Uzbekistan: IDB and OPEC allocate $275 million towards rural settlements’ development

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the OPEC Fund for International Development are set to help Uzbekistan with the development of rural settlements and allocate loans worth $200 million and $75 million, respectively. According to a recent decree inked by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Uzbekistan’s contribution to projects in rural areas would comprise $60 million. Projects…

Georgia: external trade up in January-August 2021

Turkey ($1.28 billion), Russia ($1.01 billion) and China ($941.3 million) were Georgia’s top trading partners in total external trade turnover in January-August, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed. In the reporting period Georgia’s top trading partners by exports were China ($421.8 million), Russia ($377.1 million) and Azerbaijan ($347 million), while top…