Engagement Between Chinese Policy Banks and African Governments Continue Despite Funding Pull-Back

The current pull-back in infrastructure financing from Chinese policy banks is scrambling the funding options for African infrastructure. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the reduction in lending is permanent or that Chinese policy banks have lost their interest in the continent. This tweet from Ethiopia’s embassy in China gives a glimpse of ongoing engagement behind the scenes… Ethiopia is one of the biggest recipients of policy bank loans on the continent.

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