Speaking at an expanded government meeting on 15 January, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov set tasks for the government of Turkmenistan for 2009in the sphere of industry and fuel-energy sector.
The fast increase of the US dollar currency rate in relation to national currency of Uzbekistan occured January 15. For US$ 1 on black markets 1700 sums were given. Recently the currency rate of US$ was not higher than 1500 sums.
During the Cabinet of Ministers meeting held on 15 January chaired by Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, H. Geldimyradov, the Vice – Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers briefed on the results of socio – economic development of Turkmenistan in 2008.
Number of internet users in Uzbekistan grew by 22.5% in 2008 to 2.4 million users, a session of the Complex on information systems and telecommunications of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan said.
Over 86 billion soms circulate in Kyrgyzstan’s shady economy on 10 directions of economy according to calculations of economists, minister of economic development and trade Akylbek Japarov told journalists today.
Taking into account amendments to customs statistics, foreign trade turnover for January - September, 2008 was equal to US$ 85.3 billion that is by US$ 27 billion more than in the base period, Kazakhstan Today reports referring to Kazakh National Bank press service.
The Studiosus Gruppenreisen GmbH tour firm and AWO-Treff organization jointly with the Embassy of Uzbekistan to Germany organized the presentation of tourism potential of the country in the well-known Westphalia city of Münster.
