Last week, 18 transactions were recorded at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. This was reported by the state news agency TDH.

Turkish business representatives purchased technical sulphuric acid produced by the ‘Türkmenhimiýa’ State Concern in exchange for foreign currency, whilst businesses from Uzbekistan purchased base oil produced at the processing facilities of the ‘Türkmennebit’ State Concern.

In addition, cotton yarn and fabrics, muslin, dyed and printed satin, liquorice root extract, undistilled fatty acids from cotton soapstock, children’s denim products, terry towelling and wheat flour were sold for foreign currency. Among the buyer countries were the United Arab Emirates, India and Kyrgyzstan.

The total value of foreign trade transactions exceeded 28 million 74 thousand US dollars. On the domestic market, Turkmen entrepreneurs purchased cotton fibre, raw silk and cotton yarn worth 20 million 955 thousand manats.