Through End-to-End Barrier-Free Trade Platforms
Securing the Maneuver
The government of Uzbekistan is finalizing a three-year cooperation plan with the Eurasian Economic Commission. The country has established a Eurasian Development Bank country office in Tashkent to directly finance cooperation.
— I would like to particularly note Kazakhstan's effective chairmanship of the Eurasian Economic Union, taking place during a period of large-scale technological transformation in the global economy, — Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on May 29, 2026, in Astana during the 5th Eurasian Economic Forum. — It is symbolic that the 5th Eurasian Economic Forum, dedicated to artificial intelligence and digital development, opened on the eve of our summit. Uzbekistan's participation in joint initiatives will strengthen the sustainable development of states.
In the fall of 2026, the parties will adopt a new strategic document for the next programming period.
Hidden Barrier
The union's current trade regulations are hindering the actual flow of goods. National phytosanitary and veterinary agencies maintain manual border controls. Businesses are losing working capital due to long waits for certificates of origin. Mutual e-commerce between the EAEU countries and Uzbekistan lacks a common legal foundation.
— We consider it important to begin forming a unified digital space for barrier-free trade between Uzbekistan and the EAEU countries, — emphasized Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. — This involves developing and harmonizing approaches to e-commerce response and digital data exchange in the areas of customs, phytosanitary, and veterinary control. This step will eliminate artificial delays at customs posts.
Countries in the region use isolated databases. The lack of automatic recognition of electronic documents perpetuates old logistics systems.
Crump Zone
Traditional transport operators and gray carriers will lose their market positions. Strict transparency requirements will destroy the business models of intermediaries at border crossings. Industrial enterprises with highly carbon-intensive production will suffer losses. Without the implementation of green technologies, their products will lose their price competitiveness.
— We see growing business interest in localizing production, technological partnerships, and the creation of new production chains, — Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted at the forum. — This is also confirmed by the successful holding of the sixth Innoprom exhibition in Central Asia in Tashkent in April. We propose using the potential of this platform to develop a cooperation program between our countries. Automation will displace backward enterprises from the Eurasian market.
Illegal employment agencies will lose income due to the digitalization of the labor force. Companies without process automation will not withstand pricing pressure.
Regulatory Vacuum
National electronic employment services are currently completely isolated from each other. The legal labor market in Eurasia lacks a unified, seamless digital environment. Migration agencies do not monitor real labor flows online. Legislation in the union countries contains critical contradictions in job verification rules. Citizens lack direct access to verified jobs.
— Fourth, we believe it is important to elevate employee mobility in organized labor markets to a qualitatively new level by integrating national electronic employment services, — said President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. — We are talking about creating a convenient and seamless digital environment that provides citizens with direct access to verified vacancies. This will simultaneously address the labor market needs of our countries. The new model minimizes the risk of hidden unemployment.
Development institutions have not yet created common financing instruments for smart transport corridors. Regulators ignore gray areas in e-commerce.
Solutions Guide
Tashkent is taking on the role of chief architect of new seamless corridors. A joint project office for cooperation is being established in Uzbekistan as a one-stop shop. This structure will ensure the selection of partners and end-to-end support for Eurasian high-tech residents. The project office will link the republic's free industrial zones with the Eurasian Economic Commission. The implementation of the «Central Asia Tourism Ring» platform will digitalize humanitarian flows. A single coordinator will eliminate regulatory deadlocks through direct integration of services.
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