Demographic Trends Boost Growth Expectations. Population growth is a contributor to economic expansion. The population of Central Asia is currently 121.4 mln and it is projected to grow to 161 mln within 15 years.
At the end of September, President Mirziyoyev appointed Jurabek Mirzamahmudov as Energy Minister as well as Deputy Prime Minister with oversight of the fuel, energy, and the chemical industrial complex. This means the government again has six Deputy Prime Ministers.
The monthly polls by the Levada Center reported a tangible fall in support for President Putin, the Russian government, and the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine. This decline followed the announcement of partial mobilization on September 21st.
New this week: October 7th: A Presidential Decree sets new rules for some Sakhalin-based production sharing agreements (PSA) operated by Exxon, on a similar model to other Sakhalin PSAs.
New this week: October 2nd: The Russian government imposed a retaliatory ban on trucking in Russia for companies from the EU countries, Norway, Ukraine and the UK. The decree comes into force on October 10th and will be valid until December 31st .
The Russian economy remains in a fragile balance after the slide posted in 2Q22. On one hand, the domestic output is supported by strong energy prices, rising government expenditures, especially in the defense sphere, a good harvest, and the improved stability of prices and the financial areas, not least because of the surprisingly resilient ruble exchange rate.
New this week: September 23rd: A government decree says that the jobs of mobilized citizens should be suspended but not terminated and should resume after military service.
President Putin announced a partial mobilization on September 21st, dictated by the need to defend a wide line of attack in Ukraine. Defense Minister Shoigu clarified that the intention is to mobilize about 300,000 out of the 25 million men in Russia who have done compulsory military service.
President Tokayev of Kazakhstan made his annual address to the people in the presence of the joint Assembly of the Parliament on September 1st. New laws allow the President to serve a single seven-year term.
The monthly polls by Levada Center show that 83% of respondents approve of Vladimir Putin’s actions as President and 76% support the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine. Both have been unchanged for months, reflecting the fact that politics is dominated by a single issue, and opinion on this has not changed much.
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