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  December 20, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran and Turkmenistan To Give 20% Discounts For Using Eastern INSTC Rail Routes To & From Russia, Middle East, Central Asia, Indian, South Asian And Chinese Businesses

  Move will financially incentivize Middle Corridor trade while making EU-Asian routes less regionally competitive.   By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Russian Railways (RZD) , together with the railways of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran, has decided to grant reduced container-kilometer rates in 2023 for using the infrastructure of the eastern route of the North-South international transport corridor that[…..]
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  December 20, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Georgia’s Trade With Russia, China & Turkiye Up 32% During 2022

  The Caucasus is moving East, not West as competitiveness, energy and supply chains all point to Asia By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The Ukraine conflict has moved the Caucasus region further to the East in terms of trade, rather than towards Europe, according to preliminary data from Georgia’s national statistics office and despite EU attempts to persuade[…..]
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  December 19, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Iran And Nicaragua: A Cooperation Alliance That When Looked At, Should Worry The United States

  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[…..]
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  December 19, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – December 19 2022

  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[…..]
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  December 15, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China, Cuba Significantly Enhance Bilateral Trade & Investment Ties

  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,[…..]
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  December 14, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Azerbaijan-Turkiye-Turkmenistan Summit Underway

  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.
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  December 13, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China Using Currency Credit Swaps To Help Re-Finance Errant BRI Projects

  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.
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  December 13, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Iran, Qatar, Looking To Increase Transport & Trade Links

  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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  December 12, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – December 12 2022

  All the latest international news, analysis and opinion from the BRI Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Framing China’s Belt and Road Initiative (Global Voices) How Will The World Benefit From The Belt and Road Initiative? (CGTN) China’s Belt and Road Infrastructure Projects Could Help Or Hurt Oceans Worldwide (The Conversation) Belt and Road[…..]
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  December 8, 2022 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Algeria, China, Upgrade And Extend Belt & Road Initiative Development Plans

  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.