The Global China Initiative (GCI) manages a suite of five interactive public databases that collectively track hundreds of billions of dollars in Chinese loans and investment to a variety of sectors, including energy and other infrastructure development. GCI manages and updates these databases in a bid to provide transparent information to aid research, education, policymaking, journalism and […]
By Lucas Engel On Thursday, September 21, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center hosted a webinar to introduce a new update to the Chinese Loans to Africa (CLA) Database and discuss past and current trends in Chinese lending to the continent. Oyintarelado Moses, Data Analyst and Database Manager at the GDP Center presented and […]
A new update to the Chinese Loans to Africa (CLA) Database, managed by the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, estimates that from 2000-2022, 39 Chinese lenders provided 1,243 loans amounting to $170.08 billion to 49 African governments and seven regional institutions. For the years 2021 and 2022 combined, the CLA Database recorded a total […]
After providing a staggering amount of finance for overseas development projects in the wake of the global financial crisis, Chinese overseas development finance has been on a general downward trend for several years. What is the status of China’s overseas development finance in the COVID-19 era? And looking forward, how likely is China to return […]
China has financed electric power plants around the world for several decades through foreign direct investment (FDI) and loans from China’s two policy banks, the China Development Bank (CDB) and the Export-Import Bank of China (CHEXIM). What is the status of China’s global power plants? In how many countries are they operating, and what are […]
By William Kring As a surging US dollar wreaks havoc on emerging market and developing economies already battling high levels of indebtedness, climate change and inflation woes, central bank governors and finance ministers will convene in Washington, D.C. this week for the 2022 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group. […]
In 2020, the Chinese Loans to Africa (CLA) Database, managed by the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, recorded 11 new loan commitments worth $1.9 billion from Chinese lenders to African government borrowers. This low amount, not seen since the mid-2000s, is down 77 percent from 2019 volumes, when Chinese lenders signed 32 loan agreements […]
While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has long signaled an interest in contributing to combat climate change, 2021 marked a critical juncture in the IMF’s commitment to the cause. Under the leadership of Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF accelerated the mainstreaming of climate change in its operations. Most notably, Georgieva made a concerted effort […]
For the second year in a row, the China-Latin America Finance Database, jointly managed by the Boston University Global Development Policy Center and the Inter-American Dialogue, recorded no new overseas finance commitments from China to Latin American governments or state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in 2021 through its two most active policy banks, the China Development Bank […]
By Cecilia Han Springer The 2022 update to the China’s Global Energy Finance (CGEF) Database, managed by the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, recorded no new energy development finance commitments from China to foreign governments in 2021 through its two most active policy banks, the China Development Bank (CDB) and the Export-Import Bank of […]