There are many motives for China to engage with central and eastern Europe (CEE), not least developing a link between the Port of Piraeus in Greece (which Beijing has invested heavily in), and important Western European markets for Chinese goods...
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The existence of a stable economic route along the New Silk Road is a common goal of all countries participating in the initiative, and Azerbaijan has made a significant...
Azerbaijani investment and transit potential has been on show at Xi’an, China. At an event organised by the Azerbaijani Embassy in China, the Silk Road Chamber of...
The Azerbaijan Minister of the Economy, Shahin Mustafayev, has officially opened a trade representative office in Beijing, China. The move comes as levels of trade...
Emerging Europe enjoyed another solid year of M&A activity in 2017, closing the year with 2113 completed deals across the region – up 6 per cent compared to 2016...
Georgia’s trade deficit rose slightly in 2017, to 5.25 billion US dollars, an increase of just over 70 million US dollars on 2016. Overall, Georgia’s exports rose by an...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continued a six-day visit to the Baltics and the Western Balkans with a stop in Sofia on January 14, where he met with his Bulgarian...
HSBC – the world’s seventh largest bank by total assets and the largest in Europe – announced on January 4 that it is to launch a business desk in...
A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between China and Georgia took effect on January 1, 2018. It means that around 94 per cent of Georgian products will be free from customs...
China and Moldova have formally agreed to begin talks on the establishment of a free-trade deal. Officials from the two countries signed an agreement in Beijing on...
Serbia took another large step towards accession to the European Union (EU) last week, opening two more chapters in its negotiations and reiterating its commitment to...
Anytime Beijing ventures into intra-European relations, trepidation ensues. The “16+1” meeting between Beijing and a group of Central and East European states on...
