Caspian east-west corridor’s $55bn bill forces Kazakhstan, Central Asia to weigh benefits against risks

01.10.2026

The Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor, widely known as the Middle Corridor, could become much more than a transport link between Asia and Europe. Along the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor finds that better infrastructure, faster borders and stronger regional coordination could increase GDP across corridor economies by about 3.3 percent in the long...