Members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan intend to invest in several key projects in 2026. This was reported by the online publication ‘Business Turkmenistan’, citing the newspaper ‘Neutral Turkmenistan’.

In Ashgabat, there are plans to build two-storey shopping centres in the Gurtly district and retail and service complexes in Parahat-7. In the Ak Bugday etrap of the Ahal velayat, construction will begin on an 11-hectare site for a factory producing a wide range of textile products.

In the agro-industrial sector, priority is given to the creation of new livestock and poultry farms, the expansion of greenhouses, and the establishment of orchards and vegetable plantations using water-saving technologies.

Turkmenistan's socio-economic development programme for 2026 aims to support small and medium-sized businesses, with the private sector's share of GDP projected at 72.9% (excluding the fuel and energy complex).

In addition, it is planned to create 5,245 new jobs through the construction and modernisation of production facilities in various industries.