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

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

Licorice roots, terry products, cotton yarn were also 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 51,104,000 manats.

For the domestic market, local businessmen purchased packaging film (TCOR), oil road bitumen and polypropylene (SC «Turkmennebit»), as well as Turkmen handmade carpets for a total amount of more than 31,772,000 manats.

Source: Nebit-Gaz