But as debt pressures rise across the region, there are more questions about whether East African countries are becoming too ...

Chinese overseas lending is currently undergoing a transition. During the decade from 2010 to 2020, Chinese policy banks – particularly the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) and the China ...

The reversal has been most dramatic in Africa. Between 2015 and 2019, African countries received $30 billion in new loans from China. By 2020–2024, the continent was sending $22 billion back, ...

Data from the Chinese Loans to Africa (CLA) Database, managed by Boston University’s Global Development Policy Centre, shows that between 2000 and 2024, 42 Chinese lenders signed 1,319 loan ...

Kenya borrowed Sh655 billion ($5.08 billion) from the China Export-Import Bank in the fiscal year ended June 2015 for the construction of SGR from Mombasa to Nairobi and later to Naivasha.

Chinese lenders are recalibrating their approach to the Belt and Road Initiative, strategically deepening their footprint in the Middle East while shifting from traditional infrastructure lending ...

Kenya has converted part of its Chinese loans from U.S. dollars into renminbi (RMB), while Ethiopia is negotiating a similar arrangement. These conversions provide fiscal relief while embedding ...

China is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its lending framework for mergers and acquisitions in a move that could reshape how deals are funded and likely lead to a surge in activity. On August 20, the ...

Growing stress among Chinese borrowers is creating potentially lucrative opportunities for private sector investors. Aiming to make money from the nation's growing bad debt, China Renaissance Holdings ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -New loans by Chinese banks fell sharply in October from the previous month and missed market expectations, as households and businesses remained wary of taking on more debt due to ...

November new loans at 390 bln yuan, vs forecast 500 bln yuan New loans dragged down by weak household borrowing November outstanding yuan loan growth at record low Chinese leaders pledge more stimulus ...