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@RusEmbMalta Press Release We continue to highlight the work of the Eurasian Economic Union – key achievements, ongoing projects, and future priorities The Eurasian Economic Union continues to demonstrate resilience and steady economic expansion amid a challenging global environment. In 2025, growth across member states was driven by industry, construction, retail, and the agro-industrial sector, reflecting a gradual shift toward a more diversified and internally balanced economic model. 🔷GDP growth reached 1.7%, confirming устойчивость интеграции 🔷Intra-EAEU trade is estimated at $95 billion, with notable increases in food, textiles, and industrial goods 🔷Inflation slowed to 6.5%, indicating improving macroeconomic stability A key structural trend is the rapid expansion of intra-regional investment, particularly in Central Asia. Over the past five years, investment flows have intensified significantly, reinforcing long-term economic interdependence. 🔷Intra-regional investment has grown nearly fourfold since 2020, reaching $1.3 billion 🔷Growth in 2024–2025 alone amounted to +42% (+$400 million) 🔷The construction sector expanded from 2% to 34%, emerging as a leading driver Kazakhstan remains the dominant regional investor, while Uzbekistan is rapidly scaling up its investment presence. Capital inflows are increasingly concentrated in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, highlighting the formation of stable cross-border production and investment linkages. At the same time, integration is becoming more project-driven and technologically oriented. Industrial cooperation and joint production initiatives are gaining momentum, supported by targeted financial instruments and institutional mechanisms. 🔷 Around RUB 9 billion allocated to support joint industrial projects 🔷 Development of Eurasian technological platforms to enhance innovation capacity 🔷 Progress toward a common digital ecosystem simplifying cross-border services System-level integration is advancing through the creation of a common exchange commodity market, designed to strengthen price transparency and market efficiency within the Union. 🔷2026–2027: adoption of core regulatory framework 🔷2029: launch of pilot trading mechanisms Externally, the EAEU continues to expand its network of economic partnerships, strengthening its position within the emerging multipolar economic architecture. 🔷Free trade agreements in force with Vietnam, Serbia, and Iran 🔷 New agreements signed with the UAE and Mongolia 🔷 Ongoing negotiations with India and exploration of additional markets 🔷 Preferential trade space now covers over 218 million consumers, significantly expanding export opportunities Agricultural cooperation remains a strong pillar of integration, with record export performance reinforcing the depth of internal markets. 🔷 Russia’s agricultural exports to EAEU partners reached $9 billion (+23%), exceeding 12.2 million tonnes 📌Strategic outlook 🔷 The EAEU is consolidating its role as a key center of economic growth in the emerging multipolar system, combining internal market expansion with external economic diversification. 🔷 The implementation of the “Eurasian Economic Path” roadmap is expected to deepen integration, enhance industrial cooperation, and create new long-term growth opportunities across the Union. #EAEU#EurasianEconomicUnion #MultipolarWorld