Departmental Papers

A Rebalancing Act for China and Africa: The Effects of China’s Rebalancing on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Trade and Growth

By Roger Nord, Wenjie Chen

April 7, 2017

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Roger Nord, and Wenjie Chen. A Rebalancing Act for China and Africa: The Effects of China’s Rebalancing on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Trade and Growth, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2017) accessed October 14, 2024

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Summary

How does China’s new growth model affect sub-Saharan Africa? To address this question, this paper first looks at the growing ties between China and Africa; attempts to estimate more precisely the impact on growth through the trade channel; and finally draws some policy implications regarding whether this means an end of the Africa Rising narrative or merely the beginning of a new chapter.

Subject: Balance of payments, Commodities, Commodity prices, Direction of trade, Exports, Foreign direct investment, International trade, Prices

Keywords: Africa, Bloomberg L.P., Center, China, China's growth, Commodity, Commodity exporter, Commodity price system, Commodity prices, Countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Customs dataset, Direction of trade, DP, DPPP, Exports, FDI flow, Foreign direct investment, Frontier economy, Global, Growth experience, Idiosyncratic shock, Investment-driven commodities exporter, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa result

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    32

  • Volume:

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  • Series:

    Departmental Paper No. 2017/003

  • Stock No:

    ARACAEA

  • ISBN:

    9781475583434

  • ISSN:

    2616-5333