L’Afrique et sa dette « chinoise » au temps de la covid-19

Given the health situation we face in 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the G20, the Paris Club and even Pope Francis have spoken out in favour of debt relief for the most indebted countries, at the forefront of which are many African countries, China being more or less...

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Main Author: Thierry Pairault
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Language:English
Published: Association Recherche & Régulation 2021-02-01
Series:Revue de la Régulation
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/17645
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description Given the health situation we face in 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the G20, the Paris Club and even Pope Francis have spoken out in favour of debt relief for the most indebted countries, at the forefront of which are many African countries, China being more or less in the dock. Confronted with the media and political overbidding, we wonder in this article what is the real weight of African debt to China, what does this debt mean and what role China and its companies play? What influence does this debt have in the development strategy of African countries?
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spelling doaj-art-4e1b07959d9448e1a1c563e7fb82c6c92025-01-30T14:25:57ZengAssociation Recherche & RégulationRevue de la Régulation1957-77962021-02-012910.4000/regulation.17645L’Afrique et sa dette « chinoise » au temps de la covid-19Thierry PairaultGiven the health situation we face in 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the G20, the Paris Club and even Pope Francis have spoken out in favour of debt relief for the most indebted countries, at the forefront of which are many African countries, China being more or less in the dock. Confronted with the media and political overbidding, we wonder in this article what is the real weight of African debt to China, what does this debt mean and what role China and its companies play? What influence does this debt have in the development strategy of African countries?https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/17645ChinaAfricaindebtedness
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L’Afrique et sa dette « chinoise » au temps de la covid-19
Revue de la Régulation
China
Africa
indebtedness
title L’Afrique et sa dette « chinoise » au temps de la covid-19
title_full L’Afrique et sa dette « chinoise » au temps de la covid-19
title_fullStr L’Afrique et sa dette « chinoise » au temps de la covid-19
title_full_unstemmed L’Afrique et sa dette « chinoise » au temps de la covid-19
title_short L’Afrique et sa dette « chinoise » au temps de la covid-19
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topic China
Africa
indebtedness
url https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/17645
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