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OSCE hosts seminar on small business development for women in Turkmenistan, precondition for sustainable economic growth
Publishing date: 7 July 2021
Developing small business ideas for women in Turkmenistan, a precondition for sustainable economic growth, foreseen challenges and opportunities, were the focus of an OSCE Center in Ashgabat-hosted seminar on 6 and 7 July 2021 in Ashgabat...
OSCE presents National Risk Assessment Report on anti-money laundering, combating financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 14 May 2021
The Second National Risk Assessment (NRA-2) Report on Anti-Money Laundering, Combating Financing of Terrorism and the financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (AML/CFT/PWMD) in Turkmenistan and its Risk Management Action Plan (RMAP) were presented at a virtual meeting on 14 and 15 May 2021...
OSCE supports modernization of higher education in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 20 November 2020
Enhancing digital learning at university was the topic of an OSCE-organized online course that took place on 19 and 20 November 2020...
OSCE Center in Ashgabat hosts seminar on World Trade Organization membership, rights and obligations
Publishing date: 2 September 2020
Membership in the World Trade Organization as a balance of rights and obligations is the topic of an OSCE-organized online seminar that opened on 2 September 2020 in Ashgabat...
OSCE promotes cross-border trade and transit in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 27 May 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Economic activities, Border management
An OSCE-organized online training on border crossing facilitation for transit goods carried by rail and road, opened in Ashgabat on 27 May 2020. The training is organized within the framework of the Centre’s extra-budgetary project on “Strengthening State Border Service Capacities in Turkmenistan”, which places a particular focus on promoting cross-border trade and transit in the Central Asian region.
OSCE promotes best practices in anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing efforts in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 28 February 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Economic activities, Countering terrorism
Preparations for the expected regular Eurasian group’s (EAG) mutual evaluation of Turkmenistan’s compliance to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) standards on anti-money laundering and countering of financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) efforts, including 11 indicators of effectiveness and 40 technical recommendations, were the focus of an OSCE seminar from 26 to 28 February 2020 in Ashgabat. The seminar was attended by representatives of law enforcement agencies, supervisory bodies, and other relevant government and non-government agencies...
Turkmenistan hosts Istanbul Process Regional Infrastructure working groups preparatory meeting supported by OSCE
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
Promoting economic connectivity through regional stability was the focus of an OSCE-supported preparatory meeting of the Regional Technical Groups (RTG) of the Regional Infrastructure: Confidence Building (RI-CBM) Measures held on 29 November 2019. The event was organized within the framework of the Istanbul Process on Afghanistan.