BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 8. Turkmenistan's foreign trade turnover increased by 13.2 percent from January through April 2023 compared to the same period last year, Trend reports with reference to the Turkmen media.
This was announced by Deputy Chairman of the Government of Turkmenistan Hojamyrat Geldimyradov at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers held on May 4.
According to him, during the reporting period, the volume of products manufactured in Turkmenistan increased by 6.1 percent compared to the indicator of the first four months of 2022, and retail trade turnover - by 9.4 percent.
Furthermore, he noted that for large and medium-sized enterprises, the average monthly salary increased by 9.9 percent compared to the same period last year.
The meeting summed up the results of four months of work within the framework of the implementation of the national rural program, where it was noted that the construction of social facilities, housing, water treatment facilities, engineering systems was successfully carried out throughout the country.