Developing Countries – Page 7

Nepal Is Investigating New Airport Made by China

After a Times article about the cost and quality of Pokhara airport, which Chinese state-owned firms financed and built, Nepal’s anti-corruption agency said it was looking into the project.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi Bhadra Sharma and Claire Fu

China College of William and Mary Developing Countries Foreign Investments Infrastructure (Public Works) International Relations People's Bank of China Sri Lanka

China Is Lending Billions to Countries in Financial Trouble

Instead of lending money for highways and bridges, China has shifted to providing emergency rescues for previous borrowers.

By Keith Bradsher

China Developing Countries Economic Conditions and Trends Foreign Investments Infrastructure (Public Works) International Relations

What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative and How Is It Changing?

Xi Jinping enhanced China’s sway in the world by lending money for infrastructure. Now he’s collecting debts and rethinking his signature aid initiative.

By Keith Bradsher

Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Developing Countries Fertilizer Floods Food Freight (Cargo) International Trade and World Market Nigeria Nitrogen Potash Poverty Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Shortages Supply Chain

How a Fertilizer Shortage Is Spreading Desperate Hunger

Across Africa and in parts of Asia, disruption to the supply chain for fertilizer is raising food prices and increasing malnutrition.

By Peter S. Goodman and Finbarr OReilly For The New York Times

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