Integration: World-Class Trade Logistics Along the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor - World Bank Group

Targeted investments to upgrade and better integrate the Middle Corridor could more than triple trade volumes along the route, halve travel times, boost GDP by 3.3%, and create 2 million more jobs by 2040. If the Middle Corridor countries pair infrastructure investments with reforms that improve trade and transport efficiency, corridor volumes could quadruple and travel times could fall by two-thirds by 2040, compared to 2023. Middle Corridor countries will need to invest at least $25 billion through 2040 to relieve physical infrastructure bottlenecks, which are primarily concentrated in rail segments, port capacity, and maritime links.