The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), Tajikistan’s Ministry of Transport, and the Center for Public-Private Partnership Project Implementation have launched work on a feasibility study for a new logistics center to be built on the Tajik-Uzbek border.

According to the state-run news agency Khovar, the tripartite technical assistance agreement was signed in Dushanbe. The EDB Technical Assistance Fund will finance the feasibility study and assess the project's overall viability.

Deputy Minister of Transport, Ms. Shoista Saidmurodzoda, highlighted that this is the first infrastructure project in Tajikistan’s transport sector to be implemented through a public-private partnership (PPP) mechanism.

Vladimir Yakunin, EDB’s Country Director for Tajikistan, emphasized that the project aligns with Tajikistan’s National Logistics Development Program for 2023–2028 and is aimed at modernizing the country’s transport infrastructure. He noted that the feasibility study is a key step toward launching a large-scale initiative that could enhance the efficiency of cross-border trade.

Once the study is complete, the bank will consider financing the construction of the logistics center.

The project is expected to strengthen Tajikistan’s logistics network, improve the investment climate in the transport sector, and support increased regional trade flows.

Previously, authorities also explored the idea of creating a joint Uzbekistan–Tajikistan trade and industrial zone at the Oybek–Fotehobod border crossing.