2019 February 13
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China has added to its gold reserves again. At the end of January its holdings stood at 59.94m ounces, up from 59.56m a month earlier. As well as China; Russia, Turkey and Kazakhstan have all added to their gold reserves this year and reduced dollar holdings. - Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has voiced readiness to join efforts with China to further the alignment of Turkey's Middle Corridor project and the Belt and Road. - Read more
The Belt and Road Initiative will contribute totaling 117 billion U.S. dollars to global trade in 2019, according to latest studies published on the website of Center for Global Development (CGD), a renowned American think tank. - Read more
China’s Central SOEs have played an important role in the development of Belt and Road. 92% have participated in B&R construction and more than 60% of them have made equity investment in countries along the routes in over 3,000 projects. - Read more