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  • Vol 2 No 8
  •  June 2009

Minerals meltdown

China is taking advantage of the global economic crisis to restructure its mining industry. A 4 trillion renminbi (US$586 billion) stimulus plan, announced late last year, encompasses sector-specific reform measures put forward by the National Developm...

  • Vol 2 No 8
  •  June 2009

Leaky dam builders

While China's leading dam-builder Sinohydro was busy dealing with complaints from Western non-governmental organisations about its refusal to engage with local populations, an East African NGO shut down one of Sinohydro's projects in Kenya. As Chinese...

  • Vol 2 No 8
  •  June 2009

ICBC's toe in African waters

The October 2007 merger between the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's largest bank, and Standard Bank, South Africa's largest, is finally showing its potential. After a lacklustre start, this month's visit to Cape Town by ICBC Chai...

  • Vol 2 No 6
  •  April 2009

If not trade or aid, then what?

Taiwanese diplomacy faces an awkward commercial challenge. Stripped of the warm words and diplomatic ambiguities, it is clear that Taipei's biggest trading partners no longer recognise Taiwan as an independent state distinct from the People's Republic ...

  • Vol 2 No 6
  •  April 2009

Where confidence is currency

Although China's exports have fallen by more than a quarter from last year's levels, the Export-Import Bank of China is busier than ever financing trade with Africa, Latin America and the rest of Asia. About half of Exim Bank's loans go to Asia, while ...

  • Vol 2 No 4
  •  February 2009

Beijing news network

Beijing is investing 45 billion yuan (US$6.6 bn.) in expanding its Xinhua News Agency and launching a 24-hour English language television news station. The plans envisage more cooperation with African media organisations and have already prompted criti...

  • Vol 2 No 3
  •  January 2009

Another new world order

Beijing's trade and investment in Africa will continue to grow despite a few credit-crunch casualties

  • Vol 2 No 3
  •  January 2009

Delhi defies the downturn

India's ministers predict that trade with Africa will hit US$100 billion, but it will take many more deals and deeper import and export diversification

  • Vol 2 No 3
  •  January 2009

Africa tests rapprochement

Taipei's strategy enters a new era as it talks about cooperation with Beijing and ends dollar diplomacy in Africa

  • Vol 2 No 3
  •  January 2009

Good intentions meet reality

Private companies are sceptical about Tokyo's African enthusiasms as the slowdown hits their operations at home

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