Silk Road Development Weekly – December 10, 2018
All the latest from the Belt and Road and beyond.
Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- China, America and the Road to a New World Order (Financial TImes)
- China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A Marshall Plan in Reverse (Asia Times)
- From Growth Opportunity to Threat: How the World Has Changed its Mind on China’s Belt and Road (South China Morning Post)
- World Bank Official Lauds BRI, CPEC Role in Promoting Intra-Regional Trade (The News)
- China’s Belt and Road is Under Pressure (CNBC)
- One Belt, One Road, One Big Mistake (Foreign Policy)
Finance
- IMF Faces China Debt Dilemma as Low Income Nations Seek Help (Financial TImes)
- Could the Rise of the Petroyuan End the Dollars Supremacy? (The Asset)
- Eurasian Economic Union May Adopt Single, Digital Currency (Russia Briefing)
- Bye Bye Dollar: India and UAE Agree to Trade in Local Currencies (Russia Today)
- Invesco Launches Belt and Road Bond Fund (Investment Week)
- SGX Partners Nanhua Futures to Help Investors Capture Belt and Road Initiative Investment Opportunities (Mondo Visione)
Legal
- EU’s Investment Court May Be Bump in China’s Belt and Road (Asia Times)
- Singapore’s Rise in Dispute Resolution (Singapore Business Review)
- China Encourages Construction of the Belt and Road Initiative to Comply with National Laws (BDNews24)
Regional
- Could China be a Key Post-Brexit Trade Partner? (Daily Business)
- Portugal Promises China to Push Forward Belt and Road (Breitbart)
- Portugal to Join Belt and Road Initiative (Global Trade)
- Ports in Portugal Can Serve as Important Junctions of Belt and Road (People’s Daily)
- Portugal’s Support for China’s Belt and Road Plan Sets Alarm Bells Ringing in Brussels (South China Morning Post)
- EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Signed (ASEAN Briefing)
- On Building a Belt and Road Hub in Poland (Belt & Road Ventures)
- Serbia Fully Supports China’s Belt and Road Initiative (b92)
- Sofia Airport Concession Attracts Chinese Interest (The Asset)
- China Signs up for Huge Phosphate Project in Algeria (The Asset)
- China’s One Belt, One Road May be Dead End for African Nations (Business Live)
- Abu Dhabi Ports See Huge Belt and Road Trade Boost from Cosco Deal (CNBC)
- Sri Lanka and Great Power Competition in the Indo-Pacific: A Belt and Road Failure? (Eurasia Review)
- Environmental Degradation and Land Acquisition Fears Fuel Anger in Sri Lanka against China’s BRI (Scroll)
- Myanmar Speeds up Progress on China’s Belt and Road (The Diplomat)
- Vietnam among Top 5 in Private Participation of Infrastructure Projects (Vietnam Briefing)
- Belt and Road Initiative Brings More Opportunities to Guangxi (Hellenic Shipping News)
- Indonesia Seeks $60 Billion in Belt and Road Projects (Asian Correspondent)
- Indonesia Woos Chinese Investors with Belt and Road Projects Worth up to $82 Billion (Straits Times)
- Beijing Backs Cheap Darwin Flights in Spirit of Belt and Road Initiative (The Australian)
- Tonga Loan Deferment “Not Related” to Signing of Belt and Road Initiative (Matangitonga)
- Panama First in Latin America to Join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (New Europe)
- Panama Awards China US$1.4 Billion to Build Bridge for Belt and Road Initiative (Hong Kong Free Press)
- China Ups its Commitments in Argentina and South America (The Asset)
Podcasts
- China’s Belt and Road Initiative to Link and Boost Africa (CNBC Africa)
- China and Japan Plan Joint Projects in BRI Countries (Belt & Road Ventures)
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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