Silk Road Development Weekly – April 15, 2019
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- Big Project: BRI Road Transport Expected To More Than Double (CGTN)
- Over 80% Of PRC Textile Investment Abroad In BRI Region (Fibre2Fashion)
- BRI Paves Way For Internationalisation Of Chinese Universities (CGTN)
- China’s ”Silk Road Urbanism” Is Changing Cities From London To Kampala (City Metric)
- Will China Undermine Its Own Influence In South-East Asia Through The Belt & Road? (The Diplomat)
- As China Expands Belt & Road In Europe, Its Promise Could Diminish (Axios)
- BRI Helps Participating Countries Get Out Of “No Development” Trap (People’s Daily)
- China Trying To Create Its Own Globally Decisive Naval Force Through BRI: Pentagon (The Hindu)
- As Belt & Road 2.0 Gathers Momentum, China Aims To Avoid Debt Traps (Eurasia Review)
- Shady Practices And Soiled Hands – Can Corruption Along The Belt & Road Be Stemmed? (Channel News Asia)
- As BRI Concerns Grow, A Checklist To Assess Risk (China Digital Times)
Finance
- World Bank Will Cut Loans To China (Epoch Times)
- China’s New Silk Road ‘Very Important Contribution’ To Global Economy, IMF Says (Russia Today)
- Bank Of China Issues Bonds For Belt & Road Initiative (Xinhua)
- China Mobilizing Vast Resources From Public Budgets And Private Enterprises For One Belt, One Road Program (Eurasia Review)
Regional
- US, Canada & EU To Offer “Robust Alternative” To BRI (China Economic Review)
- US Contingent To Keep BRI Projects In Check May Fail (Global Times)
- The EU’s China Conundrum (IPS)
- China In Europe: Does The New Silk Road Go Both Ways? (Eurasia Review)
- The EU-China Summit Isn’t Going To Be Very Cordial (CNBC)
- The Unlikely End To China’s New Silk Road Is In Germany’s Rust Belt (Ozy)
- China Picks German Port As Terminus For Belt & Road Initiative (Business Times)
- The Second Return Of Marco Polo To Italy (Eurasia Review)
- Belt & Road Initiative Directs China-Serbia Ties Towards Win-Win Cooperation (People’s Daily)
- Serbia And Singapore Poised To Sign Free Trade Deals With Eurasian Economic Union (Russia Briefing)
- How Hungary’s Path Leads To China’s Belt & Road (The Diplomat)
- China’s Multi-Billion Dollar Greece Investment Plunged In “Unprecedented Limbo” By Local Bureaucrats (Zero Hedge)
- The Chinese Silk Road In The Void Between EU Strategy, CEE Interests And The Citizens (European Western Balkans)
- Greece In The 16+1 Format? Reading The Sino-CEE Tea Leaves (Asia Dialogue)
- China Enhances BRI Cooperation With Croatia (Business Times)
- How China Blew Its Chance In Eastern Europe (Foreign Policy)
- Belt & Road Initiative To Provide Immense Opportunities To Bring China And Azerbaijan Closer (Trend)
- UAE To Play Big Role In China’s BRI (Xinhua)
- UAE-China Trade Activity Pegged At $33 Billion (Gulf News)
- Gulf Does The Right Thing In Being A Part Of The Belt & Road Initiative (Gulf News)
- Belt & Road Expected To Help Boost African Employment Rates (Business Times)
- Port Of Kenya Takeover Sparks Neo-Colonialism Outcry (All Africa)
- Nigeria, Others To Benefit From $100 Billion BRI Initiative (All Africa)
- Infrastructural Development Under BRI Becomes Cornerstone Of China-Zimbabwe Cooperation (The Zimbabwean)
- Belt & Road Brings Kazakh Grain To China (UK Agroconsult)
- In Great Game Lite, Russia And China Compete For Influence In Kyrgyzstan (Jamestown.Org)
- After India, Bhutan Too Likely To Skip BRI (Times Of India)
- China’s Belt & Road Outreach To Nepal Won’t Work Says Leading European Think Tank (ANI)
- China Says Ready To Broaden Practical Cooperation With Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Daily Mirror)
- China-Built Railway Line To Boost Sri Lankan Economy (Global Times)
- China Allows Import Of Bananas From Cambodia (Global Times)
- China Chops Price For A Much Criticized Belt & Road Project In Malaysia (Wall Street Journal)
- Malaysia’s Renegotiation Shows Belt & Road Durability (CGTN)
- Why China’s Belt & Road Could Be A Surprise Winner Of The Indonesian Presidential Election (South China Morning Post)
- Big Data Propels China’s Inland Province Into Belt & Road (China.Org)
- China’s Infrastructure Development In The Indo-Pacific: Challenges & Opportunities (Cogitasia CSIS)
- Jamaica Endorses China’s Belt & Road Initiative (CGTN)
- Knowledge Exchange Spurs China-Argentina Infrastructure Projects (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
