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  February 26, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Free Trade Agreements Along The Belt & Road Initiative

  Developing Supply Chains Are Reflecting Growing Chinese Influence Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  The elimination of tariffs and taxes is always a boom for exporters and is something that China has taken advantage of very effectively over the past two decades. When China first began its journey towards becoming the massive manufacturing giant it is today, it attracted foreign manufacturers,[…..]
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  February 24, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Minimizing Risk: Developing Internal Systems and Financial Audit IT For The Digital Belt & Road Initiative

  Dealing with audits of Digital Assets New Technologies require new auditing expertise The situation is magnified when multiplied by 140 BRI countries
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  February 23, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Hong Kong Repositioned As A Belt And Road Arbitration Centre

  In November last year, China’s Supreme People’s Court and the Hong Kong Government signed the ”Supplemental Arrangement Concerning the Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards between the Mainland and Hong Kong SAR”. The agreement is widely expected to enhance the enforcement process and serve as an expansion of the 2000 Arrangement Concerning Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral[…..]
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  February 21, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – February 22, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Opportunities, Risks & Potential Within The Belt & Road Initiative 2021 (Silk Road Briefing) Foreign Investment Opportunities For International Belt & Road Project Operational Contractors (Silk Road Briefing) An American Belt & Road Initiative? (Wall Street Journal) China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative (CSS) Not All Roads Lead To[…..]
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  February 19, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  New High-Speed Egyptian Rail To Link Red & Mediterranean Seas

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  New rail link not part of BRI but links to BRI projects Example of international cooperation with Belt & Road Initiative Egypt is part of AfCFTA which began January 1 and promotes free trade throughout Africa.
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  February 18, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China Using Paris Club Creditor Methods To Extend Debt Treatment For Belt and Road Initiative Repayment Holidays

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Kenya BRI debt renegotiated for 6 year term Payments immediately suspended until June 2021 Expected Nairobi – Naivasha rail travel revenues have dried up due to Covid China following and offering better terms than Western creditors 
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  February 17, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Foreign Investment Opportunities For International Belt and Road Project Operational Contractors

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Shortage of management and operational skills China is now having to provide project in addition to policy financing Opportunities for foreign banks, operational contractors and management training institutes to get involved
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  February 16, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Opportunities, Risks & Potential Within the Belt & Road Initiative 2021

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  China has placed its Belt and Road Initiative at the heart of its Foreign Policy, placing it at the center of its updated Foreign Aid Programme and re-stating it is a core pillar of its foreign trade policies. This comes after years of media criticism about China’s intentions, concerning the imposition[…..]
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  February 15, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Managing Pitfalls When Handling Belt & Road Initiative Project Contracts

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Dezan Shira & Associates  Important that negotiators have China business experience  Political egos can interfere with good business practice  Numerous issues to consider on a multilateral level
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  February 15, 2021 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – February 15, 2021

  Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion How Chinese Infrastructure Is Changing The Planet (Salon) The Belt And Road Initiative: Investments In 2021 And Future Outlook (Silk Road Briefing) Five Things To Watch In 2021 (Reconnecting Asia) Competing With China’s Digital Silk Road (CSIS) “It’s About The Brown Man, And The Yellow Man, And The[…..]