💡In the first comprehensive study of how Chinese state-owned creditors secure their loans to emerging economies, researchers from @AidData at @williamandmary, @GeorgetownLaw, @kielinstitute , @UniofOxford, and @PIIE today released a landmark report https://t.co/NlCqVS7Xz7

@AidData researchers wanted to give their @williamandmary students a more engaging experience in an economics course, so they created a board game to help students step into diverse identities. They were featured on a podcast from @wmstli. https://t.co/GFx4LZM40y 👀

Academic research into migration research is varied, but “findings remain fragmented, making it harder for policymakers to draw on a cohesive body of evidence,” note @AidData staff in a recent article in @MigrationPolicy. https://t.co/1gtFfYU75Y

@AidData's profile shows China’s financing in the DRC is concentrated in one sector: industry, mining, and construction—receiving (64%) of all loans and grants from 2000–2022. The focus: securing access to key minerals like copper and cobalt for China’s high-tech industries.

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Unlike the US, Japan, or Germany—whose support to Iraq comes mostly as aid—China’s engagement relied heavily on non-concessional loans. Many were routed through deferred payment agreements, including a 2018 Sinosure deal offering up to $10B in oil-backed credit.

@AidData's new profile shows that while headlines highlight the U.S. Fed’s $20B swap with Argentina, China’s state-owned entities have long provided billions in emergency rollover loans through a currency swap line. From 2000 to 2022, 59% of $38.6B came this way—making

🇨🇳 As the world watches the PRC’s global rise, what has China done in its own neighborhood? @AidData & @NBRnews built a new dashboard tracking Beijing’s influence—economic, political, and security—in 20 nearby countries over the past decade. The dashboard:

Migration is one of the defining challenges of the 21st century, yet researchers in academia & beyond often struggle to influence policy A new survey of 1,835 scholars across 101 countries reveals why Read up in our Migration Information Source magazine https://t.co/06FzyzLRAH

📊 Do AI models evaluating poverty show gender bias? @AidData researchers in @PLOSONE found that models trained on male-headed households predict wealth more accurately than those trained on female-headed ones—partly due to underrepresentation in survey data.

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At #DebtCon at @GeorgetownLaw, @AidData researchers joined global experts, policy makers, and private sector actors to unpack the future of sovereign debt. 🔍 Key takeaways: 🇨🇳 China’s lending looms large 💸 Debt risks remain murky 📖 Transparency is gaining ground Stay tuned

Knowing how to use data is crucial—but learning it can be intimidating. That’s why @AidData's training team focuses on making learners feel both comfortable and challenged. The result: a new online course on navigating development finance, offered by @AidData and @wmstli 📊💻

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Our key takeaways, distilled down from 20 profiles:

The full country profile list: 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇨🇩 DRC 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇱🇦 Laos 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇲🇲 Myanmar 🇳🇪 Niger 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇸 South Sudan 🇹🇯 Tajikistan 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

👏 Many thanks to the research team—Brooke Russell Escobar, JulieAnn Sickell, Lea Thome, Oshin Pandey, Katherine Walsh, and Rory Fedorochko—for their work on this project, as they tracked everything from critical mineral financing in the #DRC to the use of oil prepayment

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👀 Check out the profiles as well for a sneak peek into preliminary data from our forthcoming global Chinese grants and loans #dataset, launching in late November.

🇨🇳 Today, AidData is excited to release a new suite of in-depth profiles on #China's #grants and #loans to 20 low- and middle-income countries. 📍They offer granular insights into the scale and scope of #China’s portfolio for select countries, analyzing $320 billion in official

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