Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies: Volume 15 Issue 2

Why an early Belt and Road Initiative East Africa hub? Economic, demographic and security factors

Lauren Johnston, Joseph Onjala

This purpose of this paper is to explore China’s choice to focus early Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Africa outreach on Eastern Africa. The BRI specifically seeks to achieve ten…

Evaluating megaprojects from a sustainability perspective: a case of China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC)

Masoodul Hassan, Zeeshan Mahmood, Saleem Janjua, Numra Asif

This paper aims to examine the impact of various economic, social and environmental issues on the sustainable development of Pakistan, both directly and indirectly through the…

The relationship between knowledge-based economies and economic growth: an empirical analysis on the Asia-Pacific region 2011–2018

Maha Elhini, Yara Mourad

This paper aims to examine the relationship between knowledge-economy and economic growth in 16 Asia-Pacific (AP) countries during the period 2011–2018. The study also aims to…

Nexus between inflation and fiscal deficit: a comparative study of India and China

Gurleen Kaur

The purpose of this paper is to examine the deficit–inflation nexus in the two fastest growing economies, India and China, which happen to be crucial affiliates of the global…