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    Towards a new partnership: China in the SADC banking sector

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2008
    Sino-African relations have long been defined by projects and infrastructure development in sectors that are of strategic importance to the growth of the Chinese economy. These are projects that have typically ensured a steady supply of much needed resources and raw materials to Chinese industries. Chinese banks have, in turn, been involved in the financing of such projects.
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    Win win partnership? China, Southern Africa and extractive industries

    Southern African Resource Watch, 2012
    The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has prioritised Africa as a strategic partner at both the political and economic levels. According to some observers, the evidence of China’s growing African involvement suggests a strategy devised to secure access to the continent’s abundant resources.
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    ASEAN-India Maritime Connectivity Report

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2014
    The promotion of all-round connectivity is one of the priority areas where enhanced cooperation between India and ASEAN is envisaged. Connectivity, in this sense, covers cross-border road, rail, air and digital connectivity, as well as maritime links.
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    Chinese investments in Zimbabwe and Namibia: a comparative legal analysis

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014
    The rapid expansion of Chinese investments in Africa has generated considerable interest among analysts of law, politics and economics. These investments have sparked both hope and uncertainty about the true intentions of China on African soil and the implications they have on the development of African economies.
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    China-Africa agricultural co-operation: mutual benefits or self-interest?

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014
    Agriculture is regarded as a critical tool to help alleviate poverty among African populations. Domestic and international investors have focused on ensuring domestic food security by harvesting untapped agricultural potential.
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    Private investment and international development: the Brazilian experience

    BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS, 2014
    This Monitor discusses the increasing tendency that links development cooperation initiatives with private investment.
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    Is there a new Brazilian model of development? Main findings from the IRIBA research programme

    International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014
    It has been suggested that Brazil’s unexpected successes in the last two decades are the outcome of a new model of development, with strong inclusive growth at its core.
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    Research briefing: what can African countries learn from Brazil’s inclusive growth and development?

    International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014
    Until the mid-2000s, credit in Brazil was characterised by: volatility; high costs; high concentrations in the banking industry, with the significant participation of state-owned institutions; segmentation, with large quasi-fiscal funds earmarking credit for investments.  Today, the Brazilian financial market is very different from the early 2000s, and, as this paper argues, may offer less
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    Restructuring Brazil’s national financial system

    International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014
    This paper examines the main institutional reforms that had a major impact in terms of building a robust (but not flawless) domestic financial system in Brazil after 1994, when the high inflation period came to an end. Its aim is to identify the most important policy measures that were taken as well as the economic and political motivations that supported the decision-making process.
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    Meaning of indian economic dynamism for the East Asian economic integration process

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2014
    The study sets out to demonstrate what Indian economic dynamism brings to the ASEAN+6 process, including its developmental implications. It also aims to highlight how India’s soft power has not only cultural and ethical dimensions but also crucial economic significance to its integration within Asia.

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