2019 February 2
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China’s trade delegation to the US said the two sides had “clarified a timetable and roadmap” for the next round of trade negotiations. Trump said he was optimistic the world’s two largest economies could reach “the biggest deal ever made”. - Read more
The Maldives is to ask Beijing to reduce the debt it accrued during a recent Chinese investment boom, according to its new finance minister who claims that large-scale graft inflated the value of contracts under the previous government. - Read more
The British bank - Standard Chartered - today announced the launch of the Standard Chartered Belt & Road Relay, the first-ever global running event spanning the Belt and Road initiative. SC see opportunities from BRI and China’s financial opening. - Read more
Bangladesh's "Vision 2021" road map, planning to join the middle-income countries, requires 24 billion U.S. dollars worth of investments in infrastructure per year, according to an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) report. - Read more