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  May 17, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Digital Silk Way Project To Link Central Asia & Europe

  The Digital Silk Way project, which Azerbaijan is implementing in partnership with colleagues from Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, will speed up data transfer between the countries of Central Asia and Europe, Chairman of the Board of AzerTelekom Fuad Allahverdiyev said during the GSMA M360 Eurasia 2023 international conference in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku.
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  May 16, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China Calls Out The United States Over Global Economic Principles

  Beijing wants Washington to deliver on three conditions as bilateral trade declines 30% in 7 months By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Wang Wenbin has delivered a searing criticism of the United States ahead of the G7 summit about to be held in Hiroshima.
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  May 15, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Overseas Direct Investment Up 18% in Q1 2023

  According to a report issued by Ernst & Young, titled China’s Foreign Investment Survey Q1 2023, China’s overseas direct investment (ODI) totalled $40.47 billion, up 18% year-over-year. In particular, non-financial direct investment reached US$31.54 billion, an increase of 17.2%, while China’s ODI in countries along the Belt and Road reached US$5.76 billion, an increase of[…..]
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  May 11, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Central Asian Stock Exchanges Preferred Over London

  Sanctions are having effects not remotely previously considered feasible as the true impact of them start to be felt across Eurasia. Some of the negative side will impact upon London, while positive impacts can be felt as far away as Astana in Kazakhstan.
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  May 10, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Kazakhstan Invites China Xinjiang Investors To Join In Agricultural Projects

  Yerbol Karashukeyev, the Kazakh Minister of Agriculture is currently visiting China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and wishes local Chinese investors to look at the neighbouring Kazakh market for joint ventures.
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  May 9, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Eurasian Economic Commission Discusses Digital & Electronic Customs Transit with China

  Customs cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union and China were discussed at a meeting of the working group at the headquarters of the Eurasian Economic Commission. It was attended by representatives of the customs block of the Commission and authorized officials of the EAEU countries: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia.
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  May 8, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Growing Role of the Eurasian Development Bank

  We examine the future prospects for the EDB as Russia reduces its shareholding  By Farzad Ramezani Bonesh Introduction The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is an international financial institution that was established by Russia and Kazakhstan in 2006. They were subsequently joined as members by Armenia and Tajikistan in 2009, Belarus in 2010, and Kyrgyzstan in[…..]
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  May 8, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Meets In Goa

  Bahrain, the Maldives, Myanmar, Kuwait, and UAE Join As Dialogue Partners With English To Be Adopted As An Official Language, Yet Strategic Tensions Remain Among Development Plans By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Foreign ministers from the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have been meeting in Goa, India, where they have been discussing deepening economic and[…..]
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  May 4, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Turkmenistan To Coordinate Central Asian CAREC Transit Project

  Ashgabat takes on increasing responsibility in multilateral INSTC and Middle Corridor development projects By Chris Devonshire-Ellis   Representatives of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan met this week with representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program on the CAREC Advanced Transit System and Information Common Exchange[…..]
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  May 3, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Iran’s INSTC Rasht-Astara Railway Bottleneck Problem To Finally Be Resolved

  Questions over applicable rail gauge usage have delayed completion  Tehran expects to sign an agreement with Russia on the completion of the Rasht-Astara railway section in Iran and start construction in the near future, Kazem Jalali, the Iranian Ambassador to Russia said, speaking at the Caucasus Investment Exhibition on Wednesday (May 3).