BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 20
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Total trade in goods and services between the UK and Turkmenistan was 27 million pound sterling ($35.8 million) from the second quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of 2020, the Department for International Trade of the UK told Trend.
The message told that the top 5 goods exported from the UK to Turkmenistan in the reporting period were: Other chemicals (4 million pound sterling - $5.3 million), fyeing, tanning & coloring materials (2 million pound sterling - $2.6 million), general industrial machinery (intermediate) (980,000-pound sterling - $1.3 million), general industrial machinery (capital) (970,000-pound sterling - $1.2 million), jewelry (970,000-pound sterling $1.2 million).
Thus, the top 5 goods imported to the UK from Turkmenistan at the same period were: metal ores & scrap (390,000 pound sterling - $517,629), aircraft (340,000 pound sterling - $451,266), inorganic chemicals (280,000 pound sterling – $371,631), ships (250,000 pound sterling - $331,813), general industrial machinery (capital) (150,000 pound sterling - $199,088).
“COVID-19 did slow down the progress of our scheduled activities due to travel restrictions, however, we’ve managed to continue our engagement via online platforms,” reads the message, adding that currently, the conversations are ongoing on a number of potential projects with Turkmenistan.
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