Kids Expo in Ashgabat: Turkmenistan’s “Kids Expo: Everything for Children” opens 19–22 August at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with President Serdar Berdimuhamedov highlighting skills, health and new technologies; the fair brings together manufacturers, schools and brands, plus a chess programme and family-focused product displays. CIET 2026 Registration: Ashgabat has opened registration for CIET 2026 (3–5 November), positioning construction, industry, chemicals, energy, transport and digitalisation to attract investors, contractors and technology partners. Custom AI for Turkmen: A Turkmen developer is building TakykAI, aiming to make AI work for a language with little presence in modern neural networks, and plans to expand across Central Asia. Customs Digital Link: Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan launched electronic pre-arrival customs data exchange for border goods and vehicles, cutting processing time and paperwork while improving trade statistics and transit efficiency. Green Tech Training in Germany: Turkmen specialists completed a TU Clausthal internship on methane leak detection, corrosion control, cementing tech and renewable energy modelling under an EU-backed green development programme. ECO Trade Push: FPCCI urged ECO members to move from dialogue to action via connectivity, trade facilitation and joint production across agriculture, minerals, energy, engineering and IT. XRG Goes Global Gas: ADNOC’s XRG announced its first Venezuela move via the offshore Loran licence, adding proven gas resources to its expanding LNG platform. Turkmenistan–Bangladesh Talks: Foreign ministries met in Ashgabat to deepen trade and investment, with energy security, cotton-to-garments links, pharma cooperation and agriculture on the agenda.