In 2022, Russian Railways was forced to respond promptly to the changes. During the year, loading in the direction of unfriendly countries fell by 37%, in the direction of friendly countries — increased by 23%, including by 28% — to China. This increased the demand for the Eastern Polygon.

Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has presented results of survey among the large and medium-sized businesses in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.