Belarus supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Minsk allowed Russian troops to move into Ukraine from its territory.

Global growth was projected to slow from an estimated 6.1 percent in 2021 to 3.6 percent in 2022 and 2023 due to the war in Ukraine. This is 0.8 and 0.2 percentage points lower for 2022 and 2023 than projected in January.

Development of the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oilfield and the Shah Deniz gas field are the main energy projects in Azerbaijan.

AzerGold has increased the estimation of recoverable gold reserves at the Chovdar gold deposit by 3.5 times - up to 731,900 ounces.