https://www.scmp.com/rss/511365/feed Yan Wang, a former senior economist at the World Bank, is a senior researcher at the Boston University Global Development Policy Centre. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The eighth Forum of China-Africa Cooperation took place recently in Dakar, Senegal. At past forums, China has announced large development-financing packages. But this year, President Xi Jinping opened the forum by pledging another billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines and more private-sector equity investment to Africa. This is just one sign of how profoundly the development landscape has changed in the pandemic’s wake. Covid-19 has forced policymakers and development professionals to regroup and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3158721/how-chinese-investment-can-support-sustainable-growth-africa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3158721/how-chinese-investment-can-support-sustainable-growth-africa?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Dec 2021 22:45:09 +0000