Swiss National Bank compared with the US Federal Reserve?
The Swiss National Bank is just a few steps from the Federal Palace. Keystone / Peter Schneider Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with...
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Indian-origin security expert sworn in as US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
Paul Kapur | Photo Credit: Kesavan N 7606 Indian-American author and security expert Paul Kapur has been officially sworn in as the new Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at the US Department of State. His sworn...
Owner: The Kasturi Family
The Economic Society "Dowletli-Dowran" supplies products to domestic and foreign consumers
The extensive opportunities for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in Turkmenistan, created through the tireless efforts of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, are yielding positive results. The number of production facilities...
Owner: Turkmenistan Government
Some little-known pages of the history of Turkmenistan’s first textile industry and its workforce
This anniversary year of Turkmenistan’s Neutrality marks one hundred years since the official transfer of the Reutov (Russia) textile factory to Turkmenistan. In 1924, the question arose of building Turkmenistan’s own textile factory, and in the...
Owner: Turkmenistan Government
Scientific and technological areas of Turkmen-Japanese cooperation discussed in Tokyo
On October 3-4, 2025, a delegation headed by the Rector of the Oguz Khan University of Engineering Technologies of Turkmenistan G.Mezilov visited Tokyo, Japan. During the visit, the delegation had meetings with representatives of governmental...
Owner: Turkmenistan Government