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 finance institutions (DFIs), primarily the Export-Import Bank of China and the China Development Bank, dominated sovereign lending to Africa, committing over $143 billion across transport, energy and ICT (information and communications technology) sectors. Since 2018, […]

May 30, 2026 - 02:00
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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 finance institutions (DFIs), primarily the Export-Import Bank of China and the China Development Bank, dominated sovereign lending to Africa, committing over $143 billion across transport, energy and ICT (information and communications technology) sectors. Since 2018, […]

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