The Turkmenistan Manat (TMT) is the country's national currency, introduced in 2009 and used for transactions and savings.

Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Lithuania, ...

The CIS Executive Committee in Minsk hosted a meeting of the CIS Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives, first in 2026. It was held under the chairmanship of Turkmenistan. The main item ...

The CIS Executive Committee in Minsk hosted the first 2026 meeting of the CIS Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary ...

The eve of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's visit to Pakistan early next month offers a vantage point for examining the ...

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, January 28. Turkmenistan and Afghanistan discussed bilateral and regional ties, Trend reports via the Afghan MFA. The talks were held during a video conference between ...

Baku, Azerbaijan, January 28. The IMF’s 2025 consultation on Turkmenistan highlighted the country’s progress in 2024 in ...

In 1221 on the plains of current-day Turkmenistan lay the city of Merv. The town faced a Mongol besiegement under one of ...

Crossing the border into Uzbekistan, we arrived in the heart of the Central Asian Silk Road. Our first stop was Khiva, a ...

Turkmenistan occupies a distinctive position in Central Asia. Bordered by the Caspian Sea and surrounded by major regional ...

Why has one of the world’s most closed and enigmatic energy producers struggled to make the most of its massive reserves?

The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) will begin the fourth phase of commercial development of the Galkynysh gas field in Turkmenistan in early 2026. “Seven phases of commercial development ...