BRI Notebook: Where is the overseas grievance mechanism for Chinese banks?
An update on the state of play of the much-anticipated mechanism to increase accountability for Chinese banks overseas.
An update on the state of play of the much-anticipated mechanism to increase accountability for Chinese banks overseas.
While China’s overseas debt stock has decreased for the first time in a while, the road toward debt sustainability in developing countries remains bumpy.
What does China’s post-quake aid to Turkey and Syria say about its notion of “great power responsibility”?
2022 saw greener, more technology-oriented and smaller BRI projects. How will engagement evolve after China’s re-opening?
The government made a few concessions to the people of Gwadar following the latest protests. But the future of Gwadar lies in how the Baloch people are included in the development process.
Feliciano de Sá Guimarães believes that any Chinese investment that creates high-skill jobs in Brazil will be welcome by the new administration
Guo Yu shows the complexity of grouping countries based on their developmental status
PBOC’s Jin Zhongxia admits that reforms at CDB and China Exim might be needed for future debt treatments
Fiji-based Maureen Penjueli tells us how Pacific communities respond to charm campaigns in the context of the climate emergency and other global challenges
Nigerian journalist Solomon Elusoji was invited to a reporting and study trip in China as part of Beijing’s public diplomacy. He wrote about the experience in a new book.
Zhao Liang’s blogpost about how he oversaw the soft loan to Nepal to build the Pokhara Airport offers insight into the Chinese lending process
Dr. Luke Long explains how resettlement is done in international development projects and why apply higher standards will ultimately pay off
Development Reimagined’s Jade Scarfe argues that thinking about debt to Chinese and Western creditors from the debtor perspective presents new ways forward
With economic ties ever growing between China and Africa, new business opportunities are emerging. The pressing question is: what kind of ethical guardrails do you put around such new businesses?
A brief review of Chinese lending history shows China’s understanding of Sri Lanka’s situation and its potential to shape debt restructuring for the island nation in crisis.