UK to Boost Investment in Lower Income Countries in Risk of ‘Unsustainable Debt’

UK to Boost Investment in Lower Income Countries in Risk of ‘Unsustainable Debt’
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss during her speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, England, on Oct. 3, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/PA
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The Chinese regime’s “Belt and Road” Initiative is expected to meet some competition as the UK revamps a development finance institution to boost investment in the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa.

British Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Secretary Liz Truss said “reliable and honest sources of finance” from “freedom-loving democracies” are needed as “too many countries are loading their balance sheets with unsustainable debt.”

Lily Zhou
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Lily Zhou is an Ireland-based reporter covering China news for The Epoch Times.
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