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  May 12, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  European-Asian Geopolitics – The Implications Of Shifting Supply Chains In Wake Of The Russia-Ukraine Conflict. Part Two: The Caucasus & Iran

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis European Union supply chain routes through to South and Southeast Asia via the International North-South Transportation Corridor. Is Iran stable enough?  The Russia-Ukraine conflict is imposing significant changes on global geopolitics and is re-arranging the Eurasian political and supply chain map with considerable impact. In this article I examine the key areas[…..]
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  May 11, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Discuss Cooperation In China-Central Asia-Europe Supply Chain & Manufacturing Corridors

  Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are discussing new ways to develop industrial cooperation, according to the Uzbek Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade. Sardor Umurzakov, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan held discussions with Baymyrat Annamamedov the Minister of Industry and Construction Production of Turkmenistan last week, with discussions focusing on to intensifying industrial cooperation and create complete value chains with[…..]
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  May 10, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Understanding The China-Russia Trade, Investment & Economic Relationship In The Context Of The Ukraine Conflict

  Surging Trade As Bilateral Relations Grow Closer China and Russia have grown increasingly close in recent years, including as trading partners, in a relationship that brings both opportunities and risks as Russia reels from tough new sanctions led by the West in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Total trade between China and Russia jumped[…..]
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  May 9, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Diversifying Europe-Asia Supply Chains: The Bangladesh Option

  Bangladesh has preferential EU & UK trade rights until 2031 and could be a China alternative. By Asia Investment Research Bangladesh has a competitive investment climate, relatively large and young labor market, and is ambitious to grow its agribusiness, garment and textiles, energy, IT, and infrastructure sectors. Dhaka wants to attract foreign companies seeking to[…..]
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  May 8, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – May 9 2022

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion European-Asian Geopolitics – The Implications Of Shifting Supply Chains In Wake Of The Russia-Ukraine Conflict. Part One: Europe (Silk Road Briefing) Are US, EU, and UK Based Editorial Fit for Purpose When Trying to Understand China? (China Briefing) China’s Belt and Road Loses a Notch and Gains a[…..]
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  May 5, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Brazil’s Da Silva Proposes A Latin American Currency ‘To Be Free Of The US Dollar’

  Brazil’s left wing leader and previous President, Lula Da Silva is due to fight the national Presidential elections in October this year and has stated that as part of the manifesto,  “We are going to create a currency in Latin America, because we can’t keep depending on the dollar.”
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  May 5, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  European-Asian Geopolitics – The Implications Of Shifting Supply Chains In Wake Of The Russia-Ukraine Conflict

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The Russia-Ukraine conflict is imposing significant changes on global geopolitics and is re-arranging the Eurasian political and supply chain map with considerable impact. In this article I examine the key areas that will be subject to significant alterations that impact Europe.
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  May 4, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Iran, Turkmenistan Plan Increasing Trade, Investment And Cooperation Ties

  Bilateral Trade Grew By 84% in 2021 Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi discussed developing trade ties with his Turkmen counterpart Serdar Berdimuhamedow on Tuesday (May 3) and that he was sure that the process of expansion of ties between the two countries would be accelerated in Berdimuhamedow’s term of office.
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  May 3, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Asian Development Bank Steps In To Alleviate Azerbaijan-Georgia Rail Bottlenecks

  Institutional funding being provided to support the INSTC Asia-EU southern routes The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated US$50 million to Georgian Railway JSC in US$500 million of green bonds owned by the bank for the modernization of the rail network in 2021.Once the project is completed, the network’s annual freight capacity is expected to[…..]
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  May 2, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Turkey’s Gemlik Port Transshipments Shoot Up March & April

  Gemlik Free Trade Zone facilities will be of interest to adding value to Asian-EU markets More evidence of adaption to the northern rail routes from Russia being sanctioned with the subsequent drop in transshipments between Asia and the EU can be seen in the performance of Turkey’s Gemlik Port on the Marmara Sea, which has[…..]