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The World Bank Needs an Enhanced Climate Change Action Plan
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary, Marilou Uy and Irene Monasterolo As countries grapple with one of hottest years on record alongside Read more
Is there a development quid pro quo? China’s development finance and mineral access in Africa
By Congyi Dai Minerals are the main inputs needed for manufacturing clean energy technologies such as lithium-ion batteries, solar photovoltaic Read more
Meet the 2026 Summer in the Field Fellow
The Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center is proud to present the 2026 Summer in the Field Fellow: Luh Read more
Introducing the 2026 HCI PhD Summer Fieldwork Fellows
The Human Capital Initiative (HCI) is pleased to announce the fellows for the 2026 PhD Summer Fieldwork award to advance Read more
Brokers on the Ground: Chinese Commercial Creditors’ Entry into Africa Sovereign Development Finance
By Tianyi Wu The portfolio of financiers participating in China's overseas development finance is changing. Between 2000 and 2019, development Read more
International Investment Pushes Past and Present, Part 3: Jubilee-Era Debt Relief
By Tim Hirschel-Burns This blog is part of a blog series on past large-scale international investment programs and the lessons Read more
What New Data Reveals About China-Africa Economic Ties
By Mengdi Yue China and Africa’s economic relationship has continued to evolve over the last decade. Recent milestones include the Read more
How Can China’s Debt Sustainability Analysis Better Serve Global South’s Development Goals?
By Tianyi Wu The current debt and development crisis in the Global South has resurfaced a long-standing tension in sovereign Read more
Why Competitive Politics Can Pull Development Finance Away from Need
By Keyi Tang As development finance tightens, the most important question may not be who is lending, but how domestic Read more
Disentangling Decision-Making: Chinese Infrastructure Finance in Africa
By Tianyi Wu In 2016, China committed $28.8 billion in infrastructure loans to African countries––a record peak that has been Read more