


Riyadh and Tehran draw up new ‘soft power’ battle lines at Basra

Branson brings hyperloop to India

Future of Chabahar and Farzad B high on agenda for Rouhani visit to India

Sri Lanka leases Hambantota port to Chinese to cover loans – from China

Milan takes fast train to China

Russia and Kazakhstan agree route for high-speed EurAsia Land Bridge

Baku helps Tehran out with loan for INSTC transport corridor

BTK rail line opens intermodal Silk Road route through Turkey

Russia offers Japan bridge to Trans-Siberian Railway in Far East investment charm offensive

Work starts on India’s high-speed bullet train as rail network crumbles

Nord Stream 2 drives wedge between US and Brussels over Russian sanctions

Jiangxi freight service strengthens Tashkent’s links with New Silk Road

Athens hoping for €6bn boost from privatisations in next 18 months

ADB pledges $5bn to India’s ECEC East Coast Economic Corridor

IFC signs up insurance giants to tackle Asian infrastructure needs

Petya hits global supply chain

China draws Tehran into New Silk Road

Baku FTZ up and running by year end

China pledges billions more to Belt and Road dream at first summit

Alibaba to use Silk Road to boost SME trade

First train leaves UK on New Silk Road

Indian Railways gives new push to North-South Transport Corridor
