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  August 13, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Caspian Economic Forum Concludes With Mixed Results & Work To Do

  The five countries bordering the energy-rich Caspian Sea met yesterday at an economic forum hosted by Turkmenistan in a bid to agree on how to divide the region’s oil wealth and develop, while protecting the Caspian Sea. The region is geopolitically important and a major route for China’s Belt & Road Initiative.
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  August 12, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  First Caspian Economic Forum May Help Bring Turkmenistan Into The Belt & Road Initiative

  The first Caspian Economic Forum is currently being held in Turkmenbashi City in Turkmenistan, in moves that might encourage the isolated nation to engage more in international trade. If so, the future of Turkmenistan could alter significantly – the national oil and gas reserves are estimated at over 20 billion tons of oil and over[…..]
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  August 12, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – August 12, 2019

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Belt & Road Initiative: Geopolitics, Opportunities And Challenges For Regional Integration (Eurasia Review) China Is Expanding Its UN Presence In Belt & Road Push (Climate Change News) The New Silk Road (IHS Market) Unequal Sequel: China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Foreign Policy Research Institute) F-35 Sales Are America’s[…..]
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  August 8, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The China–Italy Belt & Road MOU – Facing Increased Headwinds

  Op/Ed by Andre Wheeler Trieste As Balkans Or An Italian Connectivity Point Raises Old Issues   Whilst much was written about the significance of a G7 country signing up to China’s signature Belt Road Initiative, there appears to be little real progress. This was bound to be the case as both Italy and China have[…..]
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  August 6, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  BRICS Bank To Move Away From US Dollar Loans

  The New Development Bank, commonly referred to as the “BRICS Bank” as it is co-owned equally by the 5 BRICS nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is to scale back its use of the US dollar and concentrate instead of loans designated in national currencies, it has been reported in the Financial[…..]
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  August 6, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China Manipulates Its Currency, Is Caught Out, So Gold Rises In Value. Who’s Been Buying Gold? China.

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Gold Buying Spree Demonstrates China and Russia Have Already Worked Out How To Hedge Against The US The United States has formally accused China of being “a currency manipulator” in the latest development in the Tariff war between the two countries, in a move that will enrage Beijing, with the United[…..]
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  August 5, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Russia and China’s Positioning Within The Belt & Road, Shanghai Cooperation Organization & Eurasian Economic Union

  Op/Ed by Jeff Schubert China’s attitude to Russia has fluctuated in an important way over the last few years. While Russia has consistently wanted a formal relationship between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the main plank in a Greater Eurasian partnership, China’s initial preference was to distance[…..]
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  August 5, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – August 5, 2019

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Development Of Smart Cities Among Opportunities In Belt & Road Survey (Straits Times) China Belt & Road Energy Investments Grow 1,370% Since 2014 (Power-Technology) Chinese Investment In Renewables Soars Under Belt & Road Initiative (PV Magazine) What’s Happening With China’s Belt & Road? (Reconnecting Asia) China’s New Silk[…..]
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  August 2, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Belt & Road Initiative Central Asia: The Tax Implications

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Profits, Income Tax & VAT Across China’s Belt & Road In Central Asia As we have seen over the past few weeks, China is opening up the Belt & Road Initiative to Foreign Investors. It has done this by changing its foreign investment law, and including in this the ability, for[…..]
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  July 31, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  What Would Beijing Do If It, Not London, Managed The British Commonwealth?

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China Is Taking Over A Long Term British Asset That London Has Been Ignoring    With the new British Prime Boris Johnson in play in the United Kingdom, signs are that London will be playing hardball with the EU over Brexit. He has refused to meet any EU leaders until they[…..]