Western Calls to De-Risk African Projects Echo China’s Approach

One of the underlying factors driving Chinese business in Africa is the role of state insurers like Sinosure in reducing the risk taken on by Chinese companies. 

So it’s interesting to see that Western actors are slowly moving in the same direction. This week there’s been two notable developments:

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