Stories: Emerging Actors in Development Finance with Potential Social and Environmental Risks: China & Brazil

The world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters—the United States and China—have been forging a growing bond in combating climate change.

China Invests Billions in International Renewable Energy Projects

It’s well-known that China ranks first in the world in attracting clean energy investment,

Chinese overseas investments are rapidly increasing.

From 2001 to 2011, Brazil’s per capita GDP

A Closer Look at China’s Overseas Investment

When it comes to overseas development finance, China is definitely a country to watch.

The landscape of development finance is changing rapidly. Traditionally, international financial flows moved from developed countries to developing countries. In the last decade, however, major emerging economies such as China and Brazil have fueled a growing trend of South-South development flows by increasingly channeling their overseas investments to other developing countries.