The Revival of the Great Silk Road: new economic prospects

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The Revival of the Great Silk Road: new economic prospects

Date and time: May 21, 9:30-11:00

Venue: Palace of Independence

Organizers: The Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

"Economic Research Institute" JSC

Aim: To discuss and evaluate the opportunities and risks, as well as the main characteristics of the economic development of the region (Central Asia, Kazakhstan) in the light of the trend towards the revival of the Great Silk Road.

Goals:

• Identify key priorities of existing initiatives on the revival of the Silk Road

• Evaluation of the opportunities and challenges related to the implementation of projects on the revival of the Silk Road

• Develop common approaches and practical recommendations to the formation of the general concept of the New Silk Road

Key questions for discussion:

• The vision of the Silk Road Revival under the economic and geopolitical foreshortening

• The economic potential of the Silk Road

• Ways of development of mutually beneficial trade and economic cooperation

• The effect of infrastructure projects on the economic development of countries in the region

Expected results:

• Assessment of the economic prospects of the revival of the Silk Road

• Making recommendations on the strategy of the revival of the Great Silk Road and the priorities of economic policy

• Proposals to the draft of Joint Statement of Heads of States on the revival of the Great Silk Road

Audience:

85 people