https://www.scmp.com/rss/501002/feed Kai Zhu is the principal, head of China Corridor at Absa Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB), responsible for developing and executing Absa’s China growth strategy. Kai has over 15 years of experience in corporate and investment banking, focused primarily on power and infrastructure finance. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com China has long recognised the investment potential of Africa, deepening its relationship with the continent in the past two decades. By establishing itself as a partner for Africa on trade and as a substantial lender and investor, China has supported a wide range of important projects. The Centre for Global Development recently found that throughout Africa’s infrastructure projects, China’s policy and development banks’ lending reached about US$23 billion between 2007 and 2020. It is therefore... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3198744/chinas-investment-africa-will-return-pandemic-effects-ease?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3198744/chinas-investment-africa-will-return-pandemic-effects-ease?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:31:26 +0000 The past decade has seen the world’s leading economies race to increase their ties with Africa, a continent brimming with potential. And none more so than China. Its sustained courtship of the continent has seen their bilateral trade and investment reach astronomical levels. According to official Chinese figures, trade with Africa grew to just over US$204 billion in 2018. And a recent tweak to their approach promises to enshrine Africa as the continent of opportunity for Chinese companies. While... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3012484/after-state-loans-china-wants-private-investment-play-greater-role?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3012484/after-state-loans-china-wants-private-investment-play-greater-role?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Jun 2019 21:00:11 +0000