Wednesday, February 21, 2018

China's "Investments" in Africa: Not Always What Is Reported

Thierry Pairault, research director at France's Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, posted on 20 February 2018 a commentary titled "China in Africa: Much Ado about Investment."

Drawing on recent press accounts of large Chinese "investments" in Algeria and Egypt, the author explains why these projects do not always constitute investment at all or overstate the amount of the actual investment.