The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its April World Economic Outlook, forecasts Turkmenistan's economy to grow by 2.3% in 2023, up from 1.8% a year earlier.
Turkmenistan is one of the vital energy suppliers in the region.
According to the bank's experts, Turkmenistan's inflation rate will fall to 6.7% this year, down from 11.5% a year earlier.
Comparison with neighboring Central Asian countries. In 2023 Kazakhstan, the region's first economy, will see GDP growth of 4.3% (3.2% a year earlier), Kyrgyzstan 3.5% (7%), Tajikistan 5.0% (8%) and Uzbekistan 5.3% (5.7%).
Inflation this year is expected to be the highest in the region at 14.8% in Kazakhstan (15% a year earlier) and the lowest in Tajikistan at 5.4% (6.6%).
Credits: Eziz Boyarov, Ashgabat
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