Uzbekistan Quality Job Creation as a Cornerstone for Sustainable Economic Growth

Uzbekistan Quality Job Creation as a Cornerstone for Sustainable Economic Growth
in 2030, and rail transport is expected to grow at 5% annually, from 64 million 
tons in 2013 to 146 million tons in 2030 (CER 2013a). 
A 1% increase in investments in the transport sector will result in a 0.94% 
greater volume of freight traffic (CER 2013a). To match the projected rise 
in traffic with an assumed 8% GDP growth rate, investment in the transport 
sector is projected to increase from 3.5% of GDP (the average annual rate 
during 2005–2012) to 4.6% in 2030. This amounts to a total investment 
of nearly $46.7 billion in 2030, with annual investments increasing from
$2.1 billion in 2015 to $5.1 billion in 2030.
2.1.3. Cross-border transport
International transport corridors.
At present, Uzbekistan’s foreign-
traded goods are transported along the main transport corridors as shown
in Table 2.3. 
Table 2.3: Transport Corridors for Foreign-Traded Goods, Uzbekistan 
Corridor
Route
Corridor 1
To the Baltic state ports (in transit through Kazakhstan and the Russian 
Federation)—Klaipeda (Lithuania); Riga, Liepaja, Ventspils (Latvia); and Tallinn 
(Estonia).
Corridor 2
Through Belarus and the Ukraine (in transit via Kazakhstan and the Russian 
Federation)—border crossings Chop (Ukraine) and Brest (Belarus), followed
by Europe.
Corridor 3
To the Ukrainian port of Ilyichevsk (transiting Kazakhstan and the Russian 
Federation), exiting to the Black Sea
Corridor 4
Toward the Trans-Caucasian corridor (transiting through Turkmenistan, 
Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan), exiting to the Black Sea; also known as the 
TRACECA corridor.
Corridor 5
To the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas (transiting through Turkmenistan) with 
access to the Persian Gulf.
Corridor 6
In an easterly direction through the Kazakh-PRC border crossing (Dostyk/
Alalshankou) to the eastern ports of the PRC and the Far Eastern port of 
Nakhodka, Vladivostok, etc.
Corridor 7
To the PRC ports (in transit through the Kyrgyz Republic) with access to the 
Yellow River and East PRC.
Corridor 8
When the Afghan problem is resolved, alternative south transport corridors 
could be established to Iranian and Pakistani ports of Bandar Abbas, Chahbahar, 
Gwadar, and Karachi through Afghanistan.
PRC = People’s Republic of China.
Source: Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade. 
International Transport Corridors. 
https://mft.uz/en/menu/
xalqaro-transport-koridorlari (accessed 7 March 2018).

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