Other Briefings
8th UNCTAD World Investment Forum Opens In Abu Dhabi
The 8th World Investment Forum (WIF), organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has officially opened at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center. The event will run until October 20.
Egypt Issues RMB3.5 billion In ‘Panda Bonds’
China’s Currency Begins a Global Take Up as a US Dollar Alternative Cash-strapped Egypt has issued 3-year Panda Bonds worth RMB3.5 billion (US$479 million, or E£14.8 billion) its finance ministry said on Monday (October 16), the latest in a string of less conventional borrowings as it grapples with a mushrooming foreign debt repayment schedule.
Chris Devonshire-Ellis Interviewed By World Geostrategic Institute: The Significance of Iran-Sudan Rapprochement
Chris Devonshire-Ellis, the Chairman of Dezan Shira & Associates, has been interviewed by the World Geostrategic Institute concerning the reintroduction of bilateral ties between Iran and Sudan.
UAE, South Korea Sign CEPA Trade Agreement
Bilateral trade up 21% to reach US$3 billion The UAE and South Korea have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), with the UAE Minister Foreign Trade, Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, and Dukgeun Ahn, Minister of Trade for South Korea, concluding negotiations. The UAE is South Korea’s second-largest Arab trade partner, while South […]
UAE, Georgia Sign CEPA Trade Agreement
Bilateral trade set to double in next five years as bilateral trade is boosted by the INSTC The UAE and Georgia have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the UAE and Georgia, with aims to double non-oil trade from the current US$481 million to US$1.5 billion in five years.
Iran, Sudan Reestablish Diplomatic Relations
Move has significant implications for the BRICS in MENA and moves control of the Red Sea and Suez shipping to the Global South By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The resumption of diplomatic relations between Iran and Sudan and Iran, was announced in a joint statement on Monday (October 9). Relations had been severed for over seven […]
UAE, Vietnam, Seek To Boost Bilateral Trade
Bilateral trade at US$8 billion with both parties committed to increasing this with a CEPA trade deal under negotiation
Iraq – China Trade and Developments
China’s Belt & Road Initiative has made substantial progress in Iraq after the United States invasion removed Saddam Hussein but sparked a civil war By Farzad Ramezani Bonesh The trade relations between Iraq and China began over 2,000 years ago along the ancient silk road routes. Although in contemporary times they have experienced periods of […]
Israel’s Hamas & Hezbollah Conflict Threatens China and Russia’s Middle East Intentions
The horrific bilateral violence may result in widespread regional changes throughout the Middle East and Ukraine. We provide daily updates. By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Israel – Palestine – October 13 Update In Moscow, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that all ten countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) trade bloc are urging […]
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 […]
