BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 20
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Despite the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Turkmenistan has seen continued industrial production over the past year, member of the Coordinating Council of the International Union of Economists, Yury Aronsky, Trend reports with reference to SNG.TODAY (CIS.Today) information portal.
Over the past year, more than 12,000 new jobs were opened in Turkmenistan, as well as the digitalization of all sectors of the national economy continued, he added.
He noted that the coronavirus pandemic has affected the economy of Turkmenistan, for example, in the areas of tourism and air transport.
The economic indicators of Turkmenistan are growing, in particular, the private sector of the country is of great importance. Thus, the volume of trade turnover in the private sector of Turkmenistan increased by 19.2 percent in 1Q2021
Most of this volume in monetary terms falls on Ashgabat. Also, a good growth of this indicator is in the Mary region – more than 20 percent in 1Q2021.
In the reporting period, the production of pipes made of plastics and fiberglass in the private sector of Turkmenistan increased by 2.3 times compared to the same period in 2020.
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