Silk Road Development Weekly – October 21, 2019
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- A Comparison Between Countries Not In China’s Belt & Road Initiative With Those Who Are (Silk Road Briefing)
- China’s Worldwide Investment Project Is A Push For More Power (UPI)
- Six Years Later: The Real Threats Of The Belt & Road Initiative (Diplomatic Courier)
- China’s Belt & Road Is Just A Political Show (South China Morning Post)
- Belt & Road Initiative “Not Aid” (Lanka Daily News)
Finance
- How China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Will Help RMB To Challenge The US Dollar (Ledger Insights)
Legal
Regional
- Chinese Belt & Road Lobbying In The European Union (Silk Road Briefing)
- Russia, Hungary Win US$1 Billion Tender Supplying Egyptian Railways (Russia Briefing)
- Free Trade Zone Between Serbia & Russia Does Not Infringe Upon EU Interests (Tass)
- Serbia To Sign €172.5 Million Loan Agreement With Russia (Tass)
- EU Blocks Albania And North Macedonia Membership Bids (BBC)
- Russia Ready To Develop Relations With Balkans Countries If They Want It (Tass)
- China’s Union Pay ATM Cards Now Operational In Armenia (Silk Road Briefing)
- China Ready To Use Baku Sea Port To Expand Transport Routes Through Central Asia (Azer News)
- Turkey Aims To Surpass US$20 Billion Trade Volume With China (Hurriyet)
- China’s US$3.6 Billion Bailout Helps Insulate Turkey Against The US (Asia Times)
- Belt & Road Initiative Could Help Africa Achieve Transformation Agenda (IOL)
- Russia-Africa Continental Investment Opportunities Explained (Russia Briefing)
- Russia-Africa Forum Participants To Discuss Prospects Of Special Economic Zones (Tass)
- Kenya Opens $1.5 Billion Chinese-Built Railway Linking Rift Valley With Nairobi (Japan Times)
- China Opens Billion Dollar Railroad With Uncertain Future In Kenya (Breitbart)
- India’s Tax Cut – Corporate Taxes Slashed To Encourage Investment (India Briefing)
- The Leaders Of China & India Pretend To Get Along (The Economist)
- Modi Is Right To Reset The China-India Relationship (Asia Times)
- It’s Time India Stopped Seeing China’s Border Moves As Salami Slicing (The Print)
- Pakistan’s Stalled China Backed Rail Project Prompts Turn To Japan (Asia Nikkei)
- China Aims To Up Nepal Partnership With Belt & Road Initiative (DW)
- With Promises Of A Trans-Himalayan Rail Link, China Grows Its Influence In Nepal (VOA)
- Special Economic Zones in ASEAN – An Introduction (ASEAN Briefing)
- Malaysia’s 2020 Budget Courts Investments From MNC’s, China (ASEAN Briefing)
- Remitting Profits From Vietnam: A Step By Step Guide (Vietnam Briefing)
- Macau Wants To Help Greater Bay Area Companies Enter Foreign Markets (Macau Hub)
- Will BRI Bring Technical Development To The Philippines? (Global Analytics Market)
- Philippines Firms To Tap Tech Opportunities Offered By China’s BRI (Philippines Businessworld)
- Australia, The Indo-Pacific & China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Korea Times)
- Perceiving China’s Influence In The Pacific: The Case Of The Solomon Islands (The Diplomat)
- The Heat: China’s Investments In Latin America (CGTN)
- Chile Latest Country To Express Interest In Eurasian Economic Union (Russia Briefing)
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
