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Japan launches global infrastructure initiative focused on energy and supply chains

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Japan is accelerating its own version of the Belt and Road Initiative, focusing on energy networks and supply chains rather than traditional infrastructure. This initiative, a collaboration with the World Bank, aims to enhance regional resilience and energy security. The latest phase of this cooperation was formalized with an agreement signed by World Bank president Ajay Banga and Japan's finance minister Satsuki Katayama. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Anthony Rowley ·

    The problem with Japan’s bid to strengthen energy security, supply chains

    What is in effect Japan’s version of the Belt and Road Initiative is being rolled out at an accelerating pace. But unlike China’s global infrastructure initiative, which mainly takes the form of highways, railways and sea lanes, Japan’s project is all about energy networks and su…

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