Silk Road Development Weekly – November 19, 2018
All the latest from the Belt and Road and beyond.
Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- Mike Pence Warns Of China’s Constricting Belt & One Way Road (The Guardian)
- China Slams US Vice President Pence; Says No Country In Debt Trap Because Of Belt & Road Initiative (Financial Express)
- It’s Corrupt Democracies That Are The Source Of Belt & Road Debt Problems, Not China Per Se (Silk Road Briefing)
- Visualising China’s Belt & Road Investment Map (Zero Hedge)
- What’s In It For The Belt & Road Countries (CapX)
- Collaboration Is Key For The Belt & Road Initiative (Reuters)
- China’s Belt & Road Hits Problems But Is Still Popular (Financial Times)
- US Congress Report Accuses China Of Using Belt & Road As An Excuse For Bases Abroad (Sputnik)
- The Belt & Road In The Mirror Of The Marshall Plan (Caixin)
- Foreign Businesses See Belt & Road As Development Opportunity (Xinhua)
- China To Boost Grain Imports From Belt & Road Countries Amid Sino-US Trade Spat (Reuters)
Finance
- The AIIB And The One Belt One Road (Brookings Institute)
- China’s Belt & Road Needs Upgrades To Help Heavily Indebted Partners (South China Morning Post)
- U.S. Should Create Fund To Counter Chinese Infrastructure Deals (Reuters)
- Philippines To Review Loan Deals With China After Pence’s Warning (AB-CBN)
- Belt & Road Issues Can Be Resolved (Bernama)
- Major Belt & Road Nations Increasingly Looking At Avoiding US Dollar Trade (Silk Road Briefing)
- Chinese Private Investment In Belt & Road Projects Maby Be Losing Steam (South China Morning Post)
- China’s Belt & Road Infrastructure Project Is Running Low On Funding (Breitbart)
Regional
- EU Official Urges China To Harmonize Approaches Toward Silk Road Initiative (Sputnik)
- Could A Post-Brexit Britain Emerge As A Silk Road Player? (Silk Road Briefing)
- Italian Bankers Seek BRI Opportunities In Country (Global Times)
- Baku Is One Of The Main Hubs Along The Belt & Road Initiative (Azer News)
- Russia, Iran & Turkey Establish Foreign Trade Action Plan To Cease US Dollar Trade (Russia Briefing)
- China Hints At Afghanistan’s Inclusion To CPEC, Belt & Road Initiative (Pakistan Today)
- Will An Ambitious Chinese Built Rail Line Through The Himalayas Lead To A Debt Trap For Nepal? (The Conversation)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative To Exploit Natural Resources, Says Tibetan Leader (Financial Express)
- China, Singapore, Upgrade FTA To Include Belt & Road Initiative For The First Time (Global Times)
- Pence To Offer Alternative To China’s Belt & Road Initiative In Singapore (Voice Of America)
- Vietnam Still Wary Of China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Vn Express)
- Belt & Road Initiative Vital To Boost Cambodia Connectivity (Xinhua)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative: A Sustainable Partnership For Sri Lanka? (Daily FT)
- Maldives New President Warns Treasury Was Looted During China-Led Boom (The Guardian)
- China, Brunei To Enhance Ties Under Belt & Road Initiative (Global Times)
- Abe Strikes A Belt & Road Balancing Act (Japan Times)
- South Korea’s Belt & Road Dilemma (Korea Times)
- Making Waves In The West, China Luring Pacific Islands With Belt & Road (Reuters)
- China Defers Tonga’s Loan Payments As Pacific Nation Signs Up To Belt & Road (Reuters)
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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