Doing Business in South China in 2023: Insights from AmCham South China and Our Opinion
On February 27, 2023, the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in South China, released two papers: the 2023 White Paper on the Business Environment in China and the 2023 Special Report on the State of Business in South China. 233 foreign and domestic companies participated in the survey and responses from 210 companies were eventually […]
Belt And Road Weekly Investor Intelligence #122
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Eurasia has been the focus for both China and Russia this past week with significant developments throughout the Eurasian landmass. The Belarus President is in Beijing at this moment discussing Eurasian logistics capabilities from Eastern Europe to Asia, while comments from Roscongress outline the developing […]
Belt And Road Weekly Investor Intelligence #121
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis This week we look at logistics development opportunities in a complimentary magazine download devoted to the subject and discuss cross-border advertising in Vietnam. In Central Asia, we examine Afghanistan and Kazakhstan’s BRI involvement in two detailed articles, and in the Middle East see how Dubai’s extraordinary growth […]
Belt And Road Weekly Investor Intelligence #120
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China is enhancing trade and investment ties with Iran and Ecuador, while Hong Kong is looking at a UAE free trade agreement. Russia is picking up energy infrastructure projects in ASEAN and making inroads into Saudi Arabia, while simultaneously boosting its foreign reserves. Russian railway volumes heading […]
Guangdong as the World’s Factory: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Prospects
Op-ed: Guilherme Campos On January 28, 2023, the Guangdong High-Quality Development Conference was held in Guangzhou, which was participated by more than 1,000 government officials and businessmen. Huang Kunming, the Guangdong Communist Party Chief made a speech on the conference, three months after being appointed as the top dog of Guangdong in October 2022. As […]
Belt and Road Weekly Investor Intelligence #119
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China’s 2022 performance in funding BRI projects is better than many naysayers have stated and was up 64% in 2021. China and India are both expected to be the main global growth drivers during 2023. There is plenty of movement in the Middle East as its […]
Belt And Road Weekly Investor Intelligence #118
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China is showing strong signs of an economic rebound amidst pent-up demand at home and abroad, we examine the trends in several articles that all point to the same direction: growth. Arguably the news with the greater long-term global impact is the connection of Russian and […]
Belt And Road Weekly Investor Intelligence #116
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis There’s activity worldwide along the Belt & Road Initiative as China takes admin steps to make import-export easier and cements its connections in Central Asia. Turkiye has announced record Central Asian trade, while Kyrgyzstan’s trade with the Eurasian Economic Union grew by 32% in 2022. […]









