Large deposits of basalt − a natural igneous (volcanic) rock − in western Turkmenistan are opening up new vistas in the production of composites, Director of the Institute of Chemistry, Durdymurad Gadamov (Ph.D. in Chemistry) believes. The scientist has suggested setting up the production of continuous basalt fibers from locally sourced basalt. They can be used to manufacture many types of products, including reinforcing materials, shaped tubes, fiber reinforced foam concrete wall panels, and...

On January 18, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan registered the “Sputnik V” vaccine and issued a corresponding certificate. Kirill Dmitriev, General Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said that “Turkmenistan became the first country in Central Asia to officially approve the use of the “Sputnik V” vaccine on its territory. The partners highly appreciated the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, which today is one of the world's leading dr...

Last week, 158 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. In foreign currency, entrepreneurs from Great Britain, the UAE, Turkey, Switzerland, Malta, Afghanistan, among others, bought aviation kerosene, gasoline, hydrotreated diesel fuel, residual oil, and petroleum bitumen, produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex. Businessmen from the UAE, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan made deals for purchasing ECO 93 gasoline (Turkmengaz State Concern)...

On the 16th of January 2021, a trilateral online meeting of the heads of the interdepartmental group of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan established to expand the capabilities of the Lapis Lazuli route through cooperation in the sector of transport and communication was held. The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan in charge of the transport and communication sector Bayramgeldi Ovezov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Abdulla oglu Must...

Balkanabat-based entrepreneur Khalmammed Amanmammedov has harvested 64-plus tons of tomatoes in his greenhouse and has exported 50 tons of his high-quality crops to the Russian Federation. It is the first tomato yield grown under cover by the member of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan and he has exported his agricultural produce to foreign markets for the first time, as well. In October, the entrepreneur from Balkanabat brought a multi-purpose new-generation gr...

On January 16, 2021, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held an Informational briefing in Ashgabat, dedicated to the commissioning of three infrastructure facilities - a power line in the direction of Kerki (Turkmenistan) - Sheberghan (Afghanistan), a 30-kilometer railway section between stations "Aqina-Andkhoy" and the International fiber-optic communication system and transit flows along the route Ymamnazar (Turkmenistan)...

The Karakum is the ancient name given to a great and vast region of sand desert, partly consisting of steppes. It is one of the largest deserts in Central Asia and in the world. Occupying about three-fourths of the area of Turkmenistan, it is situated between the Kopetdag Mountains, the Karabil and Badkhyz uplands in the south, the Khorezm Plain in the north, the Amudarya River valley in the east, and the Western Uzboy riverbed in the west. Its total area, over 350, 000 square kilometers, exceed...