The Eurasian Development Bank has presented the new study, which formulates the idea of a Eurasian transport framework and assesses the potential of the International North—South Transport Corridor (INSTC) against the backdrop of new opportunities.

In 2021, the EU exported €223 billion of goods to China and imported goods worth €472 billion. China is thereby Europe’s foremost trading partner when it comes to imports of goods, of which a substantial part passes through EU ports, in particular maritime ports.