This book is all about investments or funds that invests in asset
classes other than stocks, bonds and cash. The term is a
relatively loose one and includes tangible assets such
as precious metals, art, wine, antiques, coins or stamps and
some financial assets such as real estate, commodities, private
equity, distressed-securities, hedge-funds, venture capital,
film production, carbon credits, financial derivatives
and crypto-currencies.
This book is result of Rohit Gupta’s 10-year research and
working experience in financial sector and investment
segment.
The Silk Road was a network of trade routes which connected
the East and West, and was central to the economic, cultural,
political, and religious interactions between these regions from
the 2nd century BC to the 18th century.
The book talks of:-
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The Silk Road primarily refers to the land routes
connecting
f East-Asia, South-east Asia with South
Asia, Persia, the Arabian Peninsula, East
Africa and Southern Europe.
• The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative
trade in silk carried out along its length, beginning in
the Han dynasty in China (207 BCE–220 CE). The
Han dynasty expanded the Central Asian section of
the trade routes around 114 BCE through the
missions and explorations of the Chinese imperial
envoy Zhang Qian, as well as several military
conquests. The Chinese took great interest in the
security of their trade products, and extended
the Great Wall of China to ensure the protection of
the trade route.
• The Silk Road trade played a significant role in the
development of the civilizations of China, Korea,
Japan, the Indian subcontinent , Iran, Europe,
the Horn of Africa and Arabia, opening long-distance
political and economic relations between the
civilizations along its network.
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