Friday 30 October 2026 The money behind public deals, and the press that covers them
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Company · Chinese policy banks

China Development Bank / China Exim

Mixed

Committed more than $472 billion to Global South infrastructure, but net flows have reversed: developing nations now pay China more in debt service than.

Role
Chinese policy banks
Type
Company
Assessment
Mixed, since 30 Oct 2026
Last revised
30 Oct 2026
Sources
2

Our assessment

Committed more than $472 billion to Global South infrastructure, but net flows have reversed: developing nations now pay China more in debt service than they receive.

  • Global South share of Chinese lending fell from 88% (2000) to 24% (2023)

Connections

Assessment history

  1. File opened from the research dataset.

Corrections

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