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HEADLINES: There is huge significance in Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s diplomatic visits this past week to Islamabad, Kabul, New Delhi, and Kathmandu – we comment on all these discussions and bring you the top weekly foreign investment impacting events for China, ASEAN and India. The Russia situation is changing supply chain activities - we bring you the very latest trending developments in cargo and shipments between Asia and Europe.

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WANG YI’S SOUTH ASIA TRIP
Wang Yi in Nepal: Progress Made on Free Trade, Infrastructure Projects, and Cross-Border Energy Networks
The outcomes of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s three-day visit to Nepal and how this will impact BRI and other China-backed projects.
China Strikes Conciliatory Tone With India As New Asian Geopolitical Alliances Begin To Emerge In Wake Of Russian Issues
BRICS Group could become Eastern Bloc With Power To Challenge US Global Interests
 
China’s Foreign Minister Visits Kabul To Meet Taliban Government
Discussed political and economic ties, including starting work in the mining sector and Afghanistan’s future role in China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative
 
Wang Yi At The Organization Of Islamic Cooperation: China Is Investing US$400 Billion In Muslim Belt And Road Initiative Projects
The OIC bloc includes 57 states over four continents and has a collective population of 1.9 billion. China is massively investing.
 
 
CHINA FOREIGN INVESTMENT NEWS
China's SME Tax Incentives
Applicable to all companies with a turnover lower than RMB 3 million.
 
 
ASEAN FOREIGN INVESTMENT NEWS
The Philippines Amends Its Foreign Investment Act
International investors can now set up and fully own domestic enterprises (including micro and small enterprises in the Philippines.
 
 
INDIA FOREIGN INVESTMENT NEWS
What is the Open Network for Digital Commerce and How Will it Impact Online Retailers in India?
The government intends to democratize markets for all buyers and sellers, irrespective of their size, so that so that millions of small retail outlets have an equal opportunity to engage using digital technologies.
 
 
EU-ASIA SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENTS
First Turkmenistan-China Direct Container Train Arrives
Implications for Turkmenistan as a key transit rail and maritime route through to European markets.
 
Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea Port Volumes Up
Kazakhstan has three operating seaports, Aqtau, Bautino, and Kuryk, with trade up 5.4%.
 
Kazakhstan-Eurasian Economic Union Trade Up 29% In January
Kazakhstan’s bilateral trade with other member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia reached US$1.7 billion in January 2022.
 
Georgia-Uzbekistan Bilateral Trade Increases 88%
Russia avoiding southern route connects Uzbekistan to Georgia and the EU via Turkmenistan.
 
Armenia, Azerbaijan Being Considered For Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Observer Status
The member-states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are actively considering the issue of obtaining observer status by Armenia and Azerbaijan, SCO Secretary General Zhang Ming has said.
 
China’s Belt And Road & Beyond
All the latest international news headlines about China’s Belt & Road Initiative.
 
 
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