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Four Years of Serdar Berdimuhamedov: Isolation, Inequality, and Unfulfilled Promises

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...

02.03.2026

Palaw Index

Palaw Index December / 2025

December 2025: Palaw Preparation Costs Increased by 36%. In December 2025, the average cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, reached 83.9 Turkmen manat, marking a 36% increase from 61.7 manat in December...

11.02.2026

Society

Unequal Beginnings: Children’s Development in Turkmenistan After Census 2022

For the first time since Turkmenistan released its 2022 population census, an analytical report has examined what the data reveals about children’s lives and development. Published by UNICEF in collaboration with the...

09.02.2026

Society

Defending the Regime, Not the Borders: Turkmenistan’s Security Priorities Explained

At a recent event hosted by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, scholars examined how Central Asia’s armed forces have evolved more than three decades after independence. The...

06.02.2026

Economy

Absence of climate adaptation threatens lives and economy in Turkmenistan

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNDP) recently released the Adaptation Gap Report 2025, a comprehensive assessment of global progress in climate change adaptation and the growing financial requirements to meet...

30.01.2026

Environment

UNEP highlights reaction to methane emissions in Turkmenistan

According to the new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), titled “An Eye on Methane 2025: From measurement to momentum”, the global action to tackle methane emissions is increasing. Turkmenistan...

28.01.2026

Society

Unlocking Turkmenistan’s Demographic Dividend: A Strategic Roadmap for Investing in Human Capital and Generation 2050

The UNICEF report, titled “Generation 2050 in Central Asia”, provides a comprehensive demographic analysis of the five Central Asian nations from 2025 to 2050. It examines the evolving population structure of children...

21.01.2026

Economy

Can Turkmenistan Modernize its Investment Landscape for a Diversified and Digital Future?

The OECD report, “Building a Competitive Investment Landscape in Turkmenistan (2025),” provides the first country-specific analysis of Turkmenistan’s business and investment environment. Authors surveyed...

19.01.2026

Society

Between Potential and Reality: Turkmenistan in Eurasian Transport Routes

The physical infrastructure alone is insufficient to unlock the transit potential of Turkmenistan. The report published by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) on the Eurasian Transport Network (ETN), which is a system...

15.01.2026

Economy

Questions for the Bank: The Islamic Development Bank is funding healthcare facilities in Turkmenistan.

Progres Foundation sent this letter to the IsDB on September 1, 2025. We have not received the answers to our questions raised in the letter. September 1, 2025 Dear Mr. Ahmad Abu Ghazaleh, Hope this email finds you...

09.01.2026

Four Years of Serdar Berdimuhamedov: Isolation, Inequality, and Unfulfilled Promises

Palaw Index December / 2025

Unequal Beginnings: Children’s Development in Turkmenistan After Census 2022

Defending the Regime, Not the Borders: Turkmenistan’s Security Priorities Explained

Absence of climate adaptation threatens lives and economy in Turkmenistan

UNEP highlights reaction to methane emissions in Turkmenistan

Unlocking Turkmenistan’s Demographic Dividend: A Strategic Roadmap for Investing in Human Capital and Generation 2050

Can Turkmenistan Modernize its Investment Landscape for a Diversified and Digital Future?

Between Potential and Reality: Turkmenistan in Eurasian Transport Routes

Questions for the Bank: The Islamic Development Bank is funding healthcare facilities in Turkmenistan.

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