On 29 May in Astana, the fifth Eurasian Economic Forum hosted a session on "Eurasian economic integration: challenges and prospects" that examined the Union's development amid global economic transformation. Source: Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).
EEC officials, economy ministers, development institutions and experts from EAEU member states took part. Speakers highlighted shifting global trade rules, supply-chain realignment, rising commodity and food prices, and rapid advances in digital technology, robotics and artificial intelligence.
EEC Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics Daniyar Imanaliev outlined the Union's main achievements and long-term integration priorities. He said the EAEU has kept intra-Union trade flows strong, launched industrial cooperation financing and strengthened the common market while responding effectively to external shocks.
Imanaliev called for stronger joint work on digitalization, AI and robotics and stressed the importance of expert and academic input into integration policy.
