China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – April 18 2022
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is Faring (GIS Reports)
- China Engages the Global South: From Bandung to the Belt and Road Initiative (Global Policy Journal)
- Regional Partners Seek Clarity on Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (The Diplomat)
Finance
- IMF Plots Launch of US$45bn Fund to Rival China’s Belt and Road initiative (City AM)
- Russia Positions Itself To Move The Ruble To A Gold Standard (Russia Briefing)
- Russia’s Finance Minister Asks BRICS For Non-Dollar Financial Trade Settlement Agreement (Russia Briefing)
- Fitch Ratings Opinions On GDP 2022 Commonwealth Of Independent States Growth
China
- China’s “National Unified Market” – Standardizing the Domestic Market to Spur Internal Circulation (China Briefing)
- War In Ukraine Challenging China’s Train Routes To Europe (Voice of America)
- Beijing Creating ‘Inadvertent Empire’ in Central Asia (ANI)
- Russia’s Pivot to China – Geopolitics, Trade, and Development in the Wake of the Ukraine Conflict (China Briefing)
Regional
- Russia’s European Goodbye (Russia Briefing)
- Russia’s EU Borders & Trade Compared With Its Asian Borders & Trade (Russia Briefing)
- Constraints For Engagement With China: Dutch Ports (Clingendael)
- Ukraine Conflict Could Make Chinese Investment In Russia’s Bashkortostan Disappear (Radio Free Europe)
- Putin Brings Russia’s Arctic, Northern Sea Passage Projects Forward (Russia Briefing)
- China – A Consistent Partner For Africa (CGTN)
- China and Saudi Arabia Reaffirm Strong Energy Ties (South China Morning Post)
- Iran’s Ministry Of Urban Development: Asian Countries Are Talking With Us About Developing New Supply Chains To Europe (Silk Road Briefing)
- Turkmenistan’s Foreign Trade Up 41% In Q1 2022 (Silk Road Briefing)
- Kazakhstan Economy Recovers From Early 2022 Riots (Silk Road Briefing)
- Nepal Should Become A ‘Demonstration Garden’ For The Belt & Road Initiative (The Print)
- China Avoids Bailing Out Sri Lanka, Pakistan As Their Debt Deepens (ANI)
- Did China Push Sri Lanka Into Spiraling Debt, Chaos With Belt and Road Initiative? (Onmanorama)
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka Looks to China For Help, But Will It Step In? (South China Morning Post)
- New Container Liner Route Links East China, Vietnam (Xinhua)
- Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Foreign Ministers Discuss Increasing Trade, Infrastructure Connectivity (Silk Road Briefing)
- The Geopolitical Aftershocks of the China-Solomon Islands Security Agreement (The Diplomat)
- The Risks of Chinese Engagement in the Americas (News Max)
- Argentina Infrastructure Watch: Belt and Road, San Juan & Buenos Aires (BN Americas)
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
