Silk Road Development Weekly – September 17, 2018
All the latest news and opinion from the Belt and Road and beyond.
Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis.
Analysis & Opinion
- China’s Belt & Road Investment Up 12% In Jan-Aug (Global Times)
- Belt & Road Projects Direct Chinese Investment To All Corners Of The Globe. What Are The Local Impacts? (Washington Post)
- China Is Reshaping The International Order (Financial Times)
- Five Years Later: Reviewing China’s Belt & Road Initiative (The Diplomat)
- Five Years On, Belt & Road Projects Change The Lives Of Many (ECNS)
- Belt & Road: More Than Just A Brand (Lowy Institute)
- Belt & Road Initiative, China’s Biggest Brand That Is Too Big To Fail (Channel News Asia)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative: Grand Or Grandiose? (BBN Times)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Seeking Alpha)
- Belt & Road Initiative: China’s Global Development Strategies Have Changed The Rules Of The Game (The National)
- The Belt & Road Initiative: A Bellweather Of China’s Role In Global Governance (Carnegie Tsinghua)
- China Declares Readiness To Share Satellite Data With States Along Belt & Road (Kaztag)
- China Must Do More To Tap Locals In Belt & Road Initiative (CNBC)
- Domestic Criticism May Signal China Scaling Back Its BRI Ambitions (Jamestown.Org)
- Belt & Road Goes Through Adolescence, Pimples And All (Asia Times)
- China’s Belt & Road Partners Will Not Hold Back For Long (Asia Nikkei)
- China’s Predatory Belt & Road Slammed By US Official (South China Morning Post)
- China’s One Belt One Road Used For Military Base Expansion (Washington Times)
- PLA Expanding Power Through Belt & Road Initiative (Free Beacon)
Finance
- China’s Reputation As Development Financier On The Line (Financial Times)
- Insights On Managing Risks And Seizing Opportunities Through The Belt & Road Initiative (China Money Network)
- China’s Belt & Road Projects Narrow Economic Inequalities (South China Morning Post)
- COOEC Eyes Belt & Road Financing (Upstream)
- Abu Dhabi’s ADGM Signs Agreement With Beijing Financial Street Services Bureau (The National)
Regional
- China, France To Strengthen Communication In Belt & Road (Xinhua)
- Bosnia & Herzegovenia Sees Opportunities From Belt & Road Initiative (Sarajevo Times)
- China’s Belt Road initiative Provides Russia Alternatives Amid US Sanctions (Sputnik)
- Xi Is Attending The Eastern Economic Forum. What Took Him So Long? (The Diplomat)
- Eastern Economic Forum Brings Dozens Of MultiBillion Deals To Russia (Sputnik)
- Alibaba Close To Signing Joint Venture With Russian Partners (Financial Times)
- Iran Takes Part In One Belt One Road Security Meeting (IRNA)
- Pakistan Pushes China To ReAlign Goals In Its Belt & Road Initiative (The News)
- Kerry Logistics Adds Subsidiary In Pakistan Under Belt & Road Initiative (Air Cargo World)
- Belt & Road Initiative Widens China-ASEAN Cooperation (Xinhua)
- China’s Belt & Road Project Can’t Cover Asia’s Infrastructure Needs By Itself (South China Morning Post)
- Belt And Road Initiative Reduces Costs In China-Africa Trade (Xinhua)
About Us
Silk Road Development Weekly is compiled each week by Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Chairman of Dezan Shira & Associates. The firm has 28 offices throughout Eurasia and assists foreign investors into the region. For strategic advisory and business intelligence issues please contact the firm at silkroad@dezshira.com or visit www.dezshira.com
Related Reading:
Silk Road and OBOR Business Intelligence
Dezan Shira & Associates´ Silk Road and OBOR investment brochure offers an introduction to the region and an overview of the services provided by the firm. It is Dezan Shira´s mission to guide investors through the Silk Road´s complex regulatory environment and assist with all aspects of establishing, maintaining and growing business operations in the region.
Dezan Shira & Associates’ Service Brochure
Dezan Shira & Associates´ brochure offers a comprehensive overview of the services provided by the firm. With its team of lawyers, tax experts, auditors and consultants, it is Dezan Shira´s mission to guide investors through Asia´s complex regulatory environment and assist with all aspects of establishing, maintaining and growing business operations in the region.
China’s New Economic Silk Road
This unique and currently only available study into the proposed Silk Road Economic Belt examines the institutional, financial and infrastructure projects that are currently underway and in the planning stage across the entire region. Covering over 60 countries, this book explores the regional reforms, potential problems, opportunities and longer term impact that the Silk Road will have upon Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the United States.