News / Azerbaijan boosts trade ambitions with new cargo village and airport project

Azerbaijan has moved to take advantage of the trade growth opportunities open to Central Asian countries in the wake of Russia’s ostracism from global supply chains.

Though much of that growth has flowed from an influx of rail freight, as shippers with China-Europe volumes sought ways to bypass Russia, Azerbaijan aims to position itself as a “global hub for logistics and cargo services”.

And, in recent weeks, efforts on this front have stepped up, with Azerbaijan ...