Here’s a roundup of COVID-19 developments in RFE/RL’s broadcast regions. Turkmenistan, the only country in Central Asia that has not confirmed a single coronavirus case within its borders, has imposed …
French Bouygues to complete some projects in Turkmenistan this year
Bouygues has been working in Turkmenistan for a long time and has already realized a series of projects in the country, such as administrative center in the business part of the city, a university …
Iran discloses amount of loans paid in Bushehr Province
Finance 15:24 President Ilham Aliyev: Successful operation of Azerbaijani army inspired our public Politics 15:21 Khazar consortium announces tender for services in Turkmenistan Tenders 14:53 …
Turkmenistan can participate in number of EU Investment Facility projects
The EU Delegation in Turkmenistan was opened in July 2019. “The number of official and business delegations visiting Turkmenistan over the past years, and the opening of a fully-fledged EU …
Landlocked central Asian nations show potential beyond commodities
Abandoned gas installation in the Darvaza dessert, Turkmenistan GENEVA, Switzerland — Central Asian nations Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Turkmenistan face economic challenges common to landlocked …
Restaurants, mosques close in ‘virus free’ Turkmenistan
Speculation has been building that ex-Soviet Turkmenistan’s authoritarian government was preparing … confirmed to AFP that the government had ordered her business to close and offer deliveries only …
WHO ‘concerned’ about pneumonia cases in Turkmenistan
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it was “concerned” about reports of pneumonia in Turkmenistan, a closed Central Asian country that has yet to declare any coronavirus cases. At a press …
WHO urges Turkmenistan to take steps ‘as if COVID-19 was circulating’
Turkmenistan says it has not registered any COVID-19 coronavirus cases, but the World Health Organization wants the Central Asian country to take measures as if it had.
Reclusive Turkmenistan continues to insist it is Covid-free despite reports of pneumonia
WHO tells country – one of only a handful of nations to report zero infections – to act ‘as if’ virus is circulating …
Germany may invest in Turkmenistan’s modernization projects
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14 By Jeila Aliyeva – Trend: Potential for further investment by German firms in Turkmenistan could lie in the diversification of the Turkmen economy and in modernization …