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  September 18, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Turkiye Proposes ‘Iraq Development Road’ As Alternative To The G20 Proposed ‘India-Middle-East-Europe’ Route

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis As we predicted in our analysis of the G20 proposed ‘India-Middle-East-Europe Corridor’ (IMAC), push back against the proposal has already begun. The Turkish President, speaking almost immediately after the G20 summit last week has stated that “There can be no corridor without Turkiye” and that “the most appropriate route for trade[…..]
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  September 17, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China Announces Massive Cross-Border Logistics and Energy Hub Project In Russian Far East

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis In increasing signs of Chinese Belt & Road Initiative infrastructure projects being directed to Russia, China’s Xuanyuan Group Industrial Development company plans to build a huge energy logistics hub in Russia’s Far Eastern Amur region, close to the Chinese border with Heilongjiang Province. The hub will be located between the city of[…..]
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  September 14, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  80% Of All Chinese Exports To Europe Transit Via Kazakhstan

  The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route volumes have doubled in 12 months Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Prime Minister, Roman Sklyar has been stressing the potential of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) in relation to China’s trade with Europe, saying “In the context of the current geopolitical situation, creation of new transport and logistics routes to diversify[…..]
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  September 13, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Kazakhstan Marks Ten Years Of The Belt & Road Initiative

  How has Kazakhstan fared after a decade of the BRI? Astana’s Nazarbayev University hosted an international conference on September 7th, marking the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and celebrating 30 years of partnership between Central Asia and China. The conference was organized by Kazakhstan’s Center for Chinese Studies. Nazarbayev University is[…..]
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  September 12, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Eurasian Economic Union & Russia Discuss Belt & Road Initiative Coordination & Investments With China

  China-EAEU Trade Up 30% as Beijing and Moscow eye mutual BRI trade and infrastructure investments By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Sergey Glazyiev, the Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission, the regulatory body for the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), has been holding several meetings with Chinese officials concerning cooperation and coordination between the EAEU and China. The EAEU[…..]
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  September 11, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Proposed India-Middle East Corridor Is Set to Reshape Eurasian Connectivity, But Challenges Will Persist

  By Emil Avdaliani On the sidelines of the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in New Delhi, India, the United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the European Union agreed to create a transport and economic corridor connecting the South Asia with Gulf monarchies and European countries. Dubbed the “India – Middle East – Europe[…..]
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  September 10, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  A Trade & Demographic Introduction To The G20 Countries And 2023 Summit Analysis

  By Michael Barantschik and Chris Devonshire-Ellis The annual G20 summit has been underway over the weekend and has been held in New Delhi, India. In this comprehensive article we provide a demographic background to each of the invited members, including the African Union, together with analysis of the main talking points from the Summit Declaration.
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  September 7, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank Co-Finances Alexandria’s New Metro System

  The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is part of a consortium that is financing the €1.3 billion construction of a new regional metro system in Alexandria, on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast.
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  September 7, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  China Continues Its Central Asian Expansion

  Kazakhstan is gradually becoming dependent upon China with concerns being expressed Central Asia has long been in the sphere of interest of China, which over the past decades has been slowly pursuing its policy there, aimed at increasing its influence on the countries of the region.  While Beijing says it does not impose anything on[…..]
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  September 6, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Ethiopia’s Membership Of BRICS: Consequences and Prospects

  Ethiopia’s upcoming presence in BRICS contains significant trade and export manufacturing demographic potential By Farzad Ramezani Bonesh Ethiopia was one of the surprise additions in the BRICS grouping, which has been derided in the West as a disparate group with limited compatibility. However, a deeper dive into new members attributes reveal a longer term view[…..]