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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
China-Africa Economic Bulletin, 2026 Edition
A series of concurrent shocks have posed significant challenges to the African continent, including the recent global pullback by the Read more
Event Summary: What Time Is It? A Cross-Cutting Conference on Historical Perspectives and Global Governance Reform
By Brigid Smith The History and Political Economy (HPE) Project and the Global Development Policy (GDP) Center held a two-day 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
Debt Sustainability with Chinese Characteristics: Norm Convergence and Its Limits in Sovereign Lending
In 2019, China introduced the Belt and Road Initiative Debt Sustainability Framework (BRI–DSF) for low-income countries (LICs), offering a critical Read more
GDP Center Signs Partnership Agreement with Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
To reinforce commitments to international cooperation and policy research for global change, the Global Development Policy (GDP) Center has officially Read more
Later Entrance into Primary School May Improve Education, Health and Economic Outcomes – Evidence from Lesotho
Starting school at an older age may result in greater health, educational, and economic well-being among children in low- and 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
Commodity-Price-Linked Bonds: Enhancing Debt Resilience in Commodity-Dependent Economies
By early 2025, debt servicing pressures had intensified. Interest payments exceed 10 percent of government revenues in 56 developing countries—double Read more