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Going under? Belt and Road megaprojects and sovereign debt in Laos
Going under? Belt and Road megaprojects and sovereign debt in Laos

Written by Keith Barney and Kanya Souksakoun

Rural people displaced by dams are now joined by the urbanites struggling with inflation in household staples during a sharp economic downturn.

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High ambitions but no teeth in China’s environmental guidelines for investing abroad
High ambitions but no teeth in China’s environmental guidelines for investing abroad

Written by Mirela Petkova

If China is to rightfully claim environmental leadership, the conduct of Chinese companies going abroad should be guided by stricter environmental domestic standards, rather than merely the one's host states provide.

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