Luis Alberto Moreno — A Belt and Road for the Americas?

In a time of global uncertainty, a vision of “made in the Americas” prosperity provides a unifying agenda for the continent. If implemented, the US could reassert its historical leadership among a group of countries that share its fundamental values, as well as an interest in inclusive economic growth and rising living standards.

If the US doesn't do it, then China will.

Project Syndicate.
A Belt and Road for the Americas?
Luis Alberto Moreno | President of the Inter-American Development Bank, and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Foundation Board

Zhou Xiaochuan — The opening-up of Chinese economy - from manufacturing industry to service industry

Keynote speech by Mr Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the People's Bank of China, at the 2017 Lujiazui Forum "Financial reform and steady development from a global perspective", Shanghai, 21 June 2017.

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Zhou Xiaochuan: The opening-up of Chinese economy - from manufacturing industry to service industry
Keynote speech by Mr Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the People's Bank of China, at the 2017 Lujiazui Forum "Financial reform and steady development from a global perspective", Shanghai, 21 June 2017.

Xinhua — 5,000 China-Europe cargo trains expected by 2020

There will be a safe, convenient and efficient system of China-Europe direct cargo trains by 2020, the country's top economic planning body has said.

It is estimated that there will be around 5,000 cargo trains running between China and Europe annually by 2020, according to a development plan issued by the National Development and Reform Commission.

As a key component of the Belt and Road initiative, direct cargo trains will connect a growing number of cities in China and Europe.

Demand for rail cargo service between China and Europe has exploded in recent years because it offers an alternative to slower and riskier sea freight and much costlier air cargo.…

The European Union has been China's largest trading partner for more than a decade, while China is one of the EU's biggest sources of imports. Bilateral trade amounted to 3.51 trillion U.S. dollars in 2015.

ECNS

5,000 China-Europe cargo trains expected by 2020

Xinhua — Editor: Xu Shanshan