Original Articles
The following are articles published originally on the New Silk Road Monitor Site.
How Digital Transformation is Reshaping GCC Businesses
By Luca Yazdanpanah Imagine you are looking to buy a new apartment in Dubai or lease some office space, but you are thousands of miles away? If you are buying property from Al Futtaim, a leading UAE conglomerate, you can do a virtual walk-through ahead of your visit...
China’s Global Trade Profile and Economic Growth: A Snapshot
By Yunbo Zhou When China, the world’s largest trading nation, announced a re-opening to the world late last year after its heavy zero-covid lockdowns, many exporters from Argentina to South Korea rejoiced at the news. China’s multiple lockdowns complicated supply...
New China-to-Europe Rail Routes Amid Ukraine War
By Yichuan Zhang Amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, all eyes have been on the disruption of energy pipelines connecting Russia to Europe via Ukraine. Few have paid much attention to the the Eurasian railway networks disrupted by the war. Historically, Ukraine has been...
Japan’s Trade Snapshot: A Geo-Economic Profile
By Yitong Huang With globally recognized brands from Toyota to Sony, Japan has emerged as one of the world's largest exporters. With the third largest economy in the world, it should come as no surprise that Japan is also a major importer of goods and services. For...
Germany Military Rearmament To Transform Europe Security Order
By Yichuan Zhang On February 27th 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stood before the Bundestag and pledged a 100 billion euro package that would be dedicated to the build up and rearming of the German military, alongside the promise that Germany would finally...
Global Inflation: The Top Ten Worst Hit Countries
By Zubin Eimen When the U.S annualized inflation rate hit 9.1% this June, newspaper headlines screamed “crisis.” No doubt, such inflation numbers pose a serious challenge to U.S President Joe Biden and a continuing challenge to the American consumer who has not seen...
China and the US: Battle of the Digital Superpowers Heats Up
By Kian Akhavan The advent of the internet has fundamentally reshaped society, the economy and global politics. Its ubiquity has made the world a smaller place, democratizing knowledge and removing barriers to communication. As an inextricable part of daily life for...
The World’s Most Vaccinated Nations
By Zubin Eimen The Covid-19 pandemic dramatically transformed our lives, leading to millions of deaths and reordering societies all around the world. From the masks we wore every day, to the virtual meetings and classes we attended, to the limited capacity and social...
Russia’s Top Ten Export Destinations
By Martin Vatanka Like many countries, Russia faced economic contraction in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the global economy. Russia’s economy contracted by 3% in 2020, though the country had been accustomed to slowing or negative growth long before...
New Silk Road Monitor Daily – March 3
The Top 5 Stories Shaping the New Silk Road - March 3 Hyundai Heavy Industries Joins with Saudi Aramco on Hydrogen Project - "Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings said Wednesday that it has signed a deal with Saudi Arabia's state-run oil firm Saudi Aramco to cooperate on...
