BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 22. Entrepreneurs from UAE purchased iodine of Turkmen production during trading on August 19 at the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan, Trend reports citing Orient news.
Businessmen from UAE purchased 40 tons of iodine on the exchange at a price of $32,800 per ton. The total amount of the transaction was $1.3 million.
Furthermore, according to the exchange, on August 12, entrepreneurs from the UAE purchased various types of cotton yarn of Turkmen production for a total amount of $486,600.
The State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan was established on July 29, 1994. It is the most important body of state regulation of export-import operations.