US EditionDeveloping Nations Face Record $35 Billion in China Debt Repayments in 2025
- An Australian think tank report reveals that in 2025, the poorest 75 developing countries are expected to repay China a combined total of US$22 billion, marking an unprecedented level of debt obligations.
- This surge in repayments follows a rapid shift as China moves from a net lender to a net debt collector, while new lending falls almost everywhere except few cases like Honduras.
- The report highlights that growing debt repayments strain developing economies’ budgets, threatening funding for hospitals, schools, and climate initiatives.
- Researcher Riley Duke highlighted that developing nations are facing overwhelming financial challenges due to soaring debt repayments and interest obligations owed to China.
- The findings suggest China might use these debts for geopolitical leverage amid reduced US foreign aid, implying long-term financial and strategic implications for these nations.
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World’s 75 Poorest Countries Owe China $22 Billion This Year: Think Tank
The world’s 75 poorest countries are set to make debt repayments of $22 billion to China this year, according to a report by an Australian think tank. “Debt service flows to China from developing countries will total $35 billion in 2025 and are set to remain elevated for the rest of this decade,” the Sydney-based Lowy Institute, which receives funding from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said in the report. “The bulk of t…
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75 low-income countries are expected to pay a record $22 billion to China in 2025, the highest annual repayment on record. The findings come amid wider concerns that China may use its creditor position to extract geopolitical concessions
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SYDNEY: The world's poorest nations face a "tidal wave of debt" as repayments to China hit record highs in 2025, an Australian think-tank warned in a new report Tuesday (May 27). China's Belt and Road Initiative lending spree of the 2010s has paid for shipping ports, railways, roads and more from the deser
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