As of mid-year 2020, there were approximately 243,000 (Migration data portal) international migrants from Turkmenistan living worldwide, with the Russian Federation being the top destination country. In 2021...
Decades of research has shown that breastfeeding provides undeniable benefits, not only to the health of mothers and babies, but also to the economy of countries. According to the UNICEF report in August 2025, only 1 in...
September 2025: Palaw Preparation Costs Jump 20.1%. In September 2025, the average cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, rose to 76.3 Turkmen manat, a 20.1% increase from 63.6 manat in September 2024...
Turkmenistan’s National Forest Program for 2021-2025 is set to expire this year. According to the recent news the government is currently working on an updated version for the upcoming period. The new program is...
A recent study on the epilepsy trends in the region reveals an escalating prevalence, death and disability rates of the disease in Turkmenistan. The study highlights an urgent need for data from registries and...
A new report by the Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity (ECOM) highlights that Central Asia remains a region dominated by authoritarian regimes, and has been experiencing a consistent...
The Turkmenistan passport is ranked 90th globally, allowing visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to only 48 destinations, while 178 countries have visa requirements according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index. The...
Since the 1990s, only 10 countries in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region have achieved high-income status. In contrast, other ECA middle-income countries (MICs), including Turkmenistan, have made little progress...
Between 2000 and 2021, Turkmenistan’s growth was primarily driven by the rate of growth of total factor productivity (TFP), a measure of how efficiently an economy or industry uses its inputs, which increased from 5% to...
August 2025: Palaw Preparation Costs Rise by 24.8%. In August 2025, the average cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan reached 75.1 Turkmen manat, marking a 24.8% increase from 60.2 manat in August 2024...
