Lenders reported a rise in total net profit of 47.3 percent year-on-year to 107.7 million manats ($63.4 million) in the first two months of the year.

Azerbaijan exports natural gas to Turkey and Europe through the Southern Gas Corridor and continues to make inroads into an energy market which until now has been dominated by Russia.

Investment in the construction of a solar plant with a capacity of 230 megawatts is estimated at $225-$240 million.

Uzbekistan signed agreements for millions of U.S. dollars in investments and trade agreements, including $330 million from the EBRD for the privatisation of banks and social infrastructure projects.

In June 2019 Codify LMS was founded as a socially oriented IT company with three divisions: Codify Academy, Codify Consulting and Codify Solutions. For Ruslan it is important to create projects in the social sphere.

The Russian labor market is a vital source of employment for many Central Asians; Russia plays key roles in the energy, and energy export, sectors of Central Asia; and Russia remains the guarantor of security in the region.