Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 42

18-Oct-2010

CASPIAN

Berdymukhamedov Fires Head of Turkmen Gas

On 10 October, Turkmenistan's president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov fired Nury Mukhammedov from his position as chairman of the natural gas state company Turkmengaz for "serious miscalculations and shortcomings at work without providing any further details. Agence France Presse reported the presidents dissatisfaction with the progress in a number of construction projects and exploiting...