Silk Road Development Weekly – April 23, 2019
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- Seeing what you want in Belt and Road (The Interpreter)
- China’s Belt and Road Is Getting a Reboot to Clean Up Its Image (Bloomberg)
- Can China Deliver a Better Belt and Road? (Foreign Policy)
- Xi should bet on technology not Belt and Road (Nikkei Asian Review)
- Japan’s Silent Belt and Road Is Beating China’s (The Wall Street Journal)
- India’s purblind opposition to Belt and Road Initiative (Modern Diplomacy)
- India’s response to China’s BRI linked to its territorial concerns (The Indian Express)
- The new anti-colonialists (Observer Research Foundation)
- The everyday reality for China’s belt and road plan in Africa is labour issues, rather than foreign relations (South China Morning Post)
- BRI-inclined Europeans need a keen eye for detail (Financial Times)
- Euromoney Belt and Road Results Index: Q4 2018 (Euromoney)
Finance
- China’s EximBank provides more than $149 bln for Belt and Road projects (Reuters)
- China to invest $1.3 trillion in BRI states by 2027 (Pakistan Today)
- Citigroup’s golden strategy as banker to Fortune 500 companies tapping China’s belt and road corridors (South China Morning Post)
- ICBC Singapore prices first Green BRBR Bonds (the Asset)
- 5G, 4K communication innovation proposal of Belt and Road Media Community was released in Beijing (ECNS)
- Philippines, China eye 5 deals during Belt and Road forum (The Philippine Star)
- Thailand to Iink deal on Thai-Lao line (Bangkok Post)
- Pakistan’s PM Khan to visit China next week, sign new pacts (Reuters)
- China may agree on sustainable financial aid for Belt & Road Initiative projects (Economic Times)
- Greener Power Projects for the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) (NRDC)
Regional
- Xi Jinping to host 37 world leaders at Belt and Road forum (Straits Times)
- Fiji Part Of The Belt And Road Forum This Week (Fiji Sun)
- Lao newspaper says BRI strengthens Laos-China ties (Xinhua)
- Malaysia’s Evolving Approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (The Diplomat)
- Belt and road initiative: Indonesia, Malaysia rail projects may give China more deals (The Business Times)
- Bangladesh eyes alternatives to China’s belt and road loans as it seeks to fund future development (South China Morning Post)
- ‘Misperception’ only challenge for BRI: China (bdnew24.com)
- Nepal President to address BRI forum in China (The Business Standard)
- What Direction for China’s Belt and Road in the Arab World? (International Policy Digest)
- Interview: BRI to further boost comprehensive Ethiopia-China ties: official (Xinhua)
- Belt & Road initiative opens door to Africa for CNSC (TR Business)
- Nigeria Experiencing China’s Belt & Road Initiative Through Rail Lines (Leadership)
- Feature: Kazakh scholar witnesses trade breakthrough under BRI (Xinhua)
- As Jamaica signs onto China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the US Congress takes a closer look (Jamaica Observer)
- Experts say Belt and Road forum to catalyze China-LatAm cooperation (Xinhua)
- Argentina’s think tank CARI underlines the significance of China’s Belt and Road forum (Merco Press)
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
