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  October 11, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Sudan’s Iranian Rapprochement Gives Control Of The Red Sea To BRICS

  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[…..]
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  October 10, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  The New Silk Road Business Forum: Middle Corridor Rail Development

  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.
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  October 9, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Iran To Assist Azerbaijan Develop East Zangezur Railway Infrastructure and Astara Cargo Terminal

  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[…..]
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  October 5, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Kazakhstan Marks Ten Years of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

  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.
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  October 4, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Indonesia Opens Whoosh High-Speed Railway Between Jakarta & Bandung

  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.
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  October 3, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Germany Holds EU Strategy Conference For Central Asian Development

  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[…..]
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  October 2, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Iranian Cargo Transit Up 8.24% Y-o-Y In The Past Six Months

  Cargo transit through Iran increased by 8.24%, during the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through September 22, 2023), compared to the same period last year, the Director General of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Mohammad Rezvanifar has said.
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  October 1, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Biden Meets With Heads of Central Asian Countries

  Washington Throws Its Hat In The Ring To Counterbalance Russia & China Central Asia is the only region of the world where an American president has never set foot. It is unlikely that Joe Biden will change this, but his meeting with the heads of Central Asian republics on the margins of the 78th session[…..]
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  September 28, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  Beijing Postpones China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Line

  Financing and other Asian regional tensions mean the CKU project has been indefinitely postponed China has postponed indefinitely the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway line, which was scheduled to start construction this autumn. This is positive news for Kazakhstan, as the route was supposed to be an alternative for the delivery of Chinese goods to[…..]
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  September 27, 2023 by Silk Road Briefing
  

  BRICS & MENA: China’s Growing Influence In The Middle East: New Report

  Five of the new BRICS member countries are MENA influential. In this special report we analyze how China, India and Russia are positioning BRICS to become a global entity with a special emphasis on the merging Middle East. We highlight Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE trade and development relations, and look at[…..]