Silk Road Development Weekly – February 4, 2019
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Analysis & Opinion
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative Is Here To Stay Whether The US Likes It Or Not (South China Morning Post)
- Prospects For EU-China Security CoOperation In The Age Of The Belt & Road Initiative (Asia Dialogue)
- Geographical Imaginations Of The Belt & Road Initiative (Asia Dialogue)
- Hurry Up! How The Belt & Road Initiative Changes Trade Times And Trade (World Bank)
- World Economic Forum Upbeat On Benefits Of China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Straits Times)
- Can China Turn The Middle Of Nowhere Into The Center Of The World Economy? (New York Times)
- Automation Is The Biggest Challenge To The Belt & Road Initiative (Belt & Road Ventures)
- The Domestic Consequences Of China’s One Belt One Road Initiative (International Viewpoint)
- Belt & Road Needs An Image Makeover (The Asset)
- Souring Deals Put China’s Belt & Road Dreams Under Pressure (Times Of India)
Finance
- China Encountered Bump In Belt & Road, Data Shows (UPI)
- First Myanmar Offshore Bond Printed (The Asset)
- The Potential Of Insurance Linked Securities In The Belt & Road Initiative (Seeking Alpha)
- Risk Carriers Must Re-Assess Belt & Road Exposures (Insurance Day)
Environmental
- Is A Green Belt & Road Feasible? (World Bank)
- Can China’s Belt & Road Initiative Build Growth And Stay Green? (Atlantic Council)
- Can The Belt & Road Go Green In South-East Asia? (Rising Powers)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative Blackened By Coal (Eurasia Review)
- The Deforestation Risks Of China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Brookings)
Regional
- How Is Luxembourg Positioned To Further Collaborate With China? (The Asset)
- China, Portugal Pledge To Jointly Push Forward Construction Of Belt & Road (FMPRC)
- Is China’s Belt & Road A Double-Edged Sword For Turkey? (Just Style)
- China’s Belt & Road Initiative And Turkey’s Middle Corridor (MEI)
- Georgia And Silk Roads Belt & Road Initiative (Eurasia Review)
- Russia – Time To Re-Assess The Foreign Investment Potential (Russia Briefing)
- CHEC To Build LNG Terminal In Algeria (The Asset)
- Chinese Bidders Shortlisted For Ghana Railway Project (The Asset)
- Nigeria Formally Joins China’s Belt, Road Initiative (The Nation)
- Iran, A Strategic Country On Path Of China’s One Belt One Road Initiative (Mehr)
- Riding The Durian Belt & Road – Risky Times For Thai Agriculture (China Dialogue)
- Malaysia Rethinks $20 Billion Belt & Road Project (Maritime Executive)
- Tapping Into Cambodia’s Online Gaming Boom (Finance Asia)
- Myanmar’s Investment Outlook 2019 (ASEAN Briefing)
- How China Is Helping Nepal Reduce Its Independence On India Through Belt & Road Initiative (Scroll)
- Maldives Seeks To Re-Negotiate With China Over Belt & Road Debt (Financial Times)
- Japan Think Tank Sees Obstacles Ahead For China’s Belt & Road (Taiwan News)
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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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