BP expects to discover oil reserves at SWAP to compensate for a decline in oil production at its major project in Azerbaijan – the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli oilfields, which account for most of the country’s oil output.

The private company will develop the block that includes the Buzovna-Mashtaga, Gala and Zira fields near the capital Baku.

Uzbekistan’s largest-ever privatisation involves nearly 3,000 enterprises and assets that need to be fully or partially sold off by 2025.

Robakidze’s platform to create straightforward and clear API documentation became extremely popular and so she teamed up with fellow Georgian Maria Doliashvili to start Theneo.

The Kazakh government has long prioritized projecting an image of stability as an essential driver of investment and legitimacy for foreign and domestic audiences rather than actually addressing underlying sources of unrest. These perceptions of stability have been shattered by the January events and the spillover effects of sanctions.