BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 14
By Amina Nazarli - Trend:
The total amount of transactions at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan (GTSBT) amounted to $5,989,650 last week, Trend reported citing the official Turkmen media.
Businessmen from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan purchased goods produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries (TKNPZ) for foreign currency. Moreover, goods produced by the Textile Industry Ministry of Turkmenistan were also sold for foreign currency.
Local entrepreneurs, in return, purchased various types of materials, polypropylene, and carpets for the domestic market amounted to $459,360 and more than 240 million manats ($68 million).
In total, 103 deals were held at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.
