He also restored the pensions of 100,000 elderly people whose pensions Nyýazow had slashed in the face of an unspecified budget crisis. Later on, he reopened the Turkmen Academy of Sciences, which had been closed by Nyýazow.
He also reversed the pension reductions of 100,000 elderly people affected by Nyýazow's financial decisions, and later reopened the Turkmen Academy of Sciences, which had been shut down during his rule.