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  August 18, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Intra-African Free Trade Agreement Delayed Over Arabic Union & Covid Issues

  The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been pushed back from its original intended start of July 1 this year.  AfCFTA is a free trade area which, as of 2018, includes 28 countries and was created by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement among 54 of the 55 African Union nations. The free trade area is the largest in the world in[…..]
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  August 17, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – August 17, 2020

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Reshaping Supply Chains Away From China (The Asset) BRI And Indo-Pacific Geopolitics Of Multilateralism (Eurasia Review) China, The BRI And Tik-Tok Teens (Eurasia Review)
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  August 14, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  India Copies China Belt & Road Initiative Loan and Development Blueprint for Maldives Islands Connectivity Infrastructure

  The Maldives ‘Greater Male Connectivity Project’  The Maldives Island nation chain has received commitments from neighbouring India to build crucial infrastructure projects and invest in the Maldives in a counter to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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  August 11, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Colombo Port City Turns Into Belt & Road Initiative Cash Cow For Investors

  Foreign Investors should be looking at Colombo Port City as an upcoming Singapore CBD alternative  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  The Colombo Port City, Sri Lanka’s major China funded Belt & Road Initiative project, is turning into a cash cow for the Sri Lankan government, its Chinese investors, and for savvy future investors in the project.[…..]
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  August 11, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Uzbekistan’s Belt & Road Hydropower Plant Completed – Eurasian Opportunities Arriving For Phase Two Belt & Road In Operational Infrastructure Services & Investments

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Uzbekistan’s Energy Ministry has announced the completion of a three-year project to modernise the Kadyrinskaya Hydropower Plant. The work was carried out, with assistance from Chinese loans and contractors, on time and within budget. Uzbekistan’s Deputy Energy Minister Sherzod Khodjaev said “The modernisation of the Kadyrinskaya HPP-3 plant is a great[…..]
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  August 10, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – August 10, 2020

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion FREE DOWNLOAD: Belt & Road Initiative To Drive Global Exports & Create Opportunities To Exploit The Infrastructure (Silk Road Briefing) Can China Deliver A Better BRI? (Fair Observer) China’s Belt & Road Initiative: Economic Prosperity At The Expense Of Humanity (International Policy Digest) China’s Belt & Road Initiative[…..]
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  August 6, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Caspian Developing As Maritime, Haulage & Rail Hub Between Europe & Asia

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Infrastructure developments taking place in the Caspian region tend not to get much attention from Western media and business interests due to the on-off again relations between the West and Iran, Russia and China. However the Caspian Sea is becoming an alternative to the Suez option of shipping between Europe and[…..]
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  August 6, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Breakbulk: Belt & Road Initiative To Drive Global Exports And Create Opportunities To Exploit The Infrastructure

  New Issue of Breakbulk Magazine Includes 2021 BRI Project Cargo Analysis Speaking to the influential Breakbulk Magazine, which deals with global Project Cargo issues, Chris Devonshire-Ellis, chairman of Dezan Shira & Associates, believes that now is the right time to look at auxiliary requirements related to the BRI and the project cargo work associated with those.[…..]
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  August 5, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Shanghai Port Rebounds To Pre-Covid Trade Figures

  Shanghai Port has broken its own Container Traffic record for July as it saw 3.9 million TEU pass through its terminals, according to figures from the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG). Traffic increased year-on-year (YoY) 1.2% and 7.6% on June’s traffic, which suggests the Port might have recovered from the trade uncertainty partially caused by the[…..]
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  August 4, 2020 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Covid-19 Vaccines Under Development In Alternative Asia

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis As the world is on the hunt for a vaccine to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, little noticed in the media are the steps being taken by Chinese and Russian institutes in researching the disease and developing a cure. This understanding is important to note as the United States[…..]