Meister, Lorenz; Menkhoff, Lukas; Westen, Annika - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 26/27, pp. 193-200
Over the past 20 years, China has granted a conspicuous amount of loans to African countries. New loan data show that compared to Western multilateral loans, Chinese loans have relatively high interest rates and shorter maturities, tend to be highly collateralized, and are volatile over time....
