Turkmenistan is chairing the CAREC (Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation) Program, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported.

Italy's Eni has invested about $2 billion in Turkmenistan over 10 years of its activity there, said Luca Vignati, the company's executive vice president for Central Asia.

German companies have expressed willingness to take part in the seawater desalination projects, according to Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper.

A delegation of the Turkmen Defense Ministry took part in the 5th meeting of the Belarusian-Turkmen intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation, the Belarusian embassy in Ashgabat said in a message on Nov. 20.

Last week, 267 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, the Exchange said in a statement.

Ashgabat will host the Turkmenistan International Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition (OGT Expo 2018) on November 20-22, the Turkmenoil state concern and the Turkmen Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the organizers of the event, said in a message.

Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan have been long united by friendly good-neighborly relations, which is also due to the centuries-old historical and cultural unity of two fraternal peoples, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said at the last government meeting, the Turkmen Altyn Asyr TV channel reported.

The business forum organized by Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan together with Italian Trade Agency has taken place in Ashgabat, said a message from Turkmen government.

Annageldi Yazmyradov has been appointed Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources of Turkmenistan, according to the Turkmen presidential decree.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Turkmenistan signed a $500 million loan to strengthen Turkmenistan’s transmission network, improve the reliability of the country’s power supply, and increase electricity exports to neighbouring countries.