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  July 17, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  What is India’s “IDEAS” Belt & Road Alternative Project?

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Bringing the proposed Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Corridor and the BIMSTEC Nations into Focus India’s recently announced “IDEAS” plan to act as a counter to China’s Belt & Road Initiative has its roots in an announcement in March 2018 by the Indian Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharamen that the Indian Government would provide more resources[…..]
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  July 15, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – July 15, 2019

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Navigating The Belt & Road Initiative (Asia Society) China’s Belt & Road Initiative – Status Report (Lowy Institute) The Belt & Road Initiative: Towards A New World Order (Modern Diplomacy) China’s Belt & Road Initiative: From The Inside Looking Out (Lowy Institute) The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: A Vehicle[…..]
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  July 11, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Global Warming and its Impact on the Belt and Road

  Changes due to global warming will usher in new technologies to deal with altered regional landscapes, with implications for the Belt and Road Initiative, participating countries, and China’s infrastructure investments.
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  July 10, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Who is Financing the New Economic Silk Road?

  This article identifies the larger multilateral, bilateral, and national players funding BRI projects, and provides an overview of how Chinese and other national domestic financial houses are becoming involved.
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  July 8, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – July 8, 2019

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China’s Belt & Road Initiative, From The Inside Looking Out (Lowy Institute) A Mackinder-Mahan Geopolitical View Of China’s Belt & Road Initiative (RUSI) Belt & Road Initiative Offers US$4-5 Trillion In Business Opportunities (The Star) The Myths Surrounding China’s Belt & Road Initiative (Arabian Business) WEF To Launch[…..]
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  July 4, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  US$ 1 Billion Belt & Road Africa Fund Launched

  The South African businessman Iqbal Surve is to head up a new Belt & Road Africa Fund, financed by China. The fund was officially launched at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) Summer Davos Meeting, which is currently underway in Dalian. Surve is the Chairman of South Africa’s Sekunjalo Group, a VC firm that also[…..]
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  July 4, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Sourcing Chinese Capital For Belt & Road Initiative Projects

  Op/Ed By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Obtaining Chinese capital for overseas investment projects has proved to be a mixed bag – Beijing keeps a tight lid on the procedures concerning the transfer of Chinese capital overseas. Our firm is often asked to assist with the sourcing of capital from China, and with the needs of the Belt[…..]
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  July 2, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road Initiative In Russia’s Far East

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Foreign Investment Opportunities Now Extend Far Into North-East Russia With Chinese President Xi Jinping effectively taking on the mantle of regional “Chairman” and Russia’s Vladimir Putin now the “President”, it is clear who is now the senior partner in the China-Russia axis. That titular shift, announced at SPIEF just last month,[…..]
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  July 1, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – July 1, 2019

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China’s Massive Belt & Road Initiative (Council On Foreign Relations) Belt & Road Initiative: Target Towards Globalization 5.0 (Daily Times) All Roads Lead To China: The Belt & Road Initiative Explained (Frontline) China’s Belt & Road Initiative Is Neo-Imperialism (Spectator) China’s Top Twenty Belt & Road Export Partners[…..]
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  June 29, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Preparing Foreign Investors For Procurement In China Belt & Road Projects

  China’s New 2020 Foreign Investment Law Gives Equal Rights To Foreign Investors In Procurement. But What Are The Procedural Steps To Enable Participation?   Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis & Hazel Wang   China’s new foreign investment law kicks in from 1st January 2020 – just 6 months away – and promises equality for foreign investors in China[…..]