Serdar Berdimuhamedov: Turkmenistan's GDP growth for the first quarter remains at 6.2%
15:43 11.04.2022 7935
The results of the work done in the first quarter demonstrate the consistent development of our state in accordance with the adopted programs; since the beginning of the year, GDP growth has been steadily at the level of 6.2%. The President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov said this at a government meeting last Friday, at which the results of the country's socio-economic development in January-March 2022 were summed up.
The construction of large industrial and social facilities continues in the country, oil and gas fields are being developed, power transmission and communication lines Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan are being laid, as well as the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline. In addition, preparations are underway for the implementation of other international projects, the head of state continued.
Speaking about the priority tasks of the government this year, Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted: “We will continue the policy aimed at digitalization, the creation of import-substituting production, increasing the volume of exports of domestic products, attracting investments, and increasing the flow of funds in foreign currency”.
Reforms should also be carried out to improve public administration, the President said, emphasizing the need to minimize unforeseen and administrative expenses, strictly controlling the execution of the State budget.
During a government meeting, Chairman of the State Statistics Committee Dovletgeldi Amanmukhammedov said that in January-March 2022, compared to last year, gas production and its export, production and export of electricity, gasoline, liquefied gas, cement, bread, cotton and other products increased.
According to him, the volume of capital investments aimed at developing the national economy at the expense of all sources of financing for this period amounted to 3.9 billion manats, or 14.6% in relation to GDP.
The work of the Interdepartmental Commission on the Caspian Sea was discussed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
The 63rd meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission of Turkmenistan on the Caspian Sea was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 23. The meeting was attended by the relevant Vice-Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country, the Director of the Caspian Sea Institute, heads of a number of ministries and specialized departments.
Products of oil refineries were sold at the auction
Last week, 35 transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.
The President of Turkmenistan and the Vice President of the UAE noted the active dynamics of cooperation in the energy, oil and gas and other spheres
The development of bilateral cooperation was discussed at a meeting on February 21 between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Administration of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who arrived in our country on a visit, TDH reports.
Dynamic development of national investments is carried out at the fields of Turkmenistan
Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Shakhym Abdrakhmanov, during an extended meeting of the government last Friday, reported on the work carried out by the oil and gas complex to increase oil and natural gas production, as well as the timely development of national investments in the coming years.
Liquefied gas and jet fuel were sold abroad at the auctions, and polypropylene and base oil were sold to the domestic market
27 transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.