Turkmenistan News 12 October 2026 14:36 (UTC +04:00)
Photo: The press service of the Turkmen Government.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 12. The State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan registered 13 deals from October 5 to October 10.
This was reflected in a statement issued by the press service of the Turkmen government.
According to the publication, business representatives from Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore purchased technical sulfur produced by Turkmengaz State Concern for foreign currency.
Entrepreneurs from Azerbaijan, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates also purchased cotton fiber, cotton yarn, cotton fabric and cotton waste for foreign currency. The total value of these transactions exceeded $145 million.
On the domestic market, local entrepreneurs purchased cotton yarn, cotton fabric and glass jars.
The total value of these transactions exceeded 27.4 million manat ($7.8 million).
The State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan (SCRMET), established in 1994, is the country’s main organized marketplace for trading commodities and one of the key institutions through which Turkmenistan conducts and facilitates foreign trade. The exchange brings together domestic producers, exporters, and foreign buyers through regular trading sessions, where a range of export-oriented goods are offered, and transactions are concluded. Its trading portfolio covers petrochemicals, polymers, textiles, cotton products, construction materials, machinery, and chemical goods, among other commodities.
SCRMET also plays an administrative and information role in Turkmenistan’s trade system. In addition to organizing trading sessions and registering export-import contracts, the exchange publishes official quotations based on transactions conducted on the platform. These quotations provide information on the commodities traded, their values, and the markets involved, making SCRMET data a useful indicator of the composition and direction of exchange-based trade.
Through these quotations, SCRMET provides a snapshot of the value and sectoral composition of goods offered to international buyers during each trading session, reflecting shifts in the country’s export offering and highlighting which industries dominate Turkmenistan’s exchange-based trade.