At the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 33 transactions were registered this week.

Large attention of the visitors of Astana EXPO 2017 is risen by experimental developments for use of non-traditional sources of energy (sun, wind) as well as issues in physics, chemistry, heat engineering, chemical and heat engineering technologies. The Gyun Institute (the Sun) was united with Physical and Mathematic Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan in 2014 and new Institute of Solar Energy under the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan was founded on their base.

Silkworm breeders of Turkmenistan have successfully met their contractual obligations, having produced some 2, 040 tons of silk cocoons.

In Turkmenistan, the start to the harvesting campaign has been given. The grain growers of Akhal, Balkan, Lebap and Mary velayats got down to the mowing and on June 14 the farmers of Dashoguz velayat will join them.

Opening the session, the Head of the State noted that according to the assessment of leading international financial structures, the world’s economy is developed slowly at present. According to the last forecast of International Monetary Fund, only 3.5 percent of growth of the global economy is expected in 2017, the Leader of the Nation has said, having highlighted that unstable situation would remain in the world’s financial markets and the growth rate would slow down in economically developed countries.

In branch departments, there were held meetings on measures to strictly accomplish the tasks, set by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov at a recent meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, dedicated to the five-month results.

On the threshold of the grain-harvesting campaign, Turkmenistan received the first batch of combine harvesters of the “TUCANO 430” brand by the world famous German engineering company “CLAAS”. Ceremony of welcoming the new agricultural machinery, held in Ak Bugday etrap of Akhal velayat, was participated by representatives of khyakimlik, farmers, machine operators, honorary elders, students of specialized universities etc.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 70 transactions were registered.

Non-state sector of the economy of Turkmenistan demonstrates the best growth rates for the first 5 months of 2017. As it was announced today at the meeting of the Turkmen government dedicated to the results of the country's social and economic development over this period, enterprises of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan produced industrial goods worth 255 million manat, agricultural and food products - 395 million manat, an increase was of 43.3 percent and 31.7 percent respectively.

Turkmenistan for the first five months of 2017 demonstrates high rates of economic growth. Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Finance B.Hojamammedov reported this at a government meeting.