Turkmenistan will simplify customs operations for Iran, preferential income tax will be established for young professionals when hiring, a delegation from Ashgabat arrived at SPIEF-2022 and other news

1. Turkmenistan will provide tariff incentives and simplify customs operations for Iranian partners. The President of Turkmenistan state about this at the talks in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi.

2. It is proposed to introduce an addition to the Law of Turkmenistan “On State Youth Policy” that established a preferential income tax for young professionals when applying for a job. In the first year of labor activity after graduation from an educational institution, a procedure for preferential payment of income tax in the amount of 50 percent will be established for young professionals, in the second and third years – 25 percent.

3. Turkmenistan has approved a list of passengers, who can be served in the VIP and CIP lounges of airports.

4. The 25th anniversary International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2022) holds in St. Petersburg. The Minister of Finance and Economy Muhammetgeldi Serdarov, Ambassador Batyr Niyazliev and Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank represent the delegation of Turkmenistan at the event.

5. The State Commercial Bank of Turkmenistan “Dayhanbank” has introduced internet-banking services. Now the bank’s clients can receive information about accounts, debts and their repayment periods without leaving their homes. It is available to activate the service at the central office of the SCBT “Dayhanbank” and at the branches. Contacts: 38-02-55, 38-02-33, 38-01-37.

6. On June 25, Ashgabat will host a conference on topical issues of international cargo transportation, organized by the international freight forwarding company Prime ShippingAgency LLC with the assistance of the ES Dost Halkasy Söwda Ulag Merkezi, Turkmenistan. Specialists in the field of logistics and international trade are invited to participate. Phones for communication: +993 12 21 03 76, +993 65 85 26 46.

7. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the National Basketball Association, one of the most famous French cognac houses Hennessy has released an anniversary series of drink. The 1979 Hennessy Paradis was bottled in special decanters shaped like basketballs. A unique decanter, hand-blown from Baccarat crystal and cut by hand. On it, you can see golden stripes, referring to the pattern of a basketball.

8. Turkish Airlines will be renamed to Türkiye Havayollar. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced about the change in the name of the national air carrier. Let us remind that on June 1, the UN approved Turkey’s request to change the name of the republic to Türkiye in all official documents in foreign languages.

9. The Electronic Sports Federation of Turkmenistan announced about the start of registration of teams to participate in the qualifying games in the Dota2 discipline to form a team for the upcoming 14th leSF World Esports Championships 2022.

10. All participants of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar have become known. The last was the Costa Rica team, which beat the New Zealand national team in the intercontinental play-off match (1:0). 32 national teams will play at the World Cup, which will be divided into 8 groups. The World Cup will be held from November 21 to December 18.