Silk Road Development Weekly – November 26, 2018
All the latest analysis and opinion from the Belt and Road and beyond.
Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- Notable & Quotable: No Belt, Just Open Road (Wall Street Journal)
- Driving China’s Silk Road Economic Belt (ReConnecting Asia)
- China’s Belt & Road Can Help Shape The Future Of Globalisation (South China Morning Post)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative Will Make Or Break Global Climate Fight (Eco-Business)
- Open Standards To Boost Belt & Road Connectivity (Apparel Industry News)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative Expected To Generate 6.5mln Tonnes Of Copper Demand Over Next Decade (Metal Bulletin)
Legal
- Technology Meets Dispute Resolution On The Belt & Road (Lexology)
- Bribery Trial Spotlights China’s Belt & Road (Wall Street Journal)
Finance
- World Bank Offers Timely, Dubious Praise For Belt & Road (Jamestown)
- Europe’s Development Bank Digs In Deeper With AIIB (Asia Nikkei)
- Shanghai, Moscow Stock Exchanges Increase Co-Operation (China Briefing)
- VenVici Ideally Located In The Belt & Road Initiative (Live Trading News)
- Cross-Border E-Commerce Bolsters China’s Offshore Receivables Finance (The Asset)
- Debt-Trap Diplomacy Is A Fallacy (Modern Diplomacy)
Regional
- IBA Calls For More China-Bulgaria Cooperation Under Belt & Road Initiative (Novanite)
- The Alternative To Chinese Debt For Africa From Japan & India (Asia Nikkei)
- Iran, Iraq Plan To Create Free Trade Zone, Boost Trade To $20 Billion (Sputnik)
- Terrorists Opposed To Xi Jinping’s Belt & Road Megaproject Claim Responsibility For Killing 4 At Chinese Consulate In Pakistan
- India’s Perspective On China’s Belt & Road (IPS Journal)
- Is China’s One Belt One Road Initiative A Debt Trap For Nepal? (The Quint)
- The Superfast Silk Road in Uzbekistan (Financial Times)
- China Developing Xinjiang Airport As “Belt & Road” Air Cargo Node (Air Cargo World)
- China Approves $8.3 Billion Airport Expansion In Xinjiang (Straits Times)
- Hong Kong Should Make The Most Of Belt & Road Opportunities (South China Morning Post)
- Russian Businesses Expanding Into Vietnam & ASEAN Via Eurasian Economic Union (Russia Briefing)
- Singapore Is China’s Top Belt & Road Partner (Belt And Road Ventures)
- Cambodia Seeks To Unlock Opportunities In E-Trade Through Belt & Road (People’s Daily)
- How Negotiations Gave Myanmar & China Both A Better Deal In Joint-Port Project (South China Morning Post)
- Myanmar Plans Economic Zones On Chinese Border (ASEAN Briefing)
- China, Brunei To Enhance Ties Under Belt & Road Initiative (Global Times)
- Brunei, China Pledge To Ramp Up Infrastructure Development (Scoop)
- China, Philippines Upgrade Relations, Sign MoU To Advance Belt & Road Construction (Xinhua)
- Alejano Says Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” Is Part Of Xi’s Belt & Road (GMA Network)
- Philippines-China Belt & Road Pact Seeks Infrastructure, Trade Boost, Cites Respect For Sovereignty (ABS-CBN)
- Belt & Road Investment Under Fire In Indonesia’s Presidential Elections (East Asia Forum)
- Papua New Guinea Rejects US Criticisms Of Chinese Belt & Road (SMH)
- Tonga & Vanuatu Join China’s Belt & Road (Radio NZ)
New Publications
- China Belt & Road Initiative Journal
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative: The Challenge For The Middle Kingdom Through A New Logistics Paradigm
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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