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Kenya Led the World in Finishing Chinese-Funded Infrastructure Projects Ahead of Schedule
Kenya completed more Chinese-financed construction projects ahead of schedule than any other country in the world, according to the findings from AidData's recently released report on Belt and Road financing. AidData, a research lab based at William & ...
Key Takeaways From AidData’s New Report on How China’s Finances the BRI
AidData, the development research lab at William & Mary College in Virginia, published a landmark report this week that provides the most comprehensive overview to date of Chinese financing of projects along the Belt and Road. Researchers pored through 13,247 projects ...
New Research Reveals China’s BRI Riddled With Corruption, Labor Problems and Billions in “Hidden Debts”
Developing countries along China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) owe nearly $400 billion in so-called "hidden debts," according to a landmark new study published on Wednesday from AidData researchers at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. These newly discovered ...
The DRC Wants to Renegotiate Some of Its Chinese Contracts. Hopefully, for Their Sake, They Read the Fine Print.
DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi apparently wants to renegotiate some of the contracts that his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, signed with the Chinese, according to a report by Africa Intelligence. Argentina too, like the DRC, tried to ...
Disclose the Debt!
If you’re into curling up with a cup of coffee and an 85-page report on Chinese lending, you can’t go wrong with AidData’s How China Lends: A Rare Look into 100 Debt Contracts with Foreign Governments (PDF). One of the most striking findings in ...
New Report on Chinese Loans Challenges China’s “Win-Win” Narrative
The release of Wednesday's groundbreaking report that analyzed 100 Chinese state-backed loans to developing countries over a three-year period sparked considerable international media coverage. While the 77-page report produced by researchers at AidData, the Washington-based Center for Global Development (CGD), ...
A Groundbreaking New Report Provides Unprecedented Insights Into Chinese Lending Practices Around the World
A new report provides an unprecedented view into Chinese loan contracts with dozens of governments throughout the Global South. Researchers from AidData, the Kiel Institute, and the Center for Global Development analyzed 100 contracts between Chinese state-owned entities and government borrowers in 24 countries and then compared ...
What To Do About the Lack of Chinese Loan Transparency in Africa?
One of the central issues in the current Zambian debt crisis is a lack of transparency that makes it largely impossible for investors, policymakers, and constituents on all sides to know what's really going on. The Chinese government and creditors are among the worst in this regard. ...
When It Comes to the G20’s DSSI, China’s Playing by a Different Set of Rules
There's an enormous disconnect between how the Chinese are approaching the debt crisis in poor countries and the expectations of the world's legacy donors. People like World Bank President David Malpass seem befuddled as to why China is not fully supporting ...
Africa Likely to be Impacted by Massive Cuts to China’s Aid Budget
China's fledgling aid agency, CIDCA, will have nearly half its budget slashed this year due to the ongoing economic slowdown brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak. CIDCA is by no means alone -- the central government unveiled across-the-board cuts for the remainder the year, ...
New Infographic Highlights China’s Global Building Spree and There’s a Lot Happening in Africa
Using information compiled from AidData, a research lab at the William & Mary College Global Research Institute, the Visual Capitalist produced a compelling infographic that shows the stunning breadth of China's infrastructure building around the world, much of which is happening in Africa more than any other continent. ...
Does China’s Growing Investment in Overseas Aid Lead to More Influence in Places Like Africa?
A new AidData survey of nearly 3,500 policymakers in 126 developing countries that receive aid reveals China’s expanding foreign aid portfolio is translating into greater influence with leaders in those countries receiving that aid, but also that ...