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  June 1, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  International Finance Forum: The China 2021 Report

  New China Report covers Global  Economic Growth, the Belt and Road Initiative, Green Finance, Global Capital Markets and Fintech  The International Finance Forum (IFF) has released its latest China Report,  outlining important China’s policy initiatives and the global cooperation opportunities in the context of COVID-19 and the Belt and Road Initiative.  Established in 2003, the IFF is a non-profit and[…..]
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  May 31, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Lithuania Leaves CEEC, Plans Trade Office In Taiwan

  Lithuanian Foreign Minister opts for an alternative China market 10 times smaller  In a controversial move, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has stated that the country has dropped out of China’s “17+1” group and urged other EU countries to follow suit.
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  May 31, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – May 31 2021

  All the latest international media coverage of China’s Belt & Road Initiative
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  May 27, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Heads of State Calls For Acceleration Of Eurasian Economic Union Alignment With China

  The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) needs to accelerate its alignment with China’s Belt and Road initiative, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during an online meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on May 21.
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  May 26, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  A US Belt & Road Alternative? Not While Washington Mixes Loans And Geo-Political Strategy

  Ethiopia Telecoms debacle shows how dangerous US foreign investment policy can be when compared to the China model  Last week, a United States led consortium, also including British and Japanese firms, won a US$850 million contract to create Ethiopia’s 5G telecommunications network. The consortium was backed by the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) who preconditioned the[…..]
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  May 25, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Belarus Flight Diversion Incident and Implications for China, EU, and Russian Trade

  Regional and trade analysis and implications. 
  China’s Belarus investments turning cold. 
  EU and NATO running risks of war with Russia.
  Not the only occasion flights over EU have been forced to land. 
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  May 24, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  European Rail Cargo Operators Reporting 100% Plus Increases For 2020 Belt and Road Freight

  Reports carried by Rail Freight indicate that 2020 was a banner year for cargo travelling the Belt and Road railways between Europe and Asia.
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  May 24, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – May 24, 2021

  Our weekly round-up of BRI investment opportunities and news.
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  May 20, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Increasing Your Due Diligence as Belt & Road Infrastructure Provides New Regional Opportunities for Fraud

  As China’s Belt & Road Initiative expands across the globe – some 147 countries and territories have now signed up to the BRI – increasing opportunities for fraud creep in.
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  May 19, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Iraq Ties Itself to China Via Belt & Road Rail Links Between Basra and Iran’s Shalamcheh

  Route helps solve a regional bottleneck and links Iraq to China and Iran to the Mediterranean A short, yet vital 30km railway line that will link the Iraqi city of Basra to the Iranian border city of Shalamcheh has been described as “historic”, showcasing a new era of Iran/Iraqi detente, linking Iraq to China’s Belt[…..]