OREANDA-NEWS. On 18 August 2009 was announced, that the report of the IMF representatives group that had earlier visited Turkmenistan was approved at the meeting of the International Monetary Fund Executive Directors Board. Vice-premier Tuvakmammet Japarov reported about it during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, August 14.

According to the vice-premier, in their report the IMF experts highly appraised the economic and financial reforms taking place in Turkmenistan, and the measures taken upon the initiative of the Turkmen president to minimize the effects of the global crisis on the national economy including the creation of the Stabilization Fund.

"Noting the record high economic growth indices of the country the IMF specialists provided forecast of the further steady progress of Turkmenistan and increasing its rating as a state most attractive for investments", T.Japarov informed.