The first "Belt and Road Summit" will be held in May
2017 in Beijing, China. It is considered to be a key milestone and
communication platform for China's "One Belt, One
Road" initiative ("OBOR"), which is expected to
shine brightly in the capital market and the physical economy in
2017.
OBOR is a major economic strategy, initiated by China in 2013,
aiming to develop trade/commerce, energy, real estate, agriculture,
and transportation/logistics by establishing fundamental
infrastructures across Asia, Africa and Europe. These include,
though are not limited to, railways, sea ports and electricity
networks. According to the OBOR Report (February 2017) issued by
Min-sheng Securities' Research Institute, Southeast Asia shows
the best performance in the trade/commerce sector. It also notes
that countries in Southeast Asia, Middle Asia, West Asia and North
Africa enjoy a relatively higher development potentiality compared
to other regions, mostly because of the high
