The total amount of transactions concluded in foreign currency at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan over the past week exceeded $37.3 million.
For foreign currency, the businesses mainly from the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, jet fuel and hydrotreated diesel fuel produced at Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries, the official media of Turkmenistan reported on Monday.
The companies from Turkey and Afghanistan purchased ECO-92 gasoline of Türkmenhimiýa (Turkmen Chemicals) State Concern, and liquefied gas of Türkmengaz (Turkmen Gas) State Concern.
Additionally, the business circles from Russia, the UAE and Kyrgyzstan purchased dyed terry products and cotton yarn for foreign currency.
The Emirati and Kazakh businesses bought cotton yarn for more than 1.6 million manats.
For the domestic market, local businesses purchased HDPE of Türkmenhimiýa SC, and hand-made carpets for around 13 million manats.
The State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan registered a total of 53 transactions last week.
