The GDP growth rate of Turkmenistan for 8 months of 2017 was 6.4 percent.

Byashimyrat Hojamammedov was released from the post of Cabinet Deputy Chairman of Turkmenistan for economic, banking and international financial organizations issues for health reasons.

Currently, the organizational work is carried out in connection with the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline construction in the territories of Afghanistan and Pakistan. This was reported at a Cabinet session of Turkmenistan by Vice-Premier in charge of the oil and gas complex M.Babayev.

By Order of President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, a reprimand was issued to Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, Babagylych Gylyjov.

President if Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent cable of condolences to President of the United States of America Donald Trump in relation with Hurricane Harvey caused numerous human victims, injuries and large destructions.

Turkmenistan comprehensively supports our southern neighbour Afghanistan to have a peace and stability. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is confident that at the same time, it is only political and diplomatic, trade, economic and humanitarian mechanisms that can be applied. The course of solution of all issues is to be reviewed during coming 7th Conference of Regional Economic Cooperation for Afghanistan in Ashgabat.

Under the visit to Ashgabat, Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgy Kvirikashvili visited the Mejlis of Turkmenistan where he met Chairperson of National Parliament Akja Nurberdiyeva.

On August 30, cotton-harvesting campaign started in Turkmenistan. Cotton is one of the strategic agricultural crops of Turkmenistan, to production ramp up of which it is attached prime significance. The cotton itself and textile products, manufactured of it, being in great demand on the world markets, are weighty export item.

In Ashgabat, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili who arrived on an official visit to our country.

Ashgabat hosted a meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Turkmen-Georgian Commission for economic cooperation. The meeting was participated by heads and leading specialists of sectoral ministries and departments of two countries.