BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 17. Turkmenistan's foreign trade turnover increased by 8.4 percent from January through March 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 April 15.
According to him, during the reporting period, the volume of products produced in Turkmenistan increased by 6 percent compared to the indicator of the first quarter of 2022, and retail trade turnover - by 9.5 percent.
Furthermore, he noted that for large and medium-sized enterprises, the average monthly salary increased by 9.8 percent compared to the same period last year.
At the meeting, the results of the government's work in the economic sphere for 3 months of 2023 were summed up, draft documents were considered and priority tasks of the socio-economic development of the country were discussed.