BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 9. The growth rate of Turkmenistan's GDP from January through February 2023 remained at the level of 6.2 percent, Trend reports with reference to the Turkmen media.
This was stated by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov at a government meeting held on May 4, 2023.
According to him, as part of the diversification of the economy, Turkmenistan strives to produce import-substituting goods, and also successfully implements state programs to increase the output of export-oriented products.
He noted that at the moment there is a process of digitalization and industrialization in the country. In this regard, the Head of Turkmenistan emphasized the need to make every effort to solve the tasks provided for in the state programs.
At the meeting, the results of the government's work in the economic sphere for 4 months of 2023 were summed up, draft documents were considered and priority tasks of the socio-economic development of the country were discussed.