"China Now Receives $3.9 Billion More in Debt Payments Than it Lends to Developing Nations"

" China Now Receives $3.9 Billion More in Debt Payments Than it Lends to Developing Nations \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nDeveloping nations are now repaying more to China than they receive in new financing, showing a growing strain on economies already battling debt distress and underinvestment in climate action, according to a new report by Boston University\u2019s Global Development Policy Centre.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nThe report,\u00a0 Reviving Chinese Development Finance in the Global South,\u00a0 found that net debt transfers from China to developing countries turned negative in 2022 and 2023, as nations collectively repaid $3.9 billion more each year than they borrowed.\r\n \r\n\r\nChina, the world\u2019s largest bilateral lender, has long been a major financier of infrastructure in the Global South, channelling over $472 billion through its two policy banks, the China Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China, between 2008 and 2024,\u00a0 Reuters \u00a0reported.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nThese funds supported more than 900 projects worth $316 billion in transport, energy, water systems, and digital infrastructure, significantly contributing to public assets, economic growth, and poverty reduction, the study noted.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nThe authors, Rebecca Ray, Kevin Gallagher, Zheng Zhai, Marina Zucker-Marques, and Yan Liang, warned that without a rebound in Chinese overseas lending, growth and climate investment in developing nations could stall.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nThe paper outlined five measures to reinvigorate development finance in ways that benefit both China and its partner countries: refinancing distressed loans, issuing RMB-denominated bonds, expanding green lending, encouraging cooperative foreign investment, and deepening South\u2013South trade.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nSome signs of this revival are already emerging. In June, China announced plans to offer zero-tariff treatment to all 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic ties.\r\n \r\n\r\nBeijing's proposed zero-tariff initiative is seen as a strategic move to boost imports from Africa while offering a lifeline to Chinese state-owned firms struggling with declining demand at home.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n Africa deepens yuan ties \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nEarlier this year, Afreximbank launched its first yuan-denominated\u00a0 panda bond , while in South Africa, the China-Africa Development Fund is preparing to bid for renewable energy transition projects.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nIn Kenya, Finance Minister John Mbadi announced this week that three major Chinese railway loans have been converted from U.S. dollars to yuan to cut interest costs, a move signalling a deeper financial alignment between China and its African partners.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nThe conversion, covering $5 billion in railway loans from the Export-Import Bank of China, is expected to save Kenya about\u00a0 $250 million \u00a0annually and ease pressure on the country\u2019s debt-laden finances.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n "

"China Now Receives $3.9 Billion More in Debt Payments Than it Lends to Developing Nations"

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