Afghan businesses made a deal to procure 3,000 tons of hydrotreated diesel fuel during the Tuesday trades at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan (SCRMET).
The price of the Turkmen diesel decreased by 2.7% compared to previous auctions and amounted to $1,143 per ton. The total amount of the transaction is $3.4 million, the SCRMET announced on Wednesday.
At the same day, the business from Kyrgyzstan purchased smooth-dyed and jacquard terry products manufactured at the enterprises of the Ministry of Textile Industry of Turkmenistan. The total amount of the deal was $149,000.
Last week, the total amount of transactions concluded in foreign currency at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan exceeded $41.4 million.
Established in 1994, the SCRMET is the main body regulating export-import operations in Turkmenistan.