Last week, 79 transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

For foreign currency, entrepreneurs from the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and others purchased low-sulphur fuel oil, lighting kerosene produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries, as well as aviation kerosene, base oil and liquefied gas (SC «Türkmennebit»).

In addition, licorice roots and rhizomes, plain-dyed and jacquard terry products, cotton yarn were sold for foreign currency. Buyer countries: China, Turkey, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan. The total amount of transactions exceeded 83 million 562 thousand US dollars.

For manat funds, business circles from the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan purchased cotton yarn, a thick extract of licorice root for a total amount of over 51 million 104 thousand manats.

For the domestic market, domestic businessmen purchased packaging pellicle (TCOR), oil road bitumen and polypropylene (SC «Türkmennebit»), as well as Turkmen handmade carpets for a total amount of more than 31 million 772 thousand manats.