OSW: China’s CEFC has acquired a stake in Rosneft

On 8th September Glencore and Qatar Investment Fund (QIF) announced that the Chinese company CEFC would shortly finalise a transaction to buy 14.16% of shares in Rosneft. This information was confirmed by Rosneft’s CEO Igor Sechin. The value of the transaction is said to be US$ 9 billion. The first stage of Rosneft’s privatisation was […]

PISM: China as an “Engine” of Globalisation: More Words than Deeds

As the U.S. under President Donald Trump leans towards protectionist economic policy, China sees an opportunity to become a driving force of globalisation. It presents itself as having the economic potential and political clout crucial to being its champion. However, China’s still relatively closed market, use of prohibited trade practices, stalled internal economic reforms, social […]

HCSS: The Geo-economic Implications of China’s New Silk Road

China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) project was formally introduced by Chinese President Xi-Jinping in 2013. The project, aimed at integrating trade and investment in Eurasia, encompasses over $900 billion in planned investments of infrastructure across Central and South Asia, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

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