"Most analyses of Chinese engagement in Africa focus either on what China gets out of these partnerships or the impacts …-hostile African responses, and (4) whether the United States and China are competing for influence, access, and resources in Africa … continent to address these concerns. China and the United States are not strategic rivals in Africa, but greater American …

The U.S. bank stress tests were introduced to improve the risk posture and management practices of large and complex … banking institutions. This study investigates whether stress-tested banks in the U.S. converge to each other in their levels … the convergence in profitability, asset quality, management quality, and income diversification of stress-tested banks …