Turkmenistan

Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov stated once again at a government meeting on May 14 that he believed Turkmenistan was ready for the establishment of opposition parties.... 2010-06-25

The construction of a new gas pipeline to potentially service Western European markets in Turkmenistan supports our view that the country's export diversification destination strategy... 2010-06-14

Investment and construction activity rose by 70.0% in 2009, likely supported by the country's oil stabilisation fund. Indeed, economic growth of 6.1% was recorded in 2009, despite... 2010-05-04

On his first tour of the Central Asian region, Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon pushed for Turkmenistan to improve its human rights record, stating that the UN... 2010-05-04

Following Gazprom's decision to cut its imports of Turkmen gas by two thirds this year, Turkmenistan's energy sector is set to underperform for a second year running. With gas exports... 2010-04-21

Turkmenistan's cotton production in 2009 came to 1.05mn tonnes, a 5.0% y-o-y increase from 2008 levels. Turkmenistan currently ranks as the sixth largest cotton producer in the world.... 2010-02-26

The macroeconomic growth outlook for Turkmenistan looks increasingly strong going forward. Indeed, the decision by Russia to begin importing gas again in 2010, alongside increasing... 2010-01-04