Перспективы развития международных перевозок на постсоветском пространстве

Abstract

The economic recession in the countries of the former USSR since the early 90s caused reduction in the volume of international transportation. At the same time, the economic recession and disintegration of the cooperative relations was concurrent with the liberalization of international relations, privatization of transport companies, reorientation of transport economic connections and redistribution of international market of transportation services. International transportation has become a stabilizing factor for economies in transition on the post-soviet territory. Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic States aim to implement a number of projects of transport corridors development with the funds provided by international financial organizations. The orientation of these states at joining the EU determined the approach, according to which the decisive factor for development of international transportation lies in strengthening of their positions within the European transportation system, and this requires bringing the national infrastructure into accordance with the international technical standards and uniformity of the appropriate economic and legislative norms for integration into the European network. The favourable geographical position of Belarus on the crossroads of the North-South and East-West trade routes contributes to its development as a transit state. In recent years Belarusian international carriers have achieved significant success. The necessary condition from the increase of transit and export/import transportation is the perfection of the technical level of infrastructure of transport international corridors passing through the territory of the country. The solution of thisproblem requires significant investment volume. The country lacks domestic investment and cannot count on foreign investors. Nevertheless, the country finds the necessary capital proceeding from the present situation, the government is developing programmes and investment projects, the necessary organizational technical actions also take place.