Georgieva believes that the capital sent home by Central Asian and Caucasian workers emigrating to Russia has been successful in boosting the economic performance of some countries, while the surge in energy prices on international markets has also improved the prospects for oil exporters in the region, such as Kazakhstan.
At the same time, Central Asia is on the fault line of growing and sharpening global fragmentation, Georgieva warned. If the world economy breaks up into blocks, the region will be among the first to feel the effects of the changes, she added.