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06/05/2026, 10:18The Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund intends to shift its focus from financing individual warehouse facilities to establishing comprehensive logistics hubs equipped with laboratories, certification centres and export infrastructure. The new investment cooperation strategy was presented by Artem Novikov, Chairman of the Board of the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund, at the ‘Kyrgyzstan–Russia’ business dialogue during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
According to Artem Novikov, the fund views the construction of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway as one of the key factors that will reshape the region’s logistics landscape.
“We are looking at new approaches – not just to the construction of warehouses, but to the creation of a fully-fledged logistics infrastructure, including unified approaches to local certification, laboratory testing, preparation of goods for export and product consolidation,” he said.
According to RKFR estimates, the current volume of warehouse infrastructure in the Eurasian region stands at around 58 million square metres. However, by 2040, demand could exceed 100 million square metres, creating a significant shortfall in logistics capacity.
Against this backdrop, the Fund intends to develop a network of multifunctional hubs that will not only store goods but also provide certification, quality control, packaging and preparation for shipment to external markets. It is anticipated that such centres will become a key element of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan transport corridor and help to increase the volume of mutual trade within the Eurasian Economic Union.
At the same time, the RKFR is promoting an initiative to establish joint industrial zones for EAEU member states. The project is being implemented in collaboration with the Eurasian Development Bank, the Russian Export Centre and the International Export Centre.
