The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sharply raised its estimate of the windfall that oil-exporting countries in the Middle East and Central Asia will receive in 2022. This is stated in the regional forecast of the IMF, published on Wednesday.

On April 26, at the auction of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan (STCBT), 4 transactions were concluded for the purchase of 10 thousand tons of ECO 93 gasoline for more than $7.2 million, an ORIENT correspondent reports.

Chairman of the Union of Economists of Turkmenistan Yuri Aronsky, analyzing the results of the country's socio-economic development for 2021, shared his vision regarding the opportunities for the development of Turkmen exports.

On April 27, 14 transactions were concluded at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange, most of which were for the purchase of various types of high-quality fuel from Turkmen hydrocarbons for $23.6 million, an ORIENT correspondent reports.

In order to more fully utilize the production potential of the Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries (TCOR), it is planned to improve its statute and structure. This was discussed at a meeting of the government of Turkmenistan held last Friday.

In the first quarter of 2022, the repair department of the Turkmenneft state con-cern in the Balkan region restored the operation of 129 wells, which contributed to the development of hydrocarbon production, writes the website of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan.

On April 8, Turkmen leader Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a decree appointing Ashyrguly Begliev as Advisor to the President on oil and gas issues.

Head of India Ram Nath Kovind will visit Turkmenistan on April 1-4 at the invitation of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India.

Turkmenistan continues to rank first in the export of pipeline natural gas to China: in January-February 2022, China imported $1.44 billion from Turkmen gas (an increase of 1.47 times), according to statistics from the General Customs Administration of China.

In January 2022, Turkmenistan supplied oil and oil products to Georgia for a total of $13.9 million, which made Ashgabat the second largest supplier of this type of product to this country over the indicated period.