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    Does China’s economic rise help or hinder the development of its neighbours?

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    The impact of China’s rapid economic growth is is being felt globally via international trade. Among China’s less-developed neighbours, trying to develop their own industries, one of the most pressing questions is: does China’s economic rise help or hinder the industrial development of its neighbours?
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    Internationalisation of Yuan

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2012
    This policy brief tracks policies being followed by China on internationalising its currency and reducing the need to depend on the US dollar. This follows the efforts of China to build a strong position in the global economy.
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    Chinese Yuan, spreading its wings

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2012
    China has not only been consistent in pursuing a continuous effort in internationalising yuan, but it has also stepped up its efforts for greater yuan convertibility. China’s policy in loosening capital controls has been broad involving different aspects of bringing in capital convertibility as well as making its currency a global one.
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    China in Africa Policy Brief: China's environmental footprint in Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    Along with its economic presence, China has rapidly expanded its environmental footprint in Africa. An important objective of China’s Africa strategy is to extract natural resources that have so far not been accessible. Such resources are often located in fragile ecosystems and countries with weak governance systems.
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    China in Africa Policy Brief: China’s preferential trade policy for Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    While those aspects of China’s foreign policy that concern Africa have received considerable attention, a key dimension — that is, the provisions they make for preferential trade access — has not been the subject of close scrutiny or analysis.
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    The BRICS fallacy

    Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2013
    Focus on the BRICS began in 2001. Back then, the group only included Brazil, Russia, India, and China (South Africa was added in 2010). It all started with a November 2001 Goldman Sachs research paper titled ‘‘Building Better Global Economic BRICs,’’ written by Jim O’Neill.
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    The economic engagement footprint of rising powers in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of trade, foreign direct investment and aid flows

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    Rising powers such as Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the Gulf states or Turkey have entered the development arena through their expanding relationships with low-income countries (LICs) . A widespread perception is that these countries are establishing new forms of engagement, mainly under a South–South cooperation framework.
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    Chinese foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean: China-Latin America cross-council taskforce

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013
    Although Chinese corporations were relatively unknown in Latin America until a few years ago, their direct investments in the region have averaged about US$10 billion per year since 2010.
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    China's evolving Africa policy: the limits of socialization - Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

    German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2011
    China’s policies toward Africa have transformed dramatically in the last decade, and this evolution has coincided with important shifts in China’s institutional decision-making processes on African affairs.  This journal issue presents new insights into how China’s presence on the African continent has evolved, what challenges it has encountered, and how this all affected th
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    Africa-BRICS cooperation: implications for growth, employment and structural transformation in Africa

    UN Economic Commission for Africa, 2013
    What effect could trade with, and investment and aid from, the BRICS (Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa) have on growth, employment and structural transformation in Africa? How can Africa maximize the benefits of its engagement with the BRICS, and minimize the risks?

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