Tajikistan remains a country of concern.
Headline figure reflects year on year increase of $3.5bn, or 7.7%. China stays ahead of Russia as biggest trade partner.
Apart from financial and military support, another part of aiding Ukraine's victory against Russia is the upholding of sanctions by its European allies. Not Kyrgyzstan.
PMI shows inflow of new orders once again showing growth.
Buoyant demand drives new orders, though business confidence remains on the wane.
More than two-thirds of trips made by Tajiks. Country has a growing role as a regional healthcare tourism hub.
Remittances, higher wages and greater international tourism interest main drivers in rising GDP, says development bank.
The Institute of International Finance (IIF) has forecast a decrease in Russia’s fiscal breakeven oil price (the amount to balance the external current account) to $77 per barrel by 2025, supported by a recovery in oil and gas revenues.
Five-month sequence of growth is over amid a weakened demand environment.
Rights for women are fast deteriorating in Afghanistan. In the latest major setback, a new set of vice and virtue laws have been laid out by the ruling Taliban, including rules prohibiting women from being heard or showing their faces in public.
Month brings record increase in employment and faster expansions in output and new orders. There were also signs of inflationary pressures strengthening.
The Pakistan-Afghan transit trade saw a 59% y/y decline in FY2023-24, dropping to $2.9bn, largely due to Pakistan's anti-smuggling campaign and import restrictions
Route via Central Asia connecting China with Europe and Turkey bypasses Russia, which continues to face international sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.
El Salvador has the world's highest prison population rate, according to data collected in the World Prison Brief by the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR), reports Statista.
Precious metals and minerals are main export items.
New incoming business rose solidly and to greatest extent in year to date. Inflationary pressures remained contained.
65,000 visitors came to Central Asia's second largest economy for commerical purposes.
Renewed accumulation in backlogs of work shows sector working at capacity. Firms will look to further boost output in coming months despite stronger inflation and supply-chain delays.
Compares to mid-term inflation target of 5% and benchmark interest rate of 14.25%.