Building Bridges : China's Growing Role as Infrastructure Financier for Sub-Saharan Africa

China and Africa have a long history of political and economic ties, which have greatly intensified in recent years. Both bilateral trade and Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa grew about fourfold between 2001 and 2005, accompanied b...

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Main Authors:	Foster, Vivien, Butterfield, William, Chen, Chuan, Pushak, Nataliya
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING AFFILIATE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS BACKED FINANCING BANK CREDIT BANK FINANCING BANK LOAN BANK LOANS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BORROWER BORROWING BOTTLENECKS BRIDGE BUSINESS RISKS BUYER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHECKS COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS COMMODITIES CONSULTING SERVICES CONSUMER CONSUMER GOODS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS CREDIT AGENCIES CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS CREDIT LINE CREDITORS CREDITS DEBT DEBT RELIEF DEBT SUSTAINABILITY DEBTOR DEBTOR REPORTING SYSTEM DEBTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION DISBURSEMENTS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORMS EMERGING ECONOMIES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS EQUALITY EQUIPMENT EQUITY CAPITAL EQUITY FLOWS EQUITY INVESTMENTS EXPORT FINANCING EXPORTER EXTERNAL FINANCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCING NEEDS FINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING SOURCES FIRST LOAN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FREIGHT FREIGHT COSTS FUEL GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GRACE PERIOD GRACE PERIODS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGH-SPEED RAIL HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOST GOVERNMENT HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING IMPORT BANKS INCOME INCOME LEVEL INDEBTEDNESS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INSTALLMENTS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION INVESTMENT FORUM KEY CHALLENGE LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE LIGHT RAILWAY LINE OF CREDIT LINES OF CREDIT LOAN LOAN COMMITMENTS LOWER INCOME MASS TRANSIT MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM MATURITIES MATURITY MONETARY FUND NATURAL RESOURCE EXPLOITATION NATURAL RESOURCES OUTREACH PORTFOLIO PRESS RELEASES PRIVATE EQUITY PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PROSPERITY PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASES RAIL RAIL LINK RAIL MASS TRANSIT RAIL PROJECT RAIL PROJECTS RAIL SECTOR RAILROAD RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY LINES RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAYS RAPID GROWTH REPAYMENT RESETTLEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES RETURN RING ROAD ROAD BUILDING ROAD PROJECTS ROADS ROUTE SALES SANITATION SENIOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION SOURCES OF FINANCE SPECIAL FUND STOCK MARKETS SUBSIDIARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL COST TRADING TRANSPORT TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRAVEL TIMES TRUE TURNOVER VALUABLE WATER SUPPLY WEB SITES WORTH
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