BRI Generates Record Investments in Early 2025, as Foreign Media Push Continues

BRI Generates Record Investments in Early 2025, as Foreign Media Push Continues

At the start of 2025, analysts reflected on the trajectory of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) more than a decade after its launch. Years of massive overseas lending brought China to an unfamiliar role of being a major creditor to many of its BRI partner countries struggling with debt, forcing it to provide bailouts and shift its development finance strategy towards more sustainable projects. However, recent data shows that BRI investments are…