At the session of the Government on August 3, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov focused the attention of Vice-premier Ch.Gylyjov on the necessity of increment of trade turnover.
In this regard, the Head of the State requested the Vice-premier together with other Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers and the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs to elaborate the objectives of increment of export volumes of local goods and opening of Turkmenistan Trade Houses abroad.
The outcomes of seven months indicate the stability of trade sector of the country.The volume of total trade turnover by the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Affairs has grown by 10.6 percent comparing with the last year including 22.2 and 3.1 percent in wholesale and retail trade accordingly.
The facilities of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Affairs made 3.6 percent more production and their income increased by 50.2 percent.The State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange held 146 trade sessions for the period under review.
The volume of services in monetary equivalent by the Trade and Industrial Chamber has grown by 8.3 percent comparing with the same period of the last year.The growth of industrial production volumes by the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs was 28.7 percent, agricultural and food production 55.1 percent.
Trade turnover has increased by 2.1 percent.Indicator of services of the population increased by 2 percent.