Europe’s Opening in Africa’s Finance Race with China Lies in Local Value Creation
As Europe and China converge on de-risking private capital in development finance, the real contest is shifting from mobilising finance to turning it into value-chain offers built around African priorities.
Beyond Trade Defence: Europe Needs a Strategy Against Chinese Overcapacity
China’s industrial overcapacity is creating a competitiveness trap for the EU. Cheap supply lowers costs today, but weakens the industrial capacity and political room Europe needs to de-risk tomorrow.

