Last week, 24 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. The total value of contracts concluded by Turkmen entrepreneurs for the domestic market amounted to 253 million 664 thousand 200 manats. This was reported by ‘Business Turkmenistan’.

According to the source, local businessmen purchased petroleum products, wheat flour, polypropylene and various types of textile products.

At the same time, export transactions were concluded on the exchange. Entrepreneurs from Afghanistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates, India, Serbia and Turkey purchased liquefied gas produced by the State Concern ‘Türkmenhimiýa’, petroleum products from the State Concern ‘Türkmennebit’, and polypropylene.

In addition, foreign buyers purchased grade B urea produced by ‘Türkmenhimiýa’, Portland cement from the Ministry of Industry and Construction of Turkmenistan, and textile products from Turkmen entrepreneurs. Concentrated liquorice root extract and wheat were also sold for export.

The total amount of foreign exchange transactions amounted to 14 million 611 thousand 710 US dollars.