Abstract:
The relevance of this article is determined by the significance of the strategic initiative
"Belt - Road (BR)" both for the world economy as a whole and for the development of the
countries directly included in this project. This article explores the impact of the BR Initiative
on strengthening investment relations between Central Asia and China. The authors revealed
that the implementation of the initiative is provided by the financial structures (European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development, Asian Development Bank, Silk Road Fund, foreign direct
investment of China), as well as bilateral agreements in the economic, investment and cooperation.
The BR initiative was established by the PRC and supported in the Republic of Kazakhstan by
Elbasy N.A. Nazarbayev in 2013. Nowadays BR initiative continuing in Kazakhstan as a political
course by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K. Tokayev.
It has been proved for implementation as essential project for development of transport and
logistics infrastructure, has a positive impact for diversification of logistics routes for the supply of
Chinese goods to the European market, and aimed at increasing the volume of trade and economic
cooperation of all countries of Central Asia and China.
