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Going forward, we urge both Chinese lenders and the borrowing countries to be more transparent about these loan agreements, starting with clearly explaining the highly complex loan terms to the public. 15/END

This is why our team, including @D_Brautigam and @yinxuan_w of @SaisCari, as well as legal scholars/practitioners @vijaybhalaki and Laure Deron with decades of experience in project finance between them, conducted this two year forensic investigation. 14/

#NewPublication Can China seize Kenya's ports if it defaulted on the Chinese loans for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)? We spent two years figuring out the technical intricacies of the loan agreements. Here is what we found: 1/ static1.squarespace.com/static/5652847…

CARI has released a new briefing paper on this summer's misleading media claims that China could seize land in Montenegro if it defaulted on a highway loan. The authors argue these criticisms misrepresented a standard sovereign immunity wavier. Link here: bit.ly/3dBYHnj

New CARI briefing paper on China's "hidden debt!" @AidData 's Sep. 29 release of new data on China’s global lending has generated controversy, but CARI Director @D_Brautigam and Yufan Huang argue the report is unduly alarmist. Check out the paper here: bit.ly/2ZhHrQe

CARI Director @D_Brautigam spoke with MakanDay and Finance Uncovered about Chinese lending to Zambia and the ways in which the Zambian govt failed to adequately control its lending. Read the full interview here: makanday.com/chinese-lendin…

Check out CARI's latest Policy Brief exploring how Zambia and China co-created a debt "Tragedy of the Commons!" It adapts the findings from last month's Working Paper in a shorter format and offers concrete policy recommendations: sais-cari.org/s/V2-PB61-Zamb…

[#PODCAST] @D_Brautigam and Yinxuan Wang from @SaisCari join us to discuss their latest research on why Zambia is an outlier among African countries that owe money to China. Join us for a fascinating discussion: bit.ly/3AGklzI