Banks in Uzbekistan reported a net profit of 1.473 trillion soums ($140 million) in the first quarter of 2021, 81 billion soums up from the same period last year, the Central Bank said.

Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund's (SOFAZ) said it had reduced investments in bonds and currencies by 4.7 percent year-on-year to 64 percent in its investment portfolio in the first quarter of this year.