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  April 1, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – April 1, 2019

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion China’s Belt & Road May Be Closest World Has To A Stimulus Plan (South China Morning Post) Belt & Road Initiative Brings Regional Stability (CGTN) China’s Belt & Road: A Reality Check (The Diplomat) China’s Island Building And Belt & Road Initiative Are Part Of Same Defense Strategy,[…..]
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  March 28, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Will Italy be Overrun by Chinese Workers? EU Minimum Wages Compared with China’s Belt and Road Contractors

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis With Italy controversially signing up to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, some mainstream media have been suggesting the country will face a multitude of problems, ranging from “debt traps” to becoming a “Chinese colony”. Concerning the first issue, there have been occasions where governments in South-East Asia have either misunderstood the[…..]
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  March 25, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – March 25, 2019

  Our weekly roundup of China’s Belt and Road infrastructure, financial, legal, and global developments.
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  March 25, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Italy Joins the Belt and Road. Now Brussels Can Scrutinize Chinese Business Practices to its Heart’s Content

  Now that Italy has signed up to the Belt and Road Initiative, Brussels has a chance to study how China does business with Belt and Road countries.
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  March 25, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Meet Central Asia’s Newest Capital City – Nur Sultan

  Kazakhstan has renamed its capital city Astana to Nur-Sultan, in honor of its long standing President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has resigned.
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  March 18, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – March 18, 2019

  Our weekly roundup of China’s Belt and Road infrastructure, financial, legal, and global developments.
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  March 14, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  While the EU Frets about Chinese Investment in Infrastructure, the US Quietly Rearms it

  Much of the EU’s criticism over Italy’s position favoring the Belt and Road stems from concerns about Chinese ownership and management of European assets.
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  March 14, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Italy’s Palermo Set to be a Belt and Road Port

  Italy is poised to sign an MoU with China concerning its support for the Belt and Road Initiative.
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  March 11, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Silk Road Development Weekly – March 11, 2019

  Our weekly roundup of China’s Belt and Road infrastructure, financial, legal, and global developments.
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  March 8, 2019 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  BRICS New Development Bank on Course to Lend US$40 Billion in Green Infrastructure Projects

  The NDB has already approved 30 projects with a combined contract value amounting to US$8 billion and will approve another 20 to 25 projects.