The growth forecast for the region was increased to 4.1 percent in 2021 from a previous projection of 3.6 percent in July and 3.4 percent in April.

The innovation, once it is brought to fruition, is another radical departure from past practice made possible by the advent of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s decidedly secular administration.

The Bukhara oil refinery's current processing capacity is approximately 50,000 barrels a day (bpd).

IsDB has agreed to provide $200 million, while OPEC will allocate $75 million from its Fund for International Development.