China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has left scores of Lower and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) saddled with "hidden debts." China is using debt rather than aid to establish a dominant position in the international development finance market.
People are now refusing to repay their mortgages and price declines in the existing-home market are the sharpest in nearly a decade, according to Giuliani.
Pakistan is facing its worst economic crisis since its birth and a grim scenario dodges Islamabad in 2023 amid rising foreign debts, inflation, and falling foreign exchange reserves.
Kenya is going through an economic emergency due to mounting Chinese debts leading many to believe that the successive Kenyan governments have over-borrowed for over-priced projects.
Writing for the InsideOver publication, Federico Giuliani, said that three-fifths of the world's developing countries are now having considerable trouble repaying loans or have already fallen behind on their debts.
"TRS has Kaleswaram project and land grabbings. KCR took Rs 5 lakh crores debts. To build the defunct project he spent Rs 1.5 lakh crore for Kaleswaram Commission project and the remaining money is with him. With that KCR is funding other states and other chief ministers," said BJP leader KV
As the global economy is moving towards recession, African countries, where China has leveraged lopsided loans for geopolitical gain, are in debt distress and need alternatives fast.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 23 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday requested its all-weather ally China to roll over its USD 6.3 billion debt amid a slump in its economy due to devastating floods.
Nairobi [Kenya], October 22 (ANI): Accumulated Chinese loans pushed Kenya near default and Beijing may seize Kenyan assets if it could not pay its debts.
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI/PNN): EOSGlobe, a leading global BPM company, announced the launch of its Debt Collector VoiceBot to assist lending institutions in recovering delinquent debts. It is a sophisticated self-serve tool that enhances customer-bot interactions to provide seamles
Beijing [China], October 9 (ANI): Across much of the developing world, China finds itself in an uncomfortable position as the world's debt collector amid rising inflation and a weakening global economy.