The Eurasian Development Bank has presented updated data on logistics investment across the largest continent. According to EDB estimates, 402 projects worth a total of $345 billion are under implementation or planning in Eurasia, with a further $100 billion allocated to projects yet to be launched. In 2025 alone, investment in regional logistics grew by $74 billion.
Railways have been named the main beneficiary: nearly $150 billion has been directed to the development of the rail sector. Central Asian countries account for more than 21% of all investment — $72 billion across 114 projects; in 2025, transport infrastructure facilities worth $6 billion were commissioned in the region. According to the EDB report, almost 56% of investment in Central Asia goes to the road network, with a further 29.8% directed to railway sections of corridors.
Evgeny Vinokurov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Economist at the EDB, said at the presentation of the report that there is a phase transition from isolated projects to the formation of a Eurasian transport framework — an integrated network of corridors along East–West and North–South routes. According to him, the number of cross-border projects under way or planned in Eurasia has reached eight.
For Kyrgyzstan, the report highlights the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway: the EDB estimates its freight transport potential at 7 to 20 million tonnes per year. According to the feasibility study, the first stage envisages a single-track, non-electrified line, while the second stage would be a double-track, fully electrified line. Dry ports and logistics centres are also being built in the country.
Source: Kabar