In accordance with national strategic programs for the development of the financial and economic sector focusing on women`s economic empowerment, the Government of Turkmenistan will prioritize the development of securities markets, improvement of market mechanisms, strengthening financial infrastructure, implementing investment instruments, increasing the potential of market participants with equal participation of women and men, studying international best practices, introducing innovative technologies, and further building human and institutional capacity, as well as financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The goal of this UN Development Program project is to enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan as the responsible body for coordination of activities on SDGs implementation and as a regulatory body for securities market development in Turkmenistan. In this regard, the project goals to strengthen the institutional and regulatory capacity of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan to develop the securities market considering gender-responsive instruments.