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  November 7, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Carrefour To Open First Central Asian Stores In Uzbekistan

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Central Asia Allure Starts To Appeal To Investors After Years Of Neglect  The French retailer Carrefour will open its first stores in Uzbekistan next year, an important marker of just how far the Uzbek economy has come in recent years. The retailer is partnering with Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim, which owns shopping malls[…..]
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  November 5, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  How Foreign Investors Can Benefit From The Belt & Road Infrastructure Build In Africa

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Pan-Africa Free Trade And Industrial Parks Herald A New Era For Africa Manufacturing Capacity  Speaking on the influential “Rethinking The Dollar” program last week, one of the final questions was about Africa – how did I feel it would compete in global supply chains and become part of China’s Belt &[…..]
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  November 5, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  India Pulls Out Of Pan-Asia RCEP Free Trade Agreement

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  RCEP 15 Deal Expected To Be Signed Next Month  India has pulled out of the long-negotiated Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a proposed free trade deal that has long been championed by China. The United States had also agreed to sign off but pulled out when President Trump took office. The agreement[…..]
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  November 4, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – November 4, 2019

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Belt & Road Initiative: Why China Pursues It (Eurasia Review) China Adjusts To The New World Order (The Asset) The Belt & Road Initiative Ad X Jinping’s Foreign And Domestic Policy Agenda (Asia Dialogue) China May Be More Assertive But Is It Ready To Lead? (Eurasia Review) BRI[…..]
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  November 1, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Chris Devonshire-Ellis Discusses Belt and Road Initiative And Implications For US & Global Trade On Rethinking The Dollar

  Rethinking The Dollar, a highly regarded website and media channel aiming at “Monetary Education For Millennials” have interviewed Chris Devonshire-Ellis, the Founding Partner of Dezan Shira & Associates and noted Silk Road academic. In the 45 minute discussion, Chris explains the political and trade aspects of the Belt & Road, the purpose of the Silk[…..]
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  October 30, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Russia Invites Albania, North Macedonia To Join Eurasian Economic Union

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Eurasian Economic Union Competing With European Union For Members   Ten days ago, in the article A Comparison Of Countries In The Eurasian Economic Union With Those Who Aren’t I mentioned that both Albania and North Macedonia had been rebuffed by the European Union as regards their proposed membership negotiations.
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  October 30, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Overseas Free Trade Zones & Industrial Parks

  China tax incentives are being exported across Eurasia and Africa Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis A little-noticed aspect of China’s Belt and Road Initiative has been the trend of Chinese companies to export their own Free Trade and Special Economic Zones in order to stimulate production overseas. China’s development of the various types of Free Trade[…..]
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  October 29, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Kazakhstan Opens Worlds First Nuclear Fuel Bank

  The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) took delivery of a shipment of low enriched uranium (LEU) at a purpose-built facility in Kazakhstan today, officially establishing the IAEA LEU Bank aimed at providing assurance to countries about the availability of nuclear fuel. Owned by the IAEA and hosted by Kazakhstan, the IAEA LEU Bank is one[…..]
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  October 28, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – October 28, 2019

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion The Asia Society “Navigating The Belt & Road” Report (Silk Road Briefing) Newt Gingrich – China Threat Is Real (Fox News) Who Dares Wins? (BBC)
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  October 25, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Asia Society “Navigating The Belt And Road” Report

  The Asia Society Policy Initiative has just published its report on China’s Belt & Road Initiative. Written by Daniel R. Russel and Blake Berger,  the report commences with the following introduction: