TCCIM to Hold Webinar on Belt-Road Initiative

The Education and Human Resources Institute, affiliated with the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, is scheduled to hold a webinar on Belt and Road Initiative.
Titled “Belt-Road Initiative: Investment Mechanism and Economic and Trade Consequences for Iran” is scheduled to be held on Sept. 12, from 10-11:30 a.m. with the aim of raising awareness among government stakeholders and economic players for examining its effects and consequences for Iran, the news portal of TCCIM reported.
Topics to be covered include the history of Belt-Road Initiative and the Silk Road, its roadmap and China's fundamental goals. Projects and investment channels in this project and its effects on Iran will also be scrutinized vis-a-vis regional and international competitors.
The event will be organized in cooperation between TCCIM and Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Hong Kong.
Those interested may register on the news portal of TCCIM for free until Sept. 12.
The Belt and Road Initiative, also known as One Belt, One Road or the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road, is a development strategy adopted by the Chinese government involving infrastructure development and investments in 152 countries and international organizations in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Africa. 
Chinese President Xi Jinping originally announced the strategy during official visits to Indonesia and Kazakhstan in 2013. 
"Belt" refers to the overland routes for road and rail transportation, called " Silk Road Economic Belt", whereas "road" refers to the sea routes, or the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road. 
Until 2016, the initiative was officially known in English as the One Belt, One Road Initiative but the official name was changed as the Chinese government considered the emphasis on the word "one" as being prone to misinterpretation.
The Chinese government calls the initiative "a bid to enhance regional connectivity and embrace a brighter future". Some observers see it as a push for Chinese dominance in global affairs with a China-centered trading network.