By Pathik Hasan For decades now India has made requests to Pakistan concerning the provision of overland transit facilities to markets in Iran and beyond, in return for the millions of dollars Islamabad would earn in transit fees. Pakistan has never agreed.
By MD Pathik Hasan The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a 7,200km long multi-mode transport project for moving freight between India, Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Ukraine. It is a strategic significant connectivity project in Central Asia and Europe. It is a not a new concept,[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China’s Belt & Road Initiative: Genesis And Development (Eurasia Review) What Is The BRI For? (CGTN) Analysis Of “One Belt One Road” (Modern Diplomacy) China: The Great Middle-Man Services Developer (Silk Road Briefing) The Competitive Infrastructure Market Of The Indo-Pacific (ISPI Online) B3W And BRI In LAC –[…..]
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis China’s Overseas Sovereign Debt Financing Is Built On Sound Financial Principles & Debt Repackaging Strategies The Financial Times has reported on China’s overseas lending for the period 2008-2019, in an article titled “The Terms Of China’s Massive Loan Spree.” The report was based on data provided by two US based think-tanks who have[…..]
Discussing the Belt and Road Initiative, Christopher Devonshire-Ellis, Chairman of Dezan Shira & Associates, provided a comprehensive overview which included China and Hong Kong zero tariff trade agreements, preferential treatments for Hong Kong investments into China, and other areas. —
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Potential Reconstruction of Afghanistan discussed China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi met with a Taliban delegation in Tianjin on Sunday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. The meeting is unusual as the Taliban are not (yet) the official Government in the country and are currently fighting official Afghan forces and Government in the country.[…..]
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The Belt And Road Initiative Moves From Infrastructure Build To Cash Flow Generator Back in March 2013, I wrote an article ‘China: The Great Infrastructure Developer‘ which described what China was doing as concerns building road, rail, and ports across Asia. That article appeared before the ‘Belt And Road Initiative’ as a specific policy was[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Does The Belt & Road Initiative Bolster Economic Growth? (CGTN) Can G7 Countries Compete With China’s Belt & Road Initiative? (Oil Price) B3W – A Rival Or Complement To BRI? (CGTN) What Is Needed Is Not A Common Alliance But A Common Policy Framework (Lanka Daily Mirror) Apply[…..]
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Facility will cover 70% of the global population once specific members regional trade blocs are taken into consideration The BRICS member states (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) intend to establish a joint vaccine research and development center in a virtual format due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, according to the[…..]
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The US$25 trillion regional free trade agreement is expected to come into effect in five months’ time. Is your Asia based business opportunity prepared? China’s MOFCOM has been organizing training sessions for over 66,000 Chinese trade representatives and business executives to help them prepare for the upcoming Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)[…..]