US is losing influence in its own backyard as pariah states rebel By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Iran and Nicaragua have signed a comprehensive cooperation plan, the latest in a string of deals between countries not typically regarded as natural partners. In fact the main commonalities they both face is they are members of the Belt and[…..]
All the latest international news, analysis and opinion from the BRI Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Russia’s 2022 Trade with China – Geographic Breakdown (Russia Briefing) How Will The World Benefit From Belt and Road Initiative? (CGTN) Framing China’s Belt and Road Initiative (Global Voices) In the Asian Connectivity Race, China and Rivals[…..]
Bilateral trade up 18% as countries expand trade, R&D and ties with Asia in numerous sectors China’s President Xi Jinping hosted Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing late last month, with China’s foreign ministry announcing that Xi and Díaz-Canel “witnessed the signing of bilateral documents on party-to-party exchange,[…..]
Discussions to solidify the Middle Corridor and provide gas corridors to Europe The trilateral Azerbaijan-Türkiye-Turkmenistan summit is currently being held in Avasa City, on the Eastern Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan. The three countries are discussing steps to further enhance cooperation among the three countries, primarily in trade, energy, and transport.
A recent report by the Wall Street Journal has indicated innovative Chinese thinking when it comes to providing debt solutions to nations struggling to repay BRI related loans – currency swaps.
Significant Port, Energy and Underwater Persian Gulf Tunnel Projects Discussed Iran’s minister of roads and urban development Mehrdad Bazrpash and Qatar’s Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif bin Ahmed Al Sulaiti held meetings today (Monday, December 12) to discuss enhancing mutual transportation development. The two sides negotiated to expand cooperation in the sphere of transportation[…..]
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Algeria and China signed an executive plan on Monday (December 5) for the joint development of the Belt and Road initiative, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Algiers has announced. A second agreement was signed regarding cooperation in “important areas” between the two countries extending until 2024.
Shifting supply chains and BRI developments are boosting Central Asian trade and investment with positive regional results By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The bilateral trade turnover between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan since the beginning of 2022 has reached US$1 billion, a record figure. The announcement was made by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of Uzbekistan, following conversations with[…..]
Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Tilek Tekebayev has held meetings with Annadurdy Kosaev, the Chairman of the Turkmendeniz Deryayollary Transport agency at Turkmenbashi port, according to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Transport.