Uzbek migrant workers are expected to experience losses amid the depreciation of the Russian rouble and difficulties wiring the money back to their homes due to sanctions imposed on some of the Russian banks.

Kazakhstan is set to produce 1.638 million barrels per day (bpd) in May, up from 1.621 million bpd in April.

Azerbaijan is now set to produce 688,000 bpd in May, up from 682,000 bpd that is expected to be produced in April.

The constructed plant will generate 2 billion kilowatt-hours of energy per year, ensuring the generation of affordable electricity for the growing population of the region.

Growth is expected to decelerate to 1.7 percent in 2022, a downward revision of 2.5 percentage points relative to the forecast made in November 2021.