Since 2016, Uzbekistan's government has spent over $200 million to develop the fishing industry across the country of over 34 million.

The Central Asian country has been carrying out reforms in its energy sector to modernise ageing infrastructure and implement energy-efficient technologies, as well as to develop clean energy.

The growth forecast for the region was increased to 4.7 percent in 2021 from a previous projection of 4.1 percent in September.

Azerbaijan has until now paid scant attention to the growing worldwide wave of renewable energy sources.

The Karauzyak wind farm project worth $108 million is the first wind energy project in Central Asian country of which the foreign investor was selected in an open tender.

The country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.7 percent year-on-year in July-September and by 1.5 percent compared to the previous quarter.