Silk Road Associates is an economic and corporate consultancy based in Hong Kong. Founded by Ben Simpfendorfer, a former chief China Economist and a specialist on China and Middle East, our focus is the fast growing economies that lie along the new Silk Road--from China, India, Egypt, to Turkey. We help our clients suceed in what is the world's most dynamic region.

Our services include economic analysis, corporate consultancy, and executive briefings. Our clients range from industrial firms, financial institutions, governments, to sovereign wealth funds.

What makes us different? Our approach relies on both high-level analysis and street-level research to make sense of the changes taking place. We travel constantly across the region, whether it is to visit Chinese interior cities, speak with Vietnamese industrialists, or interview Egyptian middle-class families. We also speak the local languages, from Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, to Thai.