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Special Feature
Peak repayment: China’s global lending
Soaring debt repayments and a sharp reduction in lending have transformed China’s role in developing country finances from capital provider to debt collector.

Analysis
Trapped in debt: China’s role in Laos’ economic crisis
Laos is trapped in a severe debt crisis with no resolution in sight, threatening a decade of economic and social malaise. This Analysis examines the drivers of the Lao debt crisis…

Analysis
Hedging bets: Southeast Asia’s approach to China’s aid
Demand for development finance reflects both a country’s needs and its foreign policy agency — shaping approaches from constrained to opportunistic.

Report
Looking through a Pacific Islands lens: Access, accountability, and alignment in global engagements
A report of the Lowy Institute’s Geopolitics in the Pacific project.

Report
Pacific Aid Map 2024 - Key Findings Report
The annual Pacific Aid Map — launched by the Lowy Institute in 2018 — is a comprehensive database tracking official development finance (ODF) flows in the Pacific Islands region…

Interactive
Pacific Aid Map 2024
A comprehensive database tracking official development finance (ODF) flows in the Pacific Islands region, the seventh edition of the Pacific Aid Map encompasses the period from…

Commentary
International partners fall short in supporting Southeast Asia energy transition
Promises of climate-related finance not being met.Originally published in The Straits Times.

Report
Southeast Asia Aid Map 2024 - Key Findings Report
The Southeast Asia Aid Map — launched by the Lowy Institute in 2023 — is a comprehensive database tracking official development finance (ODF) flows in Southeast Asia.This 2024 Key…

Interactive
Southeast Asia Aid Map 2024
The second edition of the Southeast Asia Aid Map, encompassing the period from 2015 to 2022, includes comprehensive data on more than 120,000 projects carried out by 107…
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