The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, which is also called ICBC, has listed a $1.58 billion equivalent green bond on the London Stock Exchange, which is being used to finance environmentally sustainable assets.

China and Arab states agreed to establish a Sino-Arab future-oriented strategic partnership of comprehensive cooperation and common development, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on 10 July.

Malaysia’s infrastructure is developing rapidly with its location at a strategic spot under the China One Belt One Road initiative. China is continuously making significant investments to the infrastructure in Malaysia, simultaneously enhancing its business relationship and the technology exchange between the two countries.

Belt and Road Brand Expo 2018, a gateway of modern Silk Road to create a comprehensive and convenient platform for companies to explore China and the global market, was held in Shanghai from June 29 to July 1.

As the first and third largest exporters globally, China and Germany will prove crucial drivers of trade along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road. Together these form the Belt and Road Initiative, a landmark shift in the global economic order that will touch over 65 countries across four continents.

UK Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, in a speech published on a UK government website on 20 June, said the UK welcomed the steps that China, the world's second largest economy, had taken to facilitate global trade.

The Silk Road Fund signed a memorandum of understanding on a strategic partnership with Astana International Financial Center and a framework agreement with Astana International Exchange to subscribe for a portion of common shares through the China-Kazakhstan Production Capacity Cooperation Fund Co Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silk Road Fund, the fund said on 8 June.

Bank of China Ltd's Chile branch, its fifth branch in Latin America, opened for business on June 6, further cementing its global position.

In the presence of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and British Prime Minister Theresa May, the Memorandum of Understanding on Granting RMB 10 Billion Loans for Belt and Road Construction Projects Between China Development Bank and Standard Chartered PLC (MoU) was signed by Chairman of CDB Hu Huaibang and Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC Bill Winters in Beijing on January 31.

CDB and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) today signed the Agreement on Providing Financing and Overseas Agency Services for Belt and Road Projects in Beijing.