Chinese Investments in the Balkans Through the Prism of the Belt and Road Initiative
Chinese Investments in the Balkans Through the Prism of the Belt and Road Initiative
Author(s): Izabela LazovaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Economy, Business Economy / Management, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting, Geopolitics
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Chinese investment; Balkan Peninsula; Balkan countries; infrastructure projects
Summary/Abstract: The article examines Chinese government investments in some of the countries of the Balkan Peninsula and how they affect local economies. The purpose of the research is to trace to what extent the countries of the Balkan Peninsula cooperate with the People‘s Republic of China following the „One Belt, One Road“ initiative. The main methods used are the analysis of publications and documents and the processing of statistical data on the subject. The main methods used are the analysis of publications and documents and the processing of statistical data on the subject. Infrastructure projects that improve the connectivity of the Balkans and are part of the planned transport corridors connecting the Mediterranean to Western Europe, as well as investments in industrial production and the extractive industry, were examined.
- Issue Year: 9/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 145-158
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
