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The China-Global South Podcast
Is China Setting the Agenda for Global South Debt Restructuring?
Aug 1, 2023
Matt Mingey, a senior analyst at Rhodium Group, discusses whether China is setting the agenda for debt restructurings in the Global South. Topics include China's effectiveness in getting parties to agree to its demands, debt restructuring in Zambia and Sri Lanka, the importance of China Development Bank and Industrial Commercial Bank of China, reclassification of Chinese debt in Zambia, negotiating debt restructuring without China, and political motivations and misconceptions.
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- China's effective influence in successful debt restructuring deals in the Global South
- The importance of finding new financial structures to support green transitions and infrastructure while dealing with mounting debt burdens
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