Unequal partnership
China in Africa
To counter China’s growing role in Africa the West must first understand it, say Gady Epstein and John McDermott
China in Africa
The Chinese-African relationship is important to both sides, but also unbalanced
If the West wants to counter China’s role in Africa it first must understand it
Debt and infrastructure
Chinese loans and investment in infrastructure have been huge
An era of big loans and big projects is coming to an end. How did it change Africa?
Business and trade
How Chinese firms have changed Africa
Chinese companies have made their mark on the African continent, in ways good and bad
Political links
The price of friendship
China has much to offer African governments, but it also wants much in return
The media
China, meet Fourth Estate
China is working hard to shape public opinion in Africa, but its more lasting impact could be on the infrastructure of media itself
Defence co-operation
Ace of bases
China is on a path to becoming a global military power; that path goes through Africa
The future
Countering China in Africa
The West must try harder to offer African countries alternatives to China
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Too much to do
Central banks
Central banks are under attack for failing to stop inflation. That partly reflects being given too many other jobs to do, argues Rachana Shanbhogue
- Central banks: The danger of excessive distraction
- Emergency response: The perils of expanded balance-sheets
- Social issues: When central banks become one-stop policy shops
- Environmental concerns: The wish to respond to climate change
- Going digital: How central banks are moving into e-money
- Geopolitics and war: When central banks face sanctions
- Looking ahead: The curse of being too competent
- Central banks: Sources and acknowledgments