Original Articles
The following are articles published originally on the New Silk Road Monitor Site.
US Asset Managers Set to Launch Mutual Fund Units in Shanghai
BlackRock, Fidelity International other major players signal interest in setting up majority-owned mutual fund units in Shanghai, Shenzhen Daily and news agencies report. From April 1, US and global players will be allowed majority ownership in mutual fund and...
India Shuts Down Domestic Flights, Trains in Coronavirus Battle
India, one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world, will have largely empty skies as of Wednesday at midnight. All domestic flights have been grounded, adding to the ban on all international flights. The ban on all flights will continue to slam India's...
The Top Ten Global Container Shippers
The Journal of Commerce, in conjunction with research firm Alphaliner, has just published the top 40 Global Container Shipping operators list. What is striking is the dominance of the Top Ten - which control 87.9% of the market. Here are the Top Ten Global Shipping...
The Middle East’s Unique Moment to Shape World Trade
In my latest syndicated column published by Asia Times, I point to a unique confluence of events that can potentially give the Middle East and North Africa region - namely three states, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE -- outsized influence in the shaping of our...
5 Warning Signs Flashing Across Asia
It has become a familiar feature of the regular unveiling of the IMF's latest World Economic Outlook: Asia consistently outpaces the rest of the world in terms of growth. In July, the IMF reported that emerging and developing Asia is expected to see 6.2% growth in...
Asia’s Top 10 Retailers – 2019
The good folks at EuroMonitor International continue to produce some of the finest research on Asia's economic transformation. Their latest report, downloadable on their site, looks at the Asian Retail Landscape. These are the Top Ten companies within retailing in the...
The African-American Artist Who Found “a Homeland” in Oman
Last night, I attended an event at the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center in Washington D.C - an often overlooked gem in the heart of mid-town -- and came across this painting that caught my eye. It certainly has a 19th century New Silk Road-y feel to it. Upon further...
The New Silk Road Monitor Friday Post
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, the Africa Continental Free Trade...
Are China and India Recalibrating Their Relationship?
It's no secret that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China President Xi Jinping don't see eye to eye on a range of issues, including a long-simmering and sometimes flaring border dispute, the Belt and Road Initiative, and China's close ties with Pakistan. No one,...
Two Middle East Companies Among Top 100 US Exporters, Importers
Every year, the Journal of Commerce, the world's leading publication on global shipping and logistics, publishes its Top 100 U.S Importers and Exporters (paywall) guide. It's a great insider look at U.S trade and globalization from the company level. It measures...
