On June 25, 2024, Turkmenistan entered into “A Country Partnership Framework” with the OPEC Fund. This agreement establishes a five-year plan for 2024-2029, concentrating on sectors such as transport, industry...
In his interview to ORIENT the Russian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Ivan Volynkin shared that currently there are around 40,000 Turkmen students studying in Russia. The Progres team looked at publicly available data to...
Turkmenistan sees no progress in its national institution building efforts, based on Progres Foundation’s analysis of UN Annual Results Report 2023. The United Nations Country Team for Turkmenistan (UNCT) published its...
Turkmenistan faces falling birth rates, but the UNFPA suggests this is not necessarily a bad thing. The key lies in responding to demographic shifts by respecting rights, expanding choices, and building resilience...
In 2014, the World Bank published a comprehensive 66-page report titled “Turkmenistan – Diversifying the Turkmen economy”. Turkmen economy is dependent on the exports of natural gas and there have been multiple attempts...
Problems such as desertification, water shortage and droughts in Turkmenistan have been covered somewhat in the reports of international organizations. There is limited information available on the state of drinking...
A new report by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), titled “Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralists”, highlights the significant issues related to the loss of rangelands and their...
Every year WHO and UNICEF jointly review the national immunization coverage among Member States based on the national reports and data from alternative sources. Taking into account potential biases and opinions of the...
June 2024: Palaw costs decline by 15%. Prices of carrot saw a slight increase. In June 2024, the cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat decreased to an average of 60.7 Turkmen manat, an 15.7% drop from 72.1 manat in June...
