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  February 3, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  European Union – Kazakhstan 2021 Trade Up 25.6%

  Belt and Road Initiative rail freight infrastructure benefitting numerous countries Kazakhstan’s Statistics Committee has stated that Kazakhstan’s trade with the countries of the European Union reached US$28.4 billion during the period January – November 2021, which is a 25.6% increase over the US$22.6 billion achieved during the same period in 2020.
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  February 2, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China, Russia Negotiating To Build And Develop Next Generation Of Iranian Airports

  116 Iranian airports need upgrades and redevelopment Siavash Amir Mokri, the Managing Director of Iran Airports has stated that the country is in joint discussions with China and Russia to rebuild and redevelop the countries airports over an on-going, two-decade series of re-development projects.
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  February 2, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Azerbaijan Begins To Reposition Aghdam As A Belt And Road Initiative City

  Historic city won from Armenia in 2020’s war will have connection to the INSTC and secure Central Azerbaijan The construction of the Aghdam-Fuzuli highway has started in Azerbaijan, according to the Azerbaijan State Automobile & Roads Agency.
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  February 2, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Turkmenistan Eyes Wind Power Potential

  70% of this strategic BRI transiting country is desert – wind power can help settle and provide energy for logistics support across Central Asia’s arid regions Western Turkmenistan has very favorable conditions for the development of wind energy, according to regional power technology expert Serdar Mametniyazov, in an article in the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper. He[…..]
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  February 1, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Turkmenistan Belt And Road Developing Between China And Europe As More Caspian Shipping Volumes Are Added

  Additional maritime capacity is being added to the Baku-Turkmenbashi Caspian sea route due to demand for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey-Europe multimodal route, which saw container volumes increase by over 100% in 2021.
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  January 31, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Iran’s Rasht-Astara Railway To Provide The Key Link In The INSTC

  The Rasht-Astara railway line running between the southern Iranian Port at Shahid Rajaee (part of the Bandar Abbas complex) north to the Rasht Port on the Caspian Sea will provide full rail connectivity between the Gulf and Europe.
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  January 31, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – January 31 2022

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China’s 2022 Economic Indicators (China Briefing) BRI And Transition From GeoPolitics To GeoEconomy (Pakistan Observer) China’s Domestic Politics Are Driving The Belt & Road Initiative (The Diplomat) China Port Closures: Are They To Blame For Continuing Supply Chain Disruption? (China Briefing) Chinese Thoughts On The Belt And Road[…..]
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  January 27, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Keep It Quiet Bruce, But Despite The Political Noise, Investment Into Australia From China And Hong Kong Has Been Increasing

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis RCEP is taking off and will provide significant trade opportunities for Australian exporters to Asia  Lost amongst all the current Australian political bellicosity towards just about anyone not American these days, data from Q4 2021, compiled by Asian Investment Research shows that despite the political noise, investment flows from China and Hong[…..]
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  January 27, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  United States Closes Afghanistan Embassy And Withdraws Diplomatic Privileges

  162,000 US based Afghans now without official representation The United States government has informed Afghanistan’s diplomats in the country that they will shut down the embassy in Washington and the consulate missions in Los Angeles and New York.
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  January 26, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  ‘China Plus Central Asia’ Meeting Draws Eurasian Security And Trade Closer Together

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Targets US$70 billion In China-Central Asian Trade by 2030, with specific opportunities for increased exports to China and tourism development.  China’s President Xi Jinping held a virtual meeting yesterday (Tuesday, January 25) of the ‘China Plus Central Asia’ grouping, to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between them. The first such meeting[…..]