Energy And More: Turkmenistan Improves Economic Ties With The U.S

In late August, the president of Turkmenistan signaled that the end was near for price caps for staple goods in state-owned stores. He has wasted no time. As Vienna-based Chronicles of Turkmenistan reported on October 10, the cost of bread in government stores in the capital, Ashgabat, has quadrupled. And while the price of a flatbread has increased, the weight of a standard loaf has fallen. Elsewhere in the country, expected amounts of price-controlled food have not been delivered at all, Chronicles reported. These changes have not been compelled,…