The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and Integrity Logistics Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Intent and Cooperation to prepare and implement an investment project for the construction of a Class “A” transport and logistics complex in the city of Alatau, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.
The project envisages the construction of a Class “A” transport and logistics complex with a total area of approximately 150,000 sq. m on approximately 30 hectares in the special industrial zone “Birlik” in Alatau. The estimated capital expenditure is approximately $100 million (excluding the cost of the land plot). The estimated construction period is about 12 months.
The complex will include warehousing facilities, customs clearance areas, temporary storage warehouses and bonded warehouses, as well as infrastructure for fulfillment and distribution of goods. The facility will serve e-commerce operators and retailers, provide 3PL logistics services, and consolidate and distribute cargo along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor).
Under the Memorandum, the EDB intends to consider providing project financing and equity participation in the project company, as well as providing grant financing for a marketing study (Market Study) — an analysis of the warehouse real estate market, assessment of demand, competitive environment and commercial viability of the project.
Alatau is a city with a special status as a city of advanced development, located approximately 47 km north of Almaty on the Almaty-Konayev corridor. The city is being developed as a transport and logistics hub of national importance: an international airport and a dry port for multimodal cargo are planned in its western part.
The project is integrated into this hub and into the route of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor), whose freight traffic grew to 4.7 million tons in 2025. The special industrial zone offers residents tax incentives and a free customs zone regime, which strengthens the project’s economics.
“The development of logistics infrastructure in Kazakhstan is one of the EDB’s key priorities in its new 2027–2031 strategy. The project in Alatau will become an important part of the emerging network of transport and logistics centers in Eurasia. We see great potential in this project, which will unlock Kazakhstan’s transit potential and create modern logistics infrastructure in demand by businesses,” said Mikhail Fadeev, Head of the Strategic Projects Directorate at the EDB.
“We are pleased to begin cooperation with the EDB. The transport and logistics complex project in Alatau is a response to the growing demand for quality warehousing capacity in the Almaty region. I am confident that our joint project will serve as an example of effective partnership and contribute to the development of Kazakhstan’s economy,” stated Azamat Askaruly, General Director and shareholder of Integrity Logistics.
