The Fudan University-based Green Finance & Development Center published on 1 August 2023 a report titled "China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Investment Report 2023 H1" by Christoph Nedopil Wang.
During the first half of 2023, major growth areas of Chinese engagement were Namibia, Eritrea, and Tanzania, making Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) the fastest growing area for global BRI engagement. SSA accounted for 39 percent of global Chinese BRI construction engagement in the first half of 2023.
