Other Briefings
Southern, Russia-Avoiding Belt & Road Multimodal Route Receives First China Blockchain Rail Cargo In Azerbaijan For Dispersal To Turkey, Bulgaria And Romania
With Russia now under sanctions and ports inaccessible, the main rail route from China to the European Union has shifted south to the multi-modal route provided by using the Caspian Sea.
Iran And India Discuss Logistics For The INSTC
India’s India Ports Global has met with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) to discuss common strategic goals on the development of the International North-South Transportation Corridor (INSTC).
INSTC Develops With Iranian Port Links To Qatar
The Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghasemi has announced that Iran and Qatar plan to launch regular shipping lines between the two countries’ ports. The statement came after meetings with Qatari trade and transport officials concerning the development of transport, commercial and economic ties between the two countries.
Iran’s Rasht-Astara Railway To Provide The Key Link In The INSTC
The Rasht-Astara railway line running between the southern Iranian Port at Shahid Rajaee (part of the Bandar Abbas complex) north to the Rasht Port on the Caspian Sea will provide full rail connectivity between the Gulf and Europe.
Russia, Iran To Increase Caspian Maritime Trade Shipping
Ro-Ro Vessels To Ply Iranian Agricultural Trade Between Anzali And Lagan Ports One of the outcomes of Iranian President Raisi’s recent visit to Moscow has been an immediate commitment to increase Caspian Sea trade shipping, which will in turn boost the use of the International North-South Transportation Corridor (INSTC).
China’s Digital Silk Road: Chris Devonshire-Ellis Q&A With Zawya
Digital know-how along the Belt and Road Initiative will set future global tech standards The Middle East financial newspaper Zawya recently interviewed Dezan Shira & Associates Chairman and Belt and Road Initiative expert Chris Devonshire-Ellis about digital tech capabilities along the BRI. These are some of the Q&A.
Syria Joins China’s Belt And Road Initiative
Syria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the country is seeking post-war reconstruction. The signing took place at Syria’s Planning and International Cooperation Commission in Damascus and was attended by Fadi Khalil, the head of the commission, and Feng Biao, China’s ambassador to Syria.
China Looking For Free Trade Agreement With Gulf Cooperation Council
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Significant breakthroughs expected in trade, infrastructure and RMB internationalization. China has been the largest export market for GCC countries since 2012 and is the main oil and commercial partner to the GCC. China has upgraded relations with all of them to ‘strategic economic partnerships’ and all have joined the Belt and Road […]
China Looking For Free Trade Agreement With Gulf Cooperation Council
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Significant breakthroughs expected in trade, infrastructure and RMB internationalization. China has been the largest export market for GCC countries since 2012 and is the main oil and commercial partner to the GCC. China has upgraded relations with all of them to ‘strategic economic partnerships’ and all have joined the Belt and Road […]
China Opens New Consulate in Bandar Abbas To Support Iranian Belt And Road
Mohammad-Hossein Malaek, former Iranian ambassador to China and Switzerland, has said a new Chinese consulate in Bandar Abbas port city will foster Beijing’s economic presence on Iran’s Gulf of Oman coastline. Malaek told the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) that Beijing anticipated a leading role in developing the Makran region, the coastal strip along Iran’s […]
