Global menu

Our global pages

Close

China's Belt and Road Initiative: Investing in key Belt and Road countries

  • Global
  • Infrastructure
  • International trade
  • Other
  • Project and infrastructure finance
  • Energy and infrastructure
  • Transport

06-03-2018

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a multi-trillion Chinese led initiative to strengthen trade routes and related infrastructure across over 150 countries worldwide. The initiative covers over 60% of the world’s population in terms of country coverage. 

BRI is almost certainly the largest global infrastructure programme this generation will see. It is a vast opportunity for both Chinese businesses and for the many economies along the routes.

To help you understand the investment legal frameworks in some of the key Belt and Road countries, Eversheds Sutherland is launching a guide that brings you:

• Insight on entering these markets including regulatory frameworks, corporate structures, government incentives in place and local finance requirements

• Overview of the main mechanisms to protect your investment in infrastructure projects in these BRI countries

• A comparison table between these markets to understand the pros and cons of investing in their infrastructure programmes 

The jurisdictions that have been selected in this guide are based on a combination of external market analysis, identifying the countries likely to see high levels of investment through the Belt and Road Initiative. We also spoke to a number of our clients about their priorities for investment. 

The countries covered in the guide are: Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Russia and the Philippines.

To download our guide, please visit our website.

Robert Pitcher, Partner
Stephen Kitts, Managing Partner Asia
Jay Ze, Partner

< Go back

Print Friendly and PDF

© Eversheds Sutherland 2022. All rights reserved. Eversheds Sutherland is a global provider of legal and other services operating through various separate and distinct legal entities.

Eversheds Sutherland is the name and brand under which the members of Eversheds Sutherland Limited (Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP and Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP) and their respective controlled, managed and affiliated firms and the members of Eversheds Sutherland (Europe) Limited (each an "Eversheds Sutherland Entity" and together the "Eversheds Sutherland Entities") provide legal or other services to clients around the world. Eversheds Sutherland Entities are constituted and regulated in accordance with relevant local regulatory and legal requirements and operate in accordance with their locally registered names. The use of the name Eversheds Sutherland, is for description purposes only and does not imply that the Eversheds Sutherland Entities are in a partnership or are part of a global LLP. The responsibility for the provision of services to the client is defined in the terms of engagement between the instructed firm and the client.