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💡In the first comprehensive study of how Chinese state-owned creditors secure their loans to emerging economies, researchers from @AidData at @williamandmary, @GeorgetownLaw, @kielinstitute , @UniofOxford, and @PIIE today released a landmark report aiddata.org/publications/h…

In a recent episode of @ChinaGSProject ’s podcast, @AidData executive director Brad Parks and co-author @AGelpern @GeorgetownLaw debunk the “Chinese debt trap” narrative, summarizing evidence from a new report on China’s collateralized lending practices in developing countries.

@AidData just spent a week training professional journalists and promising journalists-in-training on how to use data to report on development finance, foreign aid, and economic issues at @CEJatIBA in Karachi, Pakistan. Learn more here: aiddata.org/training

Development projects can occur in areas where data collection in-person is too dangerous or expensive. But @AidData's geospatial impact evaluations (GIEs) allow us to see the effect of projects remotely, cost-effectively, and retroactively. See one GIE: aiddata.org/publications/r…

Indonesia should tighten oversight over infrastructure projects financed with Chinese debt while refusing to “cast Beijing as predatory or portray Indonesia as a passive victim,” according to a @SCMPNews article that cites @AidData's report on Chinese investments in Indonesia. 👀

As the U.S. and its allies work to build supply chains outside China for critical minerals, Chinese investment in overseas mines peaked in 2024, notes an article in the @FinancialTimes that cites @AidData's research. Read the article: ft.com/content/51c201…

China used state-backed development finance in #Indonesia to crowd in an additional $94 billion in Chinese FDI, shows a recent report by @AidData & Foreign Policy Talks. China was the largest source of inbound FDI in Indonesia from 2010-2024. Read more: aiddata.org/publications/b…

Agriculture requires water, but in areas like Lesotho, managing and understanding this precious resource is difficult—so @AidData researchers mapped surface water across the country in a recently published paper. Read it here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A new @AidData working paper finds that China’s pursuit of collateral—assets that can be taken if the borrower defaults—in loans to emerging markets occurred across the globe in 57 different countries, as seen in the map below 👇 Read the report: aiddata.org/publications/h…

@AidData collaborated with @mercycorps to evaluate the impacts of sugarcane adoption in Nepal on agricultural productivity and environmental resilience. Their results were published in a leading journal 👀 The paper 👇 aiddata.org/publications/g… The blog 👇 geofield.org/post/rooting-r…

China’s collateralized lending practices in emerging economies effectively curbs “their ability to manage their finances effectively,” says a @Reuters article that explores findings from a recent @AidData working paper. Check out the article 👇 reuters.com/markets/asia/c…

Join us for a virtual panel on @aiddata and Foreign Policy Talks’ new report on Chinese development finance in Indonesia. 💡This event is free and open to the public and will be held Wednesday, June 25th at 8:00am, EST on Zoom. Register now: bit.ly/FPTAidDataBrie…

📢New deep-dive paper on China’s BRI lending (Georgetown/AidData/Kiel). We study "How China Collateralizes" its overseas loans — not with ports/infrastructure, but with cash in Chinese bank accounts. The techniques and volumes are striking.🧵Paper here: ifw-kiel.de/fileadmin/Date…