Silk Road Development Weekly – September 24, 2018
In this issue: The EU ‘s response to the BRI, A Digital Silk Road, Belt & Road Big Data, Trade Faciitation & Ports, Sovereign Debt Risk, Russian Gold, The Arctic, Guyana, Italy, Israel, Japan, The Middle East, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka & Thailand.
Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- Could A Digital Silk Road Solve The Belt & Roads Sustainability Problem? (World Economic Forum)
- Beyond Infrastructure: Trade Facilitation Priorities For The Belt & Road Initiative (World Bank)
- China Issues Belt & Road Big Data Report 2018 (Global Times)
- Ports, Railways And Other Infrastructure: The Escalating Challenge For The Middle Kingdom (Splash 247)
- Belt & Road Initiative More Significant Amid Threat In Global Economy By Rising Protectionism (People’s Daily)
- Belt & Road Project Tenders Open To Non-Chinese Commerce (Myanmar Times)
- China West Airport Group Grows With One Belt One Road (Air Transport World)
- China At Risk Of Becoming A Colonialist Power (Financial TImes)
Finance
- How To Tap Into Belt & Road Finance (Belt & Road Ventures)
- Who Is At Risk From China’s Belt & Road Initiative Debt Trap? (Live Mint)
- U.S. Must Engage China On Rising Debts Of Belt & Road Countries (Caixin)
- In IL&FS, India Rues Its Own Belt And Road Debt Fiasco (Live Mint)
- Why China Can’t Win The World With Easy Money (Times Of India)
Regional
- Europe’s Answer To China’s Belt & Road (The Diplomat)
- Europe Unveils Its Answer To China’s Belt & Road Plan (Financial TImes)
- EU Crafts Asia Infrastructure Plan As Belt & Road Makes Inroads (Asia Nikkei)
- European Union Has A Plan For Asian Infrastructure But Will It Collide With China’s Belt & Road? (South China Morning Post)
- Europe Concerned Over China’s Hidden Agenda Behind One Belt One Road (ANI)
- EU Commission: The Belt & Road Initiative Is A China Project (Rail Freight)
- Italy Aims To Be China’s First G7 Partner On Belt & Road (South China Morning Post)
- Economic Forum Participants Discuss Belt & Road In Poland (Xinhua)
- China And Israel In The Belt & Road Initiative (The Diplomat)
- Middle Eastern Black Swans Dot China’s Belt & Road (Eurasia Review)
- China, Guyana Vow More Coperation UnderBelt & Road (Global TImes)
- Pakistan Invites Saudi Arabia To Join China’s Belt & Road Corridor (Reuters)
- Russia Eyes Consulate In Harbin (China Briefing)
- Maersk Uses Arctic Ocean Northern Sea Passage For Commercial Shipping For The First Time (Russia Briefing)
- Russia To Establish Overseas Industrial Investment Zones (Russia Briefing)
- China, India, Investing Millions In Siberia’s Klyuchevskyoe Gold Mines (Russia Briefing)
- Thailand Sees Shortcut To Belt & Road With Sri Lanka Trade Deal (Asia Nikkei)
- Possible China-Japan Maritime Crisis Threatens Belt & Road Initiative (Japan TImes)
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
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