Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Oct. 30
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Over 30 deals were registered last week at the trading of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, an article of Nebit-Gaz, an online newspaper of the country’s Oil and Gas Complex, said Oct. 30.
Businessmen from Afghanistan for foreign currency purchased gasoline produced at the Turkmenbashi Oil Refineries Complex. In addition, a variety of colored terry products, metallurgical industry products, cotton yarn and cotton fiber were sold for foreign currency.
The buyer countries included Russia, the UAE, Switzerland, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, etc. In total, deals worth over $41.468 million were registered at the trading of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.
Businessmen from Russia, the UAE, Pakistan and a number of other countries purchased cotton yarn worth over 1.618 million Turkmen manats ($462,289 as of Oct. 30).
Companies and organizations, citizens of Turkmenistan and other states can participate in exchange trading, through the purchase of a seat at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange or conclusion of a service contract with brokers of the exchange. The main export items are oil products, cotton fiber, as well as products of the domestic textile and chemical industries.