Uzbekistan, June 17 -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is improving the efficiency of rail transportation in Uzbekistan and facilitating more fluid cargo and passenger traffic flows along the Transcaspian Corridor by supporting the digital transformation of O'zbekiston temir yo'llari (Uzbekistan Railways, or UTY), the country's national rail operator.In its first such public-sector project in Uzbekistan, the Bank will lend up to €38.4 million to UTY - which owns and operates the country's 6,950 km railway network and is responsible for up to 40 per cent of national freight - to help it introduce software for traffic and transportation management, as well as upgraded cybersecurity systems.This digital transf...