Turkmenistan is modernising customs procedures and introducing digital solutions as part of its preparations for accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This was announced by Galina Romanova, Head of the consolidated department of public finance and economic policy at the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, according to Turkmenportal.

The statement was made at the SPECA Economic Forum in Ashgabat. According to her, the key focus is on simplifying trade procedures at borders and transport corridors. These measures, as Romanova noted, are aimed at speeding up and increasing the transparency of foreign trade operations.

She also said that after receiving observer status, Turkmenistan is studying WTO agreements, assessing their compliance with national interests and long-term development goals.