President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, during which the work done in key sectors of the national economy within the first two months of the current year was summed up and a number of draft documents and other important domestic policy issues were considered.
It was reported that the steady GDP growth was observed within the reporting period and made up 113.5 percent.
The volume of retail trade in the reporting period increased up to 18.3 percent as compared to the same period of 2013. The growth was observed in the foreign trade turnover.
As compared to the previous year, the volume of investments used from all sources of finance increased up to 107.3 percent. The ratio of this macroeconomic indicator to GDP is 37.9 percent.
In January-February, the revenues of the state budget amounted to 111.2 percent and the expenditures – to 96.8 percent. 77.6 percent of budgetary funds were spent to promote the social sphere. It was also noted that the lines of the State budget, such as wages, pensions, state benefits payments and scholarship, had been financed in a proper and timely manner.
In general, the results achieved within the first two months of the current year vividly demonstrate that the country possesses the reserves and has the opportunities for the further dynamic social and economic development and improvement of the quality of live of the local population.
Emphasizing that at present the significant task is to maintain the achieved results, the Turkmen leader demanded the Vice Premiers and Khyakims of the regions to take the implementation of the reforms taken place in the country under the rigorous control paying particular attention to construction works.
The President of Turkmenistan also instructed the Vice Premiers to take the rigorous control over the implementation of the Programmes on supplying the local population with pure drinking water.
Other state policy issues were considered and the documents were signed during the enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.
It was reported that the steady GDP growth was observed within the reporting period and made up 113.5 percent.
The volume of retail trade in the reporting period increased up to 18.3 percent as compared to the same period of 2013. The growth was observed in the foreign trade turnover.
As compared to the previous year, the volume of investments used from all sources of finance increased up to 107.3 percent. The ratio of this macroeconomic indicator to GDP is 37.9 percent.
In January-February, the revenues of the state budget amounted to 111.2 percent and the expenditures – to 96.8 percent. 77.6 percent of budgetary funds were spent to promote the social sphere. It was also noted that the lines of the State budget, such as wages, pensions, state benefits payments and scholarship, had been financed in a proper and timely manner.
In general, the results achieved within the first two months of the current year vividly demonstrate that the country possesses the reserves and has the opportunities for the further dynamic social and economic development and improvement of the quality of live of the local population.
Emphasizing that at present the significant task is to maintain the achieved results, the Turkmen leader demanded the Vice Premiers and Khyakims of the regions to take the implementation of the reforms taken place in the country under the rigorous control paying particular attention to construction works.
The President of Turkmenistan also instructed the Vice Premiers to take the rigorous control over the implementation of the Programmes on supplying the local population with pure drinking water.
Other state policy issues were considered and the documents were signed during the enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.