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Background Notes on Countries of the World: Turkmenistan in Business Source Premier [About] bu logo
Published by the U.S. government and includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business information.

Turkmenistan: A Country Study
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/tmtoc.html
"The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors."

Turkmenistan Country Review in Business Source Premier [About] bu logo
Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports provide demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector production, consumption and net exports, maps, country flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality of life and investment climate basic infrastructure information.

Finance, Trade, & Commerce

EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit: Turkmenistan  [About]BU logo (works only with Firefox)
Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally.  Type of reports vary country by country.

Global Edge: Turkmenistan
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=176
Created by the Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State University ( MSU-CIBER ), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics, history, economics, and government data.

Index of Economic Freedom: Turkmenistan
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Turkmenistan
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property rights, regulation, and black market.

Turkmenistan Country Monitor (Global Insight) in Business Source Premier [About] bu logo
Presents Analyses, Statistics, and Forecasts on the Economy. Includes information on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Real GDP, Consumer Prices, Foreign Trade, Official Exchange Rate, etc. Also provides Import and Export Statistics as well as the names of important government officials.

Turkmenistan Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Premier [About]bu logo
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks.  Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings.  Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.

World Bank
www.worldbank.org
Provides report and statistics on challenges developing countries face, education, debt, demographics, telecommunications infrastructure, health issues, etc.

Statistics & Government Resources

Embassy of Turkmenistan in Washington D.C.
http://www.turkmenistanembassy.org/
Information about business and investment. Also contains information about flora and fauna, education, travel and tourism, visas, immigration, history, geography, people and culture.

Selected Internet Resources: Turkmenistan-Portals to the world
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/turkmenistan/turkmenistan.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts."

U.S. Embassy to Turkmenistan
http://turkmenistan.usembassy.gov/

 

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