Recently, Orient published an article briefly summarizing the findings of the 2025 World Investment Report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). They mentioned that Turkmenistan attracted...
The Turkmenistan 2024 Country Profile, published by the World Bank’s Enterprise Analysis Unit, offers a snapshot of the business environment based on interviews with 311 firms conducted between October 2024 and...
A new article by researchers Rahat Sabyrbekov from the OSCE Academy in Kyrgyzstan and Indra Overland from Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, published in Environmental Research Letters examines the...
The 2024 UNDP Turkmenistan Annual Report outlines cooperation between UNDP, the Government of Turkmenistan, and international partners across priority areas such as institutional reform, digital transformation...
The report UNDP and the United Kingdom – Advancing Development Together highlights a number of development projects that were implemented in Turkmenistan between 2021 and 2025, supported by the United Nations...
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released the latest edition of the annual report on global renewable power capacity expansions around the world. The report tracks renewable energy development from...
The UNDP has published a brochure highlighting Turkmenistan’s progress in treating tuberculosis (TB) during the last 14 years as a result of its collaboration with the Global Fund and UNDP. This partnership has helped...
A new report by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and London Stock Exchange Group assesses the current state and future of Islamic finance in Central Asia, identifying significant...
According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Turkmenistan’s energy sector emitted 94.3 million tons of CO2 in 2021, a significant increase from 54.3 million tons in 2010. Buildings account for 29%...
May 2025: Palaw Preparation Costs Climb by 15.4%. In May 2025, the average cost to prepare palaw in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan reached 69.5 Turkmen manat – a 15.4% increase from 60.2 manat in May 2024. Compared to last...
