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Access to Yuan loans:  A wise decision
Sep 24, 2011

Access to Yuan loans: A wise decision

India's decision to allow corporates to borrow yuan denominated loans is guided by many factors. There is a big demand for Yuan loans from companies who are importing equipment and machinery from China for infrastructure development.

China in Africa: The Role of Trade, Investments, and Loans Amidst Shifting Geopolitical Ambitions
Aug 14, 2021

China in Africa: The Role of Trade, Investments, and Loans Amidst Shifting Geopolitical Ambitions

Chinese influence in Africa is high on the global agenda, as China within just a few decades has become a key political and economic power in the continent. Indeed, its emergence as a dominant economic and political actor might be the most important development in Africa since the end of the Cold War. This paper analyses China's economic and political relations with Africa beginning in the 1990s. It argues that the concern is not that China has e

Debt Diplomacy in Action: An Overview of China's Loans and Investments in West Africa
Sep 15, 2023

Debt Diplomacy in Action: An Overview of China's Loans and Investments in West Africa

In recent years, China has increasingly invested in West Africa to further its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, diversify its supply chains, and acquire critical minerals and raw materials for its domestic industries. Indeed, China sees immense potential in West Africa for the region’s ability to provide a secure supply of critical minerals and energy resources insulated from the West. Beijing is now the region’s largest bilateral trading

Microfinance, low-income borrowers, and digital loans: Good intent, mixed signals
May 04, 2022

Microfinance, low-income borrowers, and digital loans: Good intent, mixed signals

To ensure responsible borrowing, FinTechs should build a credit assessment framework that the microfinance industry can adopt to help keep low-income

Oil-for-loans: Chinese energy investments in Russia
Feb 22, 2023

Oil-for-loans: Chinese energy investments in Russia

The Sino-Russian bilateral signifies China’s urgency for resilient global energy supply chains to meet its increasing energy needs through its oil-f

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: A new banking alternative
Nov 11, 2014

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: A new banking alternative

Considering India's immense infrastructural needs, the AIIB has opened a fresh window for financing in which there will hopefully be fewer conditions and hassles. All other less developing countries will also be able to access loans easily.

BEST’s road to financial recovery may face potholes of populism
Sep 23, 2019

BEST’s road to financial recovery may face potholes of populism

With most of the grant money being used to settle loans and pay salaries, populist moves ahead of the state election may prove to be counterproductive

Challenges and opportunities for India: An assessment of the 20th Report on Demands for Grants
Apr 18, 2023

Challenges and opportunities for India: An assessment of the 20th Report on Demands for Grants

As India anchors itself as an emerging pole in this multipolar world order, it is crucial to understand the operational requirements of the Ministry o

China Can No Longer Take Sri Lanka for Granted
Oct 17, 2023

China Can No Longer Take Sri Lanka for Granted

Since the early 2000s, China's debt profile in Sri Lanka has increased rapidly, with estimates indicating that over 20% of the overall debt stock is owed to China. Beijing's lending has been opaque on high-interest loans and has often contributed to several white elephant projects. Much of this lending comes from Chinese policy banks, such as China Exim Bank and China Development Bank that is entrusted to further Beijing's economic and commercial

Finding innovative solutions to India’s NPA woes
Aug 21, 2023

Finding innovative solutions to India’s NPA woes

Accumulated non-performing assets (NPAs) in the Indian banking system, specifically in the public sector banks (PSBs), have adverse effects on credit disbursement. An increasing amount of bad loans have prompted the banks to be extra cautious, which has dried the credit channel. Two components are key in resolving the NPA problem: the immediate task of resolving the current accumulation in the PSBs, and the more important long-term task of ensuri

Forgotten promises: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Jun 15, 2023

Forgotten promises: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Pakistan's involvement in CPEC has led to impractical projects heavily reliant on foreign loans, worsening the country's economic difficulties

Nepal’s cautious deals with China
Oct 10, 2023

Nepal’s cautious deals with China

Although PM Dahal signed several agreements with China during his recent visit, critics at home are dismayed that Nepal is not gaining anything concre

Nepal’s response to Covid19
Mar 30, 2020

Nepal’s response to Covid19

Nepal is yet to make an announcement of plans to see how it works on economic recovery and how it will approach multilateral and bilateral agencies fo

Pakistan’s tragedy of errors: IMF et al.
Jun 21, 2023

Pakistan’s tragedy of errors: IMF et al.

Pakistan's borrowing history has discouraged IMF and its allies from providing fresh loans or restructuring existing ones.

Reading 10 years of BRI from an African perspective
Oct 19, 2023

Reading 10 years of BRI from an African perspective

The BRI was conceptualised under the ethos of the Chinese proverb, “If you want to get rich, build roads first”; however, China is adapting its ap

Restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt talks
Oct 19, 2022

Restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt talks

There is no doubt that International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans often come with a set of conditionalities that most countries find unfavourable to implement. With its ongoing economic crisis and complex multilateral debt negotiations between creditor nations, Sri Lanka is no exception.

Some tips from Santa on good governance
Dec 26, 2018

Some tips from Santa on good governance

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi waived agricultural loans and provided cash transfers. It won the Assembly election earlier this month by a landslide.

Sri Lanka: Navigating the geopolitics of Asia
Oct 07, 2022

Sri Lanka: Navigating the geopolitics of Asia

Given the IMF's stringent bailout conditions and China's distinct approach, Sri Lanka's road to economic recovery will be a long and arduous one

Sri Lankan crisis: The perils of inherited fallacies and economic mismanagement
Jun 16, 2022

Sri Lankan crisis: The perils of inherited fallacies and economic mismanagement

Sri Lanka, one of the leading countries in the South Asian region, has now descended into a crisis due to flawed policies. Will it be able to undo the

Sri Lanka’s ‘love–hate’ relationship with the IMF
Apr 15, 2022

Sri Lanka’s ‘love–hate’ relationship with the IMF

As Sri Lanka descends into economic despair, only two options are open to it: Either seek further assistance from the IMF or seek loans from individua

Tapping a disaster: Mitigating the strategic implications of Sri Lanka's economic crisis 
Sep 27, 2021

Tapping a disaster: Mitigating the strategic implications of Sri Lanka's economic crisis 

Sri Lanka’s current crisis is an opportunity for India to draw the island nation away from China

The BRI in Melanesia: Connecting political statecraft with chequebook diplomacy
Oct 23, 2023

The BRI in Melanesia: Connecting political statecraft with chequebook diplomacy

While the four Melanesian countries recognise Beijing’s economic heft, these nations consider the national security implications of overtly involvin

Unemployment remains the biggest challenge for Nepal
Dec 18, 2020

Unemployment remains the biggest challenge for Nepal

Before it is too late, it is necessary on the part of the federal, provincial and local governments to provide easy loans and grants to entrepreneurs,

Uzbekistan backs Beijing while exploring alternatives
Mar 19, 2024

Uzbekistan backs Beijing while exploring alternatives

Uzbekistan has embarked on an economic reform drive to unlock Uzbekistan's socio-economic potential through partnerships with China and others

उझबेकिस्तानकडून पर्यायांची पडताळणी आणि बिजींगला पाठिंबा
Apr 09, 2024

उझबेकिस्तानकडून पर्यायांची पडताळणी आणि बिजींगला पाठिंबा

उझबेकिस्तानने चीन आणि इतर राष्ट्रांसह भागीदारीद्वारे आ

कर्जासाठी तेल: रशियामध्ये चीनची ऊर्जा गुंतवणूक
Sep 14, 2023

कर्जासाठी तेल: रशियामध्ये चीनची ऊर्जा गुंतवणूक

चीनच्या ऊर्जा विषयक वाढत्या गरजा पूर्ण करण्यासाठी, त्यांच्या कर्जासाठी- तेल- धोरणातून, लवचिक जागतिक ऊर्जा पुरवठा साखळी तयार करण्याची चीनची गरज चीन-रशिया या उभय देशांतील �

प्रचंड यांची बीजिंग भेट
Nov 20, 2023

प्रचंड यांची बीजिंग भेट

चीन बरोबर असलेल्या संबंधाच्या इतर पैलूंमध्ये प्रगती होत असूनही, नेपाळला नंतरच्या मुख्य चिंता व्यक्त करण्यामध्ये दाखवलेली असमर्थता दीर्घकाळासाठी महागात पडण्याची शक्य

माइक्रो फाइनेंस, निम्न आय वर्ग के कर्ज़दार और डिजिटल लोन: इरादे नेक पर मिले-जुले संकेत!
Aug 10, 2023

माइक्रो फाइनेंस, निम्न आय वर्ग के कर्ज़दार और डिजिटल लोन: इरादे नेक पर मिले-जुले संकेत!

कर्ज़ लेने की ज़िम्मेदार व्यवस्था सुनिश्चित करने के लिए

मायक्रोफायनान्स : कमी उत्पन्न असलेली कुटुंबे आणि कर्जाचा सापळा
Jan 09, 2023

मायक्रोफायनान्स : कमी उत्पन्न असलेली कुटुंबे आणि कर्जाचा सापळा

कर्ज घेणे सुनिश्चित करण्यासाठी, FinTechs ने क्रेडिट असेसमेंट �

सरकार पुढे आरबीआयचा आर्थिक वाढीचा दंडक
Oct 15, 2023

सरकार पुढे आरबीआयचा आर्थिक वाढीचा दंडक

मान्सूनची सामान्य वाटचाल त्याचा परिणाम म्हणून अन्नधान्यांच्या किमतीमध्ये उतार चढाव पाहायला मिळत आहे. यामुळे RBI ला त्यांच्या धोरणात्मक भूमिकेच्या संदर्भामध्ये सरकार स�

“Not many nations get a second chance at democracy”: Mohamed Nasheed
Jul 09, 2019

“Not many nations get a second chance at democracy”: Mohamed Nasheed

“We will have to renegotiate loans with China, they have to understand it is not commercial,” said Mohamed Nasheed.