Kazakhstan revised its 2021 budget and increased spending by 1.3 trillion tenge ($3.045 billion) to 15.3 trillion tenge in a bid to support the country's so-called "real" economy.

A BP-led consortium produces oil at Azerbaijan’s giant off-shore Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oilfields, which account for most of the country’s oil production. 

The Central Asian country is making efforts to improve its business and investment climate after more than two decades of economic isolation.