The total amount of transactions concluded in foreign currency at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan over the past week exceeded $25.554 million, Turkmenistan’s Golden Age news outlet reported on Sunday.
For foreign currency, businesses based in the U.A.E. and Afghanistan purchased aviation kerosene and hydrotreated diesel fuel produced at the Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries.
Companies based in the U.K., U.A.E. and Afghanistan bought ECO-93 gasoline produced by Türkmengaz (Turkmengas) State Concern, and businesses form China’s Hong Kong and Switzerland purchased urea produced by Türkmenhimiýa (Turkmen Chemicals) State Concern.
In addition, businesses from Russia, the U.A.E., Turkey and Armenia purchased colorless sheet glass, cotton yarn, one-colored and jacquard terry products, and denim fabric for foreign currency.
Businesses from the U.K, the U.A.E., Turkey and Armenia purchased cotton yarn for over 13.413 million manats.
For the domestic market, local businesses purchased cotton fiber for over 232 thousand manats.
State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan registered a total of 35 transactions last week.