With its environmental, social and economic advantages, rail is a fitting response to the challenges of mass passenger and freight mobility. It plays a major role in the decarbonisation of the economy and thus contributes to the preservation of the planet.

Drafted by Roscongress Foundation and ITI Research Centre for the 2024 Eastern Economic Forum, this report focuses on the key factors of success in terms of interstate integration, as well as the development prospects for the global trade and logistics sectors in relation to BRICS.