The Impact of BRI Investment in Infrastructure on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

This report examines the extent that China鈥檚 Belt and Road Initiative contributes to closing the global 'infrastructure gap'

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
14 November 2018
Country:
China
Document Type:
Thematic Summary
Theme:
Economic Growth and Infrastructure
First published:
31 October 2018
Authors:
Renwick, N., Gu, J and Gong, S

Abstract

This report addresses a major 鈥渆merging issue鈥� and central question: 鈥淭o what extent does China鈥檚 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) contribute to closing the global 鈥榠nfrastructure gap鈥� and thereby help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030?鈥� The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has grown from a proposal made by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 and its formal launch in 2015 into a global project encompassing 65 countries across all continents, configured around a series of inter-locking trade and investment corridors. The BRI is intended to act as a primary force for facilitating critical investment to build closer and stronger channels of maritime and continental connections from China to international markets.

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Citation

Renwick, N.; Gu, J. and Gong, S. (2018) The Impact of BRI Investment in Infrastructure on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, K4D Emerging Issues Report, Brighton: IDS

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