The Rise and Rise of China’s Exim Bank

China’s growth as a trading power has been financially underpinned by the mighty Export Import Bank of China (Exim Bank). … More

Seven themes around China’s global rise to watch in 2016

2016 will see Chinese outbound investment grow at a faster rate than ever, but what themes and issues will dominate? … More

In 2000 Brazil’s trade with China constituted 1 percent of its trade portfolio, a mere rounding error in the billions … More

The Chinese push into Brazil and Latin America has expanded the continent’s resource base and injected competition into its commodity … More

The recent fluctuations in China’s currency typify the best and worst of a globalized world, where developments in one place … More

Chinese firms, mostly state owned enterprises (SOEs), have poured into Brazil, even taking into account the unreliability of FDI measures … More

When I first visited Pakistan on an overland Europe to Asia trip all the way back in the year 2000 … More

Despite all its power China has few true allies, plenty of nascent friendships and strong trading relations, but most countries … More

The last decade has seen Bangladesh develop into a textile exporting powerhouse, despite a troubled history an increasingly strong looking … More

In 2013 France lost its historic position as Algeria’s primary trade partner to China, this little noticed milestone is representative … More