In all three countries of the South Caucasus region - Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia forests are a key natural …

The analysis presented in this study points to persistent and high numbers in Georgia and Armenia of youth who are … among the highest in the ECA region. As many as 31 percent youth aged 15-29 in Georgia and 33 percent in Armenia are not in … employment, education, or training (NEET). In Georgia, the phenomenon is mostly urban, whereas in Armenia it's both rural and …

Workforce Development Center under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Kazakhstan (MLSPP). These works … analyzed existing barriers and the potential for the creation of quality jobs in Kazakhstan because employment is essential for …, Kazakhstan, nevertheless, has been successful at reducing the poverty rate. The major factor contributing to Kazakhstan's growth …

After the economic slowdown in 2020, Tajikistan's GDP grew at an annual rate of 8.7 percent in the first half of 2021 …. According to the Listening-to-Tajikistan (L2T) survey, the social and economic wellbeing of the population severely deteriorated … gradually relaxed lockdown measures. In the beginning of 2021, Tajikistan adopted a National Deployment and Vaccination Plan …

This edition of the Tajikistan Country Economic Update (CEU) is part of a semi-annual series designed to monitor socio …-economic developments in Tajikistan. In the first half of 2017, total investment was down by over seventeen percent year on year. However … highlighting the key fiscal management challenges in Tajikistan …

with financial and in-kind aid to help Tajikistan contain the pandemic's impact. In an effort to ameliorate the economic …

of Tajikistan's two largest banks at end-2016 resulted in a deterioration of fiscal and debt sustainability indicators …