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 $134.7 million.
For foreign currency, the Turkish and Afghan businesses purchased ECO-93 gasoline of Türkmenhimiýa (Turkmen Chemicals) State Concern and liquified gas produced by the Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries, the official Turkmen media reported on Monday.
In addition, the companies from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan purchased cotton yarn and denim fabric for foreign currency.
The Emirati businesses bought cotton yarn for a total of 973.5 thousand manats.
The State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan registered a total of 18 transactions last week.