Turkmenistan's gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate was 6.3% in January 2024, up from 6.2% a year earlier, local TV channel Altyn Asyr reports. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov told a government meeting that "sustainable development has been achieved in the sectors of the national economy".
Last month, the volume of investments made in the country from all sources of financing totalled 2.5bn turkmen manats, 24.6% more than a year earlier. In the period under review, the volume of manufactured products increased by 8.2% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Berdimuhamedov instructed to keep the prices and supply of consumer goods in the country's markets and shops under constant control. "There is still a lot of work ahead of us, we have to implement measures by sectors and regions, solve many tasks".
Turkmenistan exports gas mainly to China, but also to Russia and Uzbekistan. The country exports electricity, oil products, polymers, synthetic petrol and textiles.
Eziz Boyarov
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