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Some official figures on role of Chinese companies in #Africa's digital transition coming out of the White Paper on #ChinaAfrica: 1,500 companies in 15 African countries have selected Chinese corporate partners & 29 countries selected smart government service from CH companies
This is the first of several official #China #Africa documents that will be released over the next few days. This one is penned by the #Chinese govt, the rest (four more docs to come) will have inputs from both #African and Chinese governments, as official #FOCAC outputs. https://twitter.com/WuPeng_MFAChina/status/1464092683224313856
A useful read for the latest overarching data and statistics on #China-#Africa in this new white paper, and a preview to some of the themes likely to emerge out of #FOCAC next week.
DRC can be a good model for beneficial offshoring of battery industries by its trading partners who are interested in the mineralsin issue
...@AfCFTA @_AfricanUnion @jumuiya . This therefore is an important discussion https://twitter.com/ECA_OFFICIAL/status/1463961771673280517
Excellent #SinoAfrica/#AfroChineseMatters analysis here that clearly separates FDI from Chinese lending via policy finance https://twitter.com/LukePatey/status/1463087197532430346
What are the key #trade issues or agreements on the table at #FOCAC in Dakar in just a few days? Listen to this informative #podcast hosted by @ChinaAfrProject with our knowledgeable analysts @PAnam_tradelaw & Yike Fu to find out
https://chinaafricaproject.com/podcasts/focac-8-preview-the-trade-agenda/
Just 4️⃣ days to go to #FOCAC, and #Eritrea becomes the 49th African country to sign onto the #beltandroadinitiative with #China.
The #UK says it wants to enable developing countries to grow their economies, but in reality, its new trade measures will benefit #British businesses, say Patrick Anam and @LeahLynch_China
https://www.theafricareport.com/149027/uk-businesses-not-african-countries-will-profit-from-new-trade-plans/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=post_articles_twitter_23_11_2021&utm_medium=social
While loans take the lion’s share of the focus, Chinese FDI in Africa has also been growing at a rapid clip.
https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-quiet-china-africa-revolution-chinese-investment/
Update your #FOCAC briefings - #GuineaBissau is the 48th #African country to sign an MOU on #China's #BRI
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Have GSPs delivered for the poorer countries aka LDCs whose exports to the Global North are primarily raw materials and unprocessed agriproduce? Evidence shows they have not...See more 👇 https://twitter.com/DevReimagined/status/1463174320772063249
In 2019:
❎#UK imported just 3% of its goods from #Africa
❎only 13 #African countries had a trade surplus with UK
❎10 of the 13 sent mostly raw materials to UK
Will new #trade rules help? @LeahLynch_China & @PAnam_tradelaw reveal all in @TheAfricaReport
https://www.theafricareport.com/149027/uk-businesses-not-african-countries-will-profit-from-new-trade-plans/
In this piece, @LeahLynch_China
and I give our views on the #UK's proposed General Scheme of Preferences (GSP).We conclude that this Scheme will not really be beneficial to LDCs e.g those from Africa due to #SPSs,#labour stds etc cc @DevReimagined @hmryder
https://www.theafricareport.com/149027/uk-businesses-not-african-countries-will-profit-from-new-trade-plans/
According to Milling, FCDO Minister of State: 'In 2020, the UK imported >£30bn in goods & services from developing & least developed countries with preferential trading arrangements, supporting their growth and poverty reduction." But context matters
https://www.theafricareport.com/149027/uk-businesses-not-african-countries-will-profit-from-new-trade-plans/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=post_articles_twitter_23_11_2021&utm_medium=social
A wonderful overview of China's quiet but significant investment in Africa by @DevReimagined's Yike Fu. While international attention has been on China's declining loans to Africa, it has grown as the continent's fourth largest investor. https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-quiet-china-africa-revolution-chinese-investment/ @Diplomat_APAC
🇨🇳🌍 The Quiet China-Africa Revolution: Chinese Investment @Diplomat_APAC https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-quiet-china-africa-revolution-chinese-investment/
The Quiet China-Africa Revolution: Chinese Investment
#eth
https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-quiet-china-africa-revolution-chinese-investment/
Loans from #China to #Africa since 2000 have dominated headlines. By comparison, investment flows attract far less attention, despite amounting to a third of the loans. Why? Our analyst Yike Fu explains in @Diplomat_APAC, previewing #FOCAC next week https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-quiet-china-africa-revolution-chinese-investment/
While loans take the lion’s share of the focus, Chinese FDI in Africa has also been growing at a rapid clip.
https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-quiet-china-africa-revolution-chinese-investment/
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Some official figures on role of Chinese companies in #Africa's digital transition coming out of the White Paper on #ChinaAfrica: 1,500 companies in 15 African countries have selected Chinese corporate partners & 29 countries selected smart government service from CH companies
This is the first of several official #China #Africa documents that will be released over the next few days. This one is penned by the #Chinese govt, the rest (four more docs to come) will have inputs from both #African and Chinese governments, as official #FOCAC outputs. https://twitter.com/WuPeng_MFAChina/status/1464092683224313856
A useful read for the latest overarching data and statistics on #China-#Africa in this new white paper, and a preview to some of the themes likely to emerge out of #FOCAC next week.
DRC can be a good model for beneficial offshoring of battery industries by its trading partners who are interested in the mineralsin issue
...@AfCFTA @_AfricanUnion @jumuiya . This therefore is an important discussion https://twitter.com/ECA_OFFICIAL/status/1463961771673280517
Excellent #SinoAfrica/#AfroChineseMatters analysis here that clearly separates FDI from Chinese lending via policy finance https://twitter.com/LukePatey/status/1463087197532430346
What are the key #trade issues or agreements on the table at #FOCAC in Dakar in just a few days? Listen to this informative #podcast hosted by @ChinaAfrProject with our knowledgeable analysts @PAnam_tradelaw & Yike Fu to find out
https://chinaafricaproject.com/podcasts/focac-8-preview-the-trade-agenda/
Just 4️⃣ days to go to #FOCAC, and #Eritrea becomes the 49th African country to sign onto the #beltandroadinitiative with #China.
The #UK says it wants to enable developing countries to grow their economies, but in reality, its new trade measures will benefit #British businesses, say Patrick Anam and @LeahLynch_China
https://www.theafricareport.com/149027/uk-businesses-not-african-countries-will-profit-from-new-trade-plans/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=post_articles_twitter_23_11_2021&utm_medium=social
While loans take the lion’s share of the focus, Chinese FDI in Africa has also been growing at a rapid clip.
https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-quiet-china-africa-revolution-chinese-investment/
Update your #FOCAC briefings - #GuineaBissau is the 48th #African country to sign an MOU on #China's #BRI
1/2
Have GSPs delivered for the poorer countries aka LDCs whose exports to the Global North are primarily raw materials and unprocessed agriproduce? Evidence shows they have not...See more 👇 https://twitter.com/DevReimagined/status/1463174320772063249
In 2019:
❎#UK imported just 3% of its goods from #Africa
❎only 13 #African countries had a trade surplus with UK
❎10 of the 13 sent mostly raw materials to UK
Will new #trade rules help? @LeahLynch_China & @PAnam_tradelaw reveal all in @TheAfricaReport
https://www.theafricareport.com/149027/uk-businesses-not-african-countries-will-profit-from-new-trade-plans/
In this piece, @LeahLynch_China
and I give our views on the #UK's proposed General Scheme of Preferences (GSP).We conclude that this Scheme will not really be beneficial to LDCs e.g those from Africa due to #SPSs,#labour stds etc cc @DevReimagined @hmryder
https://www.theafricareport.com/149027/uk-businesses-not-african-countries-will-profit-from-new-trade-plans/
According to Milling, FCDO Minister of State: 'In 2020, the UK imported >£30bn in goods & services from developing & least developed countries with preferential trading arrangements, supporting their growth and poverty reduction." But context matters
https://www.theafricareport.com/149027/uk-businesses-not-african-countries-will-profit-from-new-trade-plans/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=post_articles_twitter_23_11_2021&utm_medium=social
A wonderful overview of China's quiet but significant investment in Africa by @DevReimagined's Yike Fu. While international attention has been on China's declining loans to Africa, it has grown as the continent's fourth largest investor. https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-quiet-china-africa-revolution-chinese-investment/ @Diplomat_APAC
🇨🇳🌍 The Quiet China-Africa Revolution: Chinese Investment @Diplomat_APAC https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-quiet-china-africa-revolution-chinese-investment/
The Quiet China-Africa Revolution: Chinese Investment
#eth
https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-quiet-china-africa-revolution-chinese-investment/
Loans from #China to #Africa since 2000 have dominated headlines. By comparison, investment flows attract far less attention, despite amounting to a third of the loans. Why? Our analyst Yike Fu explains in @Diplomat_APAC, previewing #FOCAC next week https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-quiet-china-africa-revolution-chinese-investment/
While loans take the lion’s share of the focus, Chinese FDI in Africa has also been growing at a rapid clip.
https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/the-quiet-china-africa-revolution-chinese-investment/
