Kazakhstan plans to boost refining volumes by 7.6 percent year-on-year to 17 million tonnes and increase production of refined products by 7.8 percent.

NMMC, Uzbekistan's main gold producer, accounting for 70 percent of the country's total gold production, said its net profit rose to $716.6 million in 2020.

The case of Yandex. Taxi has sent alarm bells ringing among investors. What kind of message is Kazakhstan is sending to all the other international companies operating in the country?

The EBRD predicted that growth in the South Caucasus and Central Asia in 2021 would be stronger than it initially expected, though it warned a slow pace of vaccinations left the recovery vulnerable to an autumn COVID-19 wave.