Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Sept.5. / Trend H.Hasanov /
The amount of foreign trade grew by 115 percent in January-July 2009 compared to the same period of 2008, the Turkmen Economy Ministry said.
Meanwhile, black ink in the foreign trade amounted to $2.2 billion.
Turkmenistan is one of the key players in the energy market of the Caspian region, particularly, on natural gas supplies. The main buyer - Russia, suspended purchases in the spring. Iran expects to receive additional volumes of fuel from Turkmenistan by late 2009.
Turkmenistan actively diversifies its economy, increases the production of ready products in the fuel-energy complex, increases the volume of trade of textile products and cotton fiber and establishes the metallurgy and mining industry.
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