Foreign currency transactions involved Afghan and Uzbek entrepreneurs acquiring essential oil (from State Concern “Turkmennebit”), liquefied gas, and sodium chloride (from State Concern “Turkmenhimiya”). Furthermore, representatives from business sectors in Serbia, the United Arab Emirates, and Afghanistan procured raw dried valerian root, dyed fabrics, men’s shirts, and Portland cement through foreign currency exchanges. The aggregate value of these transactions exceeded 1,471,000 US dollars.
Domestically, business entities purchased concentrated valerian root extract, essential oil, aerated concrete blocks, cotton soapstock, and crude fatty acids of cotton for the local market, with the total sum surpassing 5,818,000 manats.”