Financing the future of the Belt and Road in Africa
Contributing chair
David Pilling @davidpilling – Africa Editor, Financial Times
Speakers
H.E. Fesseha Shawel Gebre @EthioEmbassyUK – Ethiopian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Yoon Jung Park @SaisCari – Associate Director of the China–Africa Research Initiative, Johns Hopkins University
Linda Calabrese @lindacalab – Research Fellow, ODI
Jinny Yan @jinnyan84 – Chief China Economist, ICBC Standard Bank
Description
China's investment in the African continent is increasing at a steady rate, with the country announcing the provision of $60 billion in financial support to Africa at the 2018 China–Africa Cooperation Forum.
As China plays an increasingly key role in the continent, we explore the future of Sino–African development relations. In particular looking at the impact and implications of opportunities generated by Chinese investment, such as lending practices by Chinese stakeholders.
We also focus on the Belt and Road Initiative in the East African context, looking at how it is financed by state actors and private investors who seek access to Belt and Road opportunities.
The image used on this page was taken by Davide Scalenghe as part of the SOAS project Industrial Development, Construction and Employment in Africa (IDCEA).