Chris Devonshire-Ellis, the Chairman of Dezan Shira & Associates, has taken part in a joint CGTN/BRICS TV production of ‘BIZ Talk’ recorded as 4,000 leaders and delegates have gathered in Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. In a co-production by CGTN and TV BRICS of Russia, government officials, leading experts,[…..]
Leaders from 130 countries are attending the third BRI summit in Beijing. This year, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a massive infrastructure development project, marks a decade since its launch. Kazakhstan, the country where the initiative was announced, has played a pivotal role in this endeavour.
Kazakhstan’s KazMunayGas JSC (KMG, Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company) and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday (October 16) in Beijing. As part of the agreement, the two countries will conduct joint geological research on promising exploration projects and expand cooperation on existing fields and oilfield services in[…..]
Chris Devonshire-Ellis, the Chairman of Dezan Shira & Associates, has been interviewed by Sputnik Global concerning the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor (CMREC).
A little-noticed diplomatic development that has significant regional and global implications By Chris Devonshire-Ellis It’s been little noticed in the media, but Monday’s (October 9) statement by the governments of Iran and Sudan that they are to reestablish diplomatic relations after seven years of divorce has effectively handed control of the entire Red Sea and[…..]
The New Silk Road business forum has been held in Astana, with a focus to discuss the integration of transport systems and the development of the Middle Corridor route.
Infrastructure will help develop the North-South INSTC corridor between Russia and Iran By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Iran’s Roads and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash met with Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minster Shahin Mustafayev on Friday (October 6) to discuss bilateral coordination and the development of transport routes, water and energy programmes. The meetings are significant as it[…..]
Highlighting China’s BRI achievements and challenges in Central Asia as the BRI conference is set for October. This year, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a massive infrastructure development project, marks a decade since its launch. Kazakhstan, the country where the initiative was announced, has played a pivotal role in this endeavour.
Indonesia has inaugurated its first high-speed railway, a US$7.3 billion project backed by China under the Belt and Road Initiative. Indonesia’ s President Joko Widodo launched the service on Monday, (October 2) which connects the capital Jakarta to Bandung, a top economic hub regarded as Indonesia’s Silicon Valley.
EU intent may be there but achieving Central Asian goals in displacing China and Russia is likely to be elusive The Federal President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and German Chancelor Olaf Schulz have met with the heads of the Central Asian countries in Berlin. Germany is the developer of the EU strategy for Central Asia[…..]