The Efficiency of Logistics and the Value of Supply Chains on the Way of the New Silk Road Countries in the Context of the “One Belt and One Road” Megaproject

In the context of the BRI megaproject, the efficiency of logistics for the supply chain becomes an important component on which the quality of the provision of global flow processes will depend. The logistics infrastructure and its efficiency are the important foundation for the countries of South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. As seen from the results of the assessment of the World Bank Logistics Performance Index, the countries participating in the supply chain from China to Europe have significant disparities in the development of the system of transportation and logistics, and the imbalances of countries on the way of the New Silk Road in the development of the infrastructures for transportation and logistics will be a significant obstacle for the BRI project. Analysis of the needs of global infrastructure shows a growing gap in investment in global infrastructure. Most of the global investment gap appears in key sectors that are important to the BRI. As the leader of the BRI, China has the capacity to meet the investment needs of the Central Asian countries. At the same time, China and other international financial institutions should help all the participating countries to realize sustainable development and inclusive growth in this process, while improving the efficiency of the logistics of the supply chains of the countries on the way of the New Silk Road in the context of the “One Belt and One Road” megaproject.