Ukraine's renewables industry has been beset by problems that’s seen the government owe mostly foreign green energy producers close to $1 billion.

Positive growth this year is expected to accelerate in 2022 to 5.8 percent. The World Bank said that Uzbekistan’s economic growth is expected to recover to 4.8 percent this year and 5.5 percent in 2022.

The chemical industry and the production of mineral fertilisers in Uzbekistan have huge potential for growth, but reforms are required,

COVID-19 has taken its toll on investment into the country. FDI is forecast to decline by 5 to 10 percent in 2021, before recovering in 2022.