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International exhibition 'Turkmen construction-2013' and an industry conference are scheduled to be held in Ashgabat between August 27-29, Trend news agency reported referring to the event organisers.

The Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Industry and Commerce and Industry Chamber of Turkmenistan are amongst the event organisers. The information says business talks on the Turkmen side with interested companies are planned within the event.

Last year, over 150 representatives of leading companies from 30 countries attended similar events.

Previously, it was reported that Turkmenistan will have to implement projects worth about $17 billion this year. According to the local mass media, during an extended meeting of Cabinet of Ministers President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed that the effective attraction of investment funds, significant improvement of the investment climate creating effective mechanisms to encourage investment activity are among the most important and urgent tasks.

This year it is planned to build facilities by 20 per cent more than last year. The matter rests in commissioning 435 large facilities and many social and industrial ones within the national rural program. A section of the North-South railway, gas and oil pipelines, bridges, roads, factories, plants, facilities at the Avaza national tourist zone and several other medical and social and cultural facilities are among them.