S&P said that the Armenian economy was recovering and that it expected the country's GDP to exceed 2019 levels by next year, and for growth to settle at close to 4 percent a year over the medium term.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, while unveiling his election programme during the meeting with voters, said that the implementation of these projects would create 100,000 new jobs in the region.

The global economy is projected to grow 5.9 percent in 2021 and 4.9 percent in 2022, 0.1 percentage point lower for 2021 than in July 2021.

Svevind plans to install wind and solar farms with a total capacity of 30-45 gigawatts (GW) in mainly steppe areas in western and central Kazakhstan.

Anglo Asian produces gold at Gedabek and other mines in Azerbaijan in a joint venture with the state in which the London-listed company holds a 51-percent stake.

In 2021, up to 8 bcm of gas will be exported to the European markets from the project's second stage, while around 9 bcm will be delivered to Turkey from both stages.