Belt and Road Initiative & Bangladesh
1. Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative
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The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
span across the territories of 72 countries, which covered 66.09 per
cent of the world population and 33.65 per cent of the global Gross
Domestic Product (GDP), as of 2018.
The BRI has generated a lot of discussion and speculation across the
world.
Many least developed and developing countries which are in need of
infrastructures such as roads, railways, ports and other infrastructure,
have welcomed BRI investments.
Though the BRI aims to promote regional cooperation through
investment, it is seen as China's a plan to strengthen its influence in the
region.
There is opposition in some participating countries, as costs of many
proposed projects have risen substantially.
POLICY DIALOGUE
Belt and Road Initiative & Bangladesh
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