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  January 21, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  European Union Businesses And The Belt And Road Initiative – A Guide To Changing The Modus Operandi And Getting Involved

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis The European Chamber of Commerce in China (Eurocham) have just released a report, entitled “The Road Less Travelled” concerning Eurocham members observations on their ability to participate in China’s Belt & Road Initiative. A link to downloading the report, which is complimentary, can be found here. There are some profound issues with[…..]
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  January 20, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – January 20, 2020

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China Renews Its Belt & Road Push For Global Sway (New York Times) China Bills Its Belt & Road As Collaboration, But Foreign Companies Feel Left Out (Wall Street Journal) China’s Investment In Belt & Road Initiative Cools (Radio Free Asia) China’s Investment In Belt & Road Initiative[…..]
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  January 17, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Using Your China WFOE / JV Or Hong Kong Company To Access & Fund Investments Into Russia and China’s Belt & Road Initiative

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis & Maria Kotova China’s Belt & Road Initiative in terms of overseas projects has been receiving project financing to the tune of about US$13 billion a month. This has also had a profound impact on Russia’s Far East as part of that, which alone has been the recipient of 32% of Russia’s total[…..]
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  January 16, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt Road Initiative: Hambantota Port an example of China’s Debt Diplomacy?

  By Andre Wheeler An alternative headline for this article could quite easily have been: “Does Sri Lanka really want Hambantota Port returned”.  This question is a response to the numerous recent headlines that claim that Sri Lanka’s newly elected government is demanding a return of the Port. These reports often claim that Hambantota has placed[…..]
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  January 14, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Investment In Belt & Road Initiative Countries Averaging US$12.76 Billion A Month

  China’s Ministry of Commerce has stated that Chinese non-financial investment in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative reached US$12.78 billion during the first 11 months of 2019, equating to an average monthly investment of US1.16 billion per month. Non-financial investments include real estate and commodities.
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  January 13, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China Completes Pacific Islands Sweep As Kiribati Signs Up To The Belt & Road Initiative

  China and and Pacific Island nation of Kiribati have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kiribati’s President Taneti Mamau witnessed the signing at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after holding diplomatic talks. China and Kiribati resumed diplomatic relations in September 2019[…..]
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  January 13, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – January 13, 2020

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion How China Is Reshaping International Development (Carnegie) Foreign Investment Into China Rose 6% In 2019 (China Briefing) The U.S. Response To China’s New Silk Road Will Be A Legacy Of The Administration (Finance Yahoo) A Digital Silk Road Inspired By China’s Belt & Road Initiative (South China Morning[…..]
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  January 10, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road Initiative: Where We Are Now And What Is Arriving In 2020

  Op/Ed By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Administrative, Legal, Tax & Free Trade Infrastructure Developments Point To Increasing Foreign Participation China has been making steady progress along the BRI and will continue to do so in 2020. This has not just been limited to infrastructure projects; much documentation and regulatory agreements have been put in place too. A[…..]
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  January 8, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Union Pay Expands Into Bosnia & Croatia

  China’s UnionPay International (UPI) announced on Monday that it has cooperated with Privredna Banka Zagreb (PBZ), the largest financial institution in Croatia, to enable local merchants to accept UnionPay cards as well as provide facilities for all the Bank’s ATMs to accept UnionPay cards. With these developments, UnionPay’s acceptance scope in Central and Eastern Europe[…..]
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  January 6, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Iran’s Largest Clients Are China, India & Russia. This Could Get Messy.

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis With a Donald Trump ordered assassination of Iran’s most senior General a few days ago, the world was introduced to 2020 with rather more than the traditional balloons and whistles. Just three days into the new decade and a major problem has been foisted upon global politics. It is not an[…..]