S&P said that several risks to the recovery remained relevant, including if pandemic consequences linger, persistent inflation and higher interest rates, a change in current commodity price trends, and geopolitical tensions.

EBRD revised up its outlook for the economies of the South Caucasus and Central Asia in 2021, predicting that growth would be stronger than it initially expected, though called the recovery "bittersweet".

EDB is a regional development bank established by the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan in 2006.

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