OREANDA-NEWS. On 20 August 2008 was announced, that discovered by the world through the Turkmen leader’s policy aimed at establishing wide international co-operation Turkmenistan resolutely integrates in the global economic system. To a larger extent this process is facilitated by the regular international exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences which have become the brightest attribute of the new epoch.

This July President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov issued the Resolution approving the special regulations of exhibitions and trade fairs and the procedure of awarding the winners. The Resolution is aimed at guaranteeing the plenty of high-quality domestically produced food products, attracting foreign investments in national economy and creating incentives to develop advertising and exhibition activities. In accordance with this document the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan responsible for coordinating and holding these events at the high level of organisation is to submit the annual schedule of the exhibitions and trade fairs in and outside Turkmenistan to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval.

The number of the exhibitions creating incentives to develop national economy and arousing keen interest among foreign business Ashgabat will host this year increases four times. The participants and co-organizers that are traditionally the sectoral ministries and departments increase in number respectively.

An illustrative example of the success of such a ‘tandem’ is recent Turkmenagro-2008 International Exhibition that brought together over 80 companies including 50 companies from 15 countries worldwide in the Turkmen capital. The exposition at the Exhibition Centre in Ashgabat demonstrated the achievements of Turkmenistan’s agro industrial complex as well as was an opportunity for the Turkmen and foreign state-run and business enterprises and companies to hold the talks and conclude the contracts for delivery of agricultural machines and equipment in particular.

The participants of this exhibition – one of 17 planned for this year received the international standard diplomas and certificates IQNET and ISO 9001-2000. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry has received the right to award these certificates in 2008. The questionnaire system was introduced to improve the level of organisation of exhibitions and trade fairs so that participants could provide recommendations and proposals to the organizers.

Creating incentives for entrepreneurial activity, providing assistance in forming the industrial, financial and commercial infrastructure as well as establishing trade and economic, scientific and technical ties with foreign partners are the ultimate objectives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the members of which are the ministries, departments, banks, enterprises and organisations of different patterns of ownership, foreign companies and joint ventures. Being a public organisation with voluntary membership the Chamber of Commerce and Industry is to express and protect their interests and to promote national economic development and trade and economic, scientific and technical ties with other countries worldwide.

Dynamically developing Turkmenistan with the profound economic and resource potential more often attracts attention of the international business circles willing to expand on the very promising Turkmen market. The factors attracting foreign business include the open door policy, the political and economic stability in the country and the national legislation steadily developed to reflect the international law norms. Another evidence of that – the revised Law of Turkmenistan “On Foreign Investment” that has come into force this year and provides the firm guarantees of the rights of foreign investors, and therefore promotes their active collaboration in the large-scale projects implemented in Turkmenistan and attraction of advanced technologies and best international practice.

Thus, the large-scale expositions that have become an inseparable attribute of our present life – a real chance for possible partners to demonstrate in full their potential, expertise and high technologies that modern Turkmenistan relies on. Moreover, getting acquainted with the county the guests get acquainted with the impressive accomplishments the Turkmen people have achieved during the years of independence due to their great diligence and firmness of purpose to achieve progress and wellbeing

The personal contacts and talks that is ‘unavoidable’ in the good meaning of this word in the framework of the large-scale exhibitions provide the vast opportunities for establishing mutually advantageous business partnership, laying the firm foundation for new joint projects aimed at effective development and efficient employment of the country’s potential. All of that, eventually, promote expanding domestic production of competitive products and actively attracting the latest scientific and technological advances and foreign investments.

Those willing can obtain more information on the web site of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry www.cci.gov.tm. By using the vast opportunities of the global information network through applying the latest information technologies in industry that is set by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov as a priority task the specialists of the of Commerce and Industry have established the close contacts with the partners all over the world and provide the information on the issues of particular interest. The internet resource contains the detailed information on the activities of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, its aims and objectives. The firms and companies willing to present their products in Ashgabat can make a virtual excursion around the Exhibition Centre and get acquainted with the schedule of exhibitions, trade fairs and conferences in Turkmenistan and get the information on the rules of participation in these events. The world’s business companies are invited to take part in the international tenders for procurement of equipment and machines, design and construction of industrial, social and cultural facilities in the country.

The access to the web site is free because it conforms to the ideas of the authors and designers concerned about wide dissemination, timely presentation and regular updating of the information in the Turkmen, Russian and English languages.