by Afshin Molavi | Dec 8, 2020 | China/Middle East, Emerging Markets, NewPost, West Asia Economies
From Rabat to Riyadh, and from Alexandria to Abu Dhabi, China has emerged as a major geo-economic player in the Middle East and North Africa region, and the money trail gives us clues to Beijing’s broader thinking on the region. I was delighted to work with the Hoover...
by Afshin Molavi | Dec 12, 2019 | Articles, Belt and Road Initiative, Central Asia and Caucuses, China Economy, China/Middle East, Emerging Markets, Europe, Geopolitics, NewPost, Rail Links, Southeast Asia, West Asia Economies
In one of the most memorable lines from Ernest Hemingway’s classic work, The Sun Also Rises, one of the lead characters was asked how he went bankrupt. His response? “It happened gradually, and then suddenly.” I often think of that line as I reflect...
by Afshin Molavi | Jul 24, 2019 | Articles, Belt and Road Initiative, China/Middle East, Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, Globalization, Ports, Shipping
October 2018 – By Afshin Molavi – When Chinese President Xi Jinping flew to Africa on his way to the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit this past summer, he followed a route that has become familiar to many Chinese travelers: he...
by Afshin Molavi | Jul 11, 2019 | Belt and Road Initiative, China Economy, China/Africa, China/Middle East, Cities, Emerging Markets, Infrastructure, NewPost, Original Articles, Tech Start-Ups, United Arab Emirates Economy, West Asia Economies
The New Silk Road Monitor “Friday Post” – A round-up of this week’s stories that caught our eye Insights on Investing in Africa, the UAE and the Belt and Road, Turkey’s New Silk Road Logistics Play, Russia’s New Silk Road Highway,...
by Afshin Molavi | Jun 5, 2019 | China Economy, China/Middle East, NewPost, Oil and Gas, Original Articles, Shipping
In our latest Top Ten List, we look at the Top Ten Crude Suppliers to China for 2018. The United States sneaked in at the number ten spot this year, and would likely have ticked upward in 2019 were it not for the US-China trade war. For more on U.S petroleum, see the...
by Afshin Molavi | Apr 8, 2019 | China Economy, China Equities, China/Middle East, Global Equities, NewPost, Oil and Gas, Original Articles, Shanghai
New Silk Road Weekly China Chronicle A compendium of the key numbers, quotes, and stories shaping China, curated from global and domestic news sources. Sources: News Agencies, Shanghai Daily, China Daily, Beijing Review Key Numbers 2.6% The World Trade...
