report in The Island, Dec 30, 2023In comparison with other countries, Sri Lanka had received fewer benefits from the Belt and Road Initiative, with investments amounting to 14 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), the Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) affiliated Asia Progress Forum (APF) said. The investments made by this Initiative in Laos and Cambodia are 140 percent and 60 percent, respectively of their GDPs, the APF said. “This makes it clear…
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By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 20, 2023The acting minister of Industry and Commerce of the Taliban said that Afghanistan’s caretaker administration intends to join China’s “Belt and Road” initiative officially. On Thursday, Nooruddin Azizi, the head of this ministry, said in an interview with Reuters that the Taliban administration wishes to formally become a part of the ambitious infrastructure project “Belt and Road” initiated by Xi Jinping, the President of China.…
report in The Himalayan Times, July 14, 2023KATHMANDU, JULY 13: The government has said that discussions are on regarding implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project. Nepal and China had signed an agreement on the BRI project in 2017. Delivering a statement in the National Assembly meeting today, Minister for Foreign Affairs, NP Saud said, “Discussions are being held between the two countries regarding implementation of BRI.” Though the agreement on BRI was…