It’s Far More Complicated Than That Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China’s moves into Africa are in fact a great case study into how the Belt & Road Initiative actually works. While most of the media commentary has been on the infrastructure, there is rather a lot more at play. In this article, I will demonstrate[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Mapping The Belt & Road Initiative: Reach, Implications, Consequences (ORF) Gravitas Plus: The Belt And Road Initiative (WIO) China’s GDP Makes Up 17% Of The World Economy In 2020 (Global Times) Dual Circulation, A New Stimulus For Belt And Road Cooperation (China.Org) Climate Cooperation With China Can Power[…..]
Developing Supply Chains Are Reflecting Growing Chinese Influence Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis The elimination of tariffs and taxes is always a boom for exporters and is something that China has taken advantage of very effectively over the past two decades. When China first began its journey towards becoming the massive manufacturing giant it is today, it attracted foreign manufacturers,[…..]
Dealing with audits of Digital Assets New Technologies require new auditing expertise The situation is magnified when multiplied by 140 BRI countries
In November last year, China’s Supreme People’s Court and the Hong Kong Government signed the ”Supplemental Arrangement Concerning the Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards between the Mainland and Hong Kong SAR”. The agreement is widely expected to enhance the enforcement process and serve as an expansion of the 2000 Arrangement Concerning Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Opportunities, Risks & Potential Within The Belt & Road Initiative 2021 (Silk Road Briefing) Foreign Investment Opportunities For International Belt & Road Project Operational Contractors (Silk Road Briefing) An American Belt & Road Initiative? (Wall Street Journal) China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative (CSS) Not All Roads Lead To[…..]
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis New rail link not part of BRI but links to BRI projects Example of international cooperation with Belt & Road Initiative Egypt is part of AfCFTA which began January 1 and promotes free trade throughout Africa.
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Kenya BRI debt renegotiated for 6 year term Payments immediately suspended until June 2021 Expected Nairobi – Naivasha rail travel revenues have dried up due to Covid China following and offering better terms than Western creditors
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Shortage of management and operational skills China is now having to provide project in addition to policy financing Opportunities for foreign banks, operational contractors and management training institutes to get involved
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China has placed its Belt and Road Initiative at the heart of its Foreign Policy, placing it at the center of its updated Foreign Aid Programme and re-stating it is a core pillar of its foreign trade policies. This comes after years of media criticism about China’s intentions, concerning the imposition[…..]