ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 14. President
of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed the decree approving
the “Program of Socio-Economic Development of Turkmenistan and
Investments in 2026,”
Trend reports via the press service of the Turkmen
Government.
The document was signed during a Cabinet meeting on country’s
macroeconomic performance in 2025, chaired by President Serdar
Berdimuhamedov on February 13.
According to the program, Turkmenistan plans to maintain GDP
growth at 6.3%, create about 5,300 jobs through the construction of
new enterprises, expand the private sector’s share of GDP to 72.9%,
and allocate around 41.2 billion manats ($11.4 billion) in
investments from all funding sources in 2026.
President Berdimuhamedov emphasized the need to fully utilize
production capacities, ensure stable sectoral and regional
development, continue industrialization measures, increase the
budget’s revenue share, and strengthen control over targeted use of
public expenditures.
Additional instructions include the continued provision of
preferential loans for improving housing conditions, enhancement of
the interbank electronic payment system, improvement of banks’
digital services, financial support for economic development, and
maintenance of national currency stability.
