Tag: china
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China’s Economic Partnership with Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
There is an ongoing battle in Africa for a share of the continent’s lucrative and enticing economic opportunities. Emerging economic powers such as Brazil, Russia, India and China are making their case for a share of Africa’s vast and rich natural resources. One of these emerging global powers is China, which has doubled its investment…
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Critique of World Bank and IMF: Effects on Global South Economies
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were created by leaders of the 44 nations of the Bretton Woods conference. The World Bank was responsible for financing long-term productive investment in member countries while the IMF was to provide loans to overcome short-term balance of payment deficits. The leaders feared an unregulated global…
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