Turkmenistan

Historic Agreements Bring Long-Awaited TAPI Pipeline Closer to Reality

After years of negotiations, Turkmenistan, one of Central Asia’s largest energy suppliers, will export natural gas to South Asia’s critically underserved market through the 1,800-kilometer Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline. Read More

Inclusive Growth through Better Governance and Partnerships

Growth in the Asia and Pacific region is strong, but growth alone is not enough for the region to succeed in an era of global change, ADB's President said in his annual address to the Board of Governors. Read More

Governors' Seminar: How Can Asia Respond to the Global Economic Crisis

A global slowdown can have spillover effects on Asia's economies. How can the region rebalance, diversify and ensure everyone benefits from the boom? Read More

12 things to Know in 2012: The New Silk Road

The thriving east-west trade that once prospered along the famed Silk Road is slowly being restored to its former glory through transport and trade links being rolled out under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation program. Here are 12 facts and figures on the New Silk Road. Read More

Overview

Turkmenistan recorded strong growth in 2011, driven largely by hydrocarbon exports and an ambitious public investment program.

ADB's interim operational strategy for the country has focused on securing improved basic services for the population, maintaining and upgrading the human resource base, building capacity to improve public sector management, improving production efficiency and related policies in agriculture, and ensuring better environment management.