Silk Road Development Weekly – November 4, 2019
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- Belt & Road Initiative: Why China Pursues It (Eurasia Review)
- China Adjusts To The New World Order (The Asset)
- The Belt & Road Initiative Ad X Jinping’s Foreign And Domestic Policy Agenda (Asia Dialogue)
- China May Be More Assertive But Is It Ready To Lead? (Eurasia Review)
- BRI Recalibrates To Address Concerns (The Asset)
- China Invests $10 Billion In BRI Countries In First Three Quarters (CGTN)
- Expanding China’s Friendship Group – The BRI’s Rhetorical Utility Amid The US-China Trade War (Jamestown)
- How China’s Global Critics Are Helping It Win (Foreign Policy)
- Time For China To Take Action Over Human Rights Abuses On Its Belt & Road Projects (Hong Kong Free Press)
- China’s Belt & Road Scheme Not As Green As Hoped (RFA)
- Postcard From The New Silk Road: A Morning Drink With A Turbine Engineer (Berlin Policy Journal)
Finance
- French Asset Manager Amundi Launches BRI Fund (The Asset)
- China Pushes Back Against Criticism Of Its Belt & Road Lending (Reuters)
- Belt & Road Countries And Insurance Linked Securities (Seeking Alpha)
- NSPK In Talks About Using MIR Payment Cards With Banks In Thailand (Tass)
- Russia Sets Up A SWIFT Alternative With India, China & Iran To Connect 40% Of World’s Population (BitCoin Exchange)
- US Think-Tank Warns Club Of Powerful Countries Are Moving Away From US Dollar Use (Sputnik)
Legal
- How To Read China’s New Foreign Investment Law (China Briefing)
- Can Chinese NGO’s Help Companies Obtain ‘Social Licenses’ Along The Belt & Road? (Panda Paw Dragon)
- Russia Negotiating With EU Over Dispute Resolution Mechanism (Tass)
Regional
- China’s Overseas Free Trade Zones & Industrial Parks (Silk Road Briefing)
- First Direct Train From Jinan Arrives In Belgrade (The Asset)
- What Is The Eurasian Economic Union? (Evn Report)
- EAEU Does Not Seek To Add New Members, Common Space Is More Important (Tass)
- Eurasian Economic Union Membership Potential In The Balkans (Russia Briefing)
- Russia Invites Albania & North Macedonia To Join Eurasian Economic Union (Silk Road Briefing)
- Skopje Rejects Invitation From Eurasian Economic Union (Top Channel TV)
- Georgia Returns To The Old New Silk Road (Georgia Today)
- Azerbaijan Through The Prism Of BR: China’s Mounting Interests And Influences In The Region (Ponars Eurasia)
- Moscow-Kazan Highway To Be Completed In 2027(Russia Briefing)
- Africa: How Mega Infrastructure Projects In Africa, Asia And Latin America Are Reshaping Development (All Africa)
- Africa’s Experience With Chinese Investors – Some Parallels With Central Asia (Eurasianet)
- How Your Company Can Benefit From China’s Belt & Road In Africa (China Law Blog)
- China’s African Moves Through The Belt & Road, Double Tax Treaties And AfCFTA (Silk Road Briefing)
- CDB Signs US$629 Million Loan To Build Nigeria Port (The Asset)
- China Signs Free Trade Agreement With Mauritius (China Briefing)
- The Middle-East’s New Post-Regime-Change Future (Zero Hedge)
- China Focuses On Iran After CPEC Setbacks In Pakistan (Jamestown)
- Pakistan Is Important Knot In The BRI (Pakistan News)
- China’s Complicated Relationship With Central Asia (East Asia Forum)
- Who Wins In China’s Great Central Asian Spending Spree? (ISN Blog)
- India’s Special Economic Zones (India Briefing)
- Will The So-Called Ladakh Territory Derail Sino-Indian Ties? (CGTN)
- China-Singapore FTA Protocol Upgrade (ASEAN Briefing)
- Russia Is For Joint Efforts With ASEAN To De-Monopolize High Tech Industries (Tass)
- Quality Control Challenges For Russian Exporters To ASEAN (Russia Briefing)
- Under Vietnam-EAEU Free Trade Deal, Russian Trucks To Be Produced In Vietnam (Vietnam Briefing)
- Lao’s Belt & Road Project Sparks Questions Over China Ambitions (Financial Times)
- Amendments To The Philippines Foreign Investment Act May Benefit SME’s (ASEAN Briefing)
- Exporting Food Products To China: Regulations & Procedures (China Briefing)
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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
