Cotton holds a valuable place in the economy of Turkmenistan. As a water-intensive crop sustained by the legacy of Soviet-era central planning, cotton fields are now facing existential risks driven by climate change...
This 2026 report Energy in Central Asia: Modernization of the Energy Sector and Energy Transition by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) analyzes the urgent transformation of Central Asia’s energy sector as it faces...
The World Bank Group report Mend the Gap, Unleashing Potential: Addressing Barriers to Women’s Economic Opportunities in Europe and Central Asia examines persistent gender inequalities across the region. It argues that...
Findings published by the World Health Organization indicate that public spending on health care in Turkmenistan falls short of its obligations to guarantee the right to health. People in Turkmenistan have the highest...
The State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan, together with UNICEF recently published the results of the seventh round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS7). Turkmenistan has been participating in the...
The UNDP Independent Evaluation Office assessed Turkmenistan’s Single Window for Export-Import Operations, a digital trade platform launched in 2021 to modernize customs processes through the Automated System for...
Meat has long been central to Turkmen diets, particularly in traditional dishes such as “palaw”. However, as beef prices surge by more than 50%, it increasingly highlights a deeper economic problem: the growing...
January 2026: Palaw Preparation Costs Increase by 27.3%. In January 2026, the average cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat rose to 79.3 Turkmen manat, representing a 27.3% increase from 62.3 manat in January 2025. This...
We stand for building state institutions, not discussing personalities. Our content identifies structural issues, provides analysis and offers recommendations at reforming the systems to enable the Turkmen state to...
Since Serdar Berdimuhamedov assumed office on March 19, 2022, the Progres Foundation has monitored his presidency, documenting areas of Turkmen life requiring urgent reform. Four years into his administration, the...
