Infrastructure in Eurasia: Short-Term and Medium-Term Trends.

Abstract

The goal of this report is to examine the main trends in infrastructure development in the
Eurasian region. The report analyses the state of infrastructure in key sectors of interest
to multilateral development banks (MDBs), including the EDB (transport, logistics, energy,
water, telecommunications, etc.). It focuses on strategic areas for future infrastructure
development that will contribute to greater economic integration in the region. Based on
the identified trends in infrastructure development, the report suggests promising areas
of activity for major investment market actors (including the forms of investment used)
and helps to track institutional changes and define government priorities for further
development. In the current environment, the Central Asian region has grown in importance
and is the focus of interest for key political and economic actors, and is therefore accorded
the greatest attention in the report.

Keywords: Eurasian region, Central Asia, infrastructure, transport corridors, logistics, digital transition, urbanisation, irrigation, food security, multilateral development banks, investment.

JEL Classification: F15, F18, H54, L90, O13, O18