Acker, Kevin; Bräutigam, Deborah A. - 2021
Down but not out. China’s loan commitments (2000- 2019) in Africa now total US$ 153 billion. New Chinese loan … commitments of US$ 7 billion dipped 30% in 2019 compared with 2018. Avoiding risk. Countries where China reprofiled, restructured … Republic of Congo, received far less Chinese finance in subsequent years. In 2019, China’s top borrowers were Ghana, South …