Day: March 9, 2020
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Recent findings by Boston University's Global Development Policy Center that China's two largest policy banks, China Exim Bank and the China Development Bank, sharply curtailed their lending from $75 billion in 2016 to just $4 billion, was a stunning surprise. Long ...
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New Database Provides Fresh Insights Into Chinese Lending Practices Around the World
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Reaction to New Data That Reveals “Chinese Overseas Lending Collapse”
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Peking University Professor: Chinese Loan Losses in Asia and Africa Reinforce Painful Lessons Learned in Venezuela
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