The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a specialised agency of the UN, published a bulletin in June 2023 titled “Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia”. It gives an overview of the locust situation in various...
The Swiss bank UBS, which completed its acquisition of a struggling bank Credit Suisse, implemented stringent measures for Credit Suisse bankers, which prohibits them from accepting new clients from high-risk countries...
Gurban Bayramy holds a prominent position among celebrated holidays in Turkmenistan. It is celebrated annually and spans over a period of three days. The upcoming celebration of Gurban Bayramy in 2023 will take place...
May 2023: the cost of palaw drops by 11%. Sunflower oil and beef prices register a notable decline. In May 2023, the average expenditure for preparing palaw in Ashgabat was 73.4 Turkmen manat, indicating a year-on-year...
On 25 April 2023 UNICEF and the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan discussed ways to strengthen the child care and family protection systems in Turkmenistan. Later in June representatives of the government, UNDP and...
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its 2023 Special 301 Report evaluating the state of intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement in U.S. trading partners around the world...
Turkmenistan faces serious challenges with water availability and the country has finally started talking about these issues. On October 22, 2023 the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign...
Business as usual will not help the people or the climate in Turkmenistan. In June 2023, several highly regarded international media outlets, including Bloomberg and the Guardian, reported ongoing negotiations between...
American think-tank the Heritage Foundation computes the “Index of Economic Freedom” on an annual basis. The foundation’s report for 2023 includes a short chapter on Turkmenistan’s performance with regards to economic...
The book “Climate Change in Central Asia: Decarbonization, Energy Transition, and Climate Policy” (2023) gives an overview of climate change research in Central Asia, focusing on the impact on the region and...
