Report on preparation to the launch of new Halkbank Terminal mobile application for contactless payment has been presented to the Head of the State at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on August 21. Mobile application developed by IT-specialists of the above-mentioned bank is aimed at activation of measures for expansion of range of cashless payments in shopping outlets and service centres, improvement of reliability of payments for goods. After opening of Hakbank terminal, it is planne...

Summer school holidays and preparations for the new academic year are nearing completion. All educational institutions of the country are renovated and provided with the necessary supplies and equipment, curricula and programs are improved. Among the priority vectors of the modern educational environment are multilingual education, the active use of digital systems, as well as technical and technological classes in schools. Traditionally, festive architectural premieres take place in the c...

35 transactions were concluded at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. Businessmen from Afghanistan purchased hydrotreated diesel oil, produced at Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries and oil bitumen. Businessmen from Russia, Turkey and Afghanistan purchased high-density polyethylene. Businessmen from Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan purchased terry-loop goods and cotton yarn to the total amount of more than 4.895 million US dollars....

On August 20, 2020 the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan with support from the Regional and Country Offices of the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) hosted a web conference on child and adolescent health during the time of COVID-19. The conference was attended by healthcare professionals of Central Asian countries as well as of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany, Russian Federation and UK aimed at sharing experiences and discussing the...

On August 19, 2020, the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament has started in the city of Vienna of the Republic of Austria through videoconferencing. The given event which was organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union jointly with the Parliament of Austria and the United Nations is attended by more than two hundred parliamentarians of various countries of the world, including the Chairwoman of Mejlis of Turkmenistan G.Mammedova. The Conference is being held under the overarchin...

On August 19, 2020, the on-line meeting took place in the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan M.Serdarov and the Minister of Economy, Energy and the Business Environment of Romania V.Popescu. After the exchange of warm greetings, the parties thoroughly discussed a number of pressing issues of the bilateral agenda.  Special attention was paid to the possibilities of expanding cooperation in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic...

On August 19, 2020, a meeting was held between representatives of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Tukrmenistan and the United Arab Emirates. The online meeting from the Turkmen side was attended by the heads and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, as well as other sectoral departments of the country. From the Arab side, the Secretary General of the Federation of the UAE Chambers of Commerce and Indust...