Poland
Monika Krukowska
International Business and Global Economy, Volume 37, 2018, pp. 84-97
https://doi.org/10.4467/23539496IB.18.006.9379The unprecedented rise of China attracts worldwide attention due to the scale of changes as well as the speed at which they occur. Growing economic power has allowed China to undertake economic and financial cooperation with many countries on all continents, Africa included. The Chinese engagement in Africa covers extensive trade relations, outward direct investment of private and public companies, as well as development assistance and a rising number of contracted projects. Beijing’s drive for African natural resources remains a key determinant factor accompanied by other drivers of political or social provenience. The paper presents the China–Africa economic partnership in different sectors based on an analysis of available datasets.
Monika Krukowska
International Business and Global Economy, Volume 35/1 , 2016, pp. 157-168
https://doi.org/10.4467/23539496IB.16.012.5593The paper is an analysis of China’s New Silk Road (‘one belt, one road’, OBOR) cooperation strategy and its implications for the global world order. It discusses whether the OBOR project may be a win-win concept for all the parties engaged in the economic aspect, yet unequally beneficial in geopolitical sense, giving China primacy in the Eastern hemisphere. In the absence of scientific studies due to the initial phase of the project, the article analyses the available press releases in English. The first part provides the genesis of the OBOR project and China’s insofar achievements. Then, the expected benefits for both China and its partner countries are enumerated altogether with their consequences for the world order. The final part contains conclusion remarks and references.