Foreign Direct Investment

The impact of the Chinese iron ore overseas investment on the global market

July 30, 2015

Luke Hurst

East Asian Bureau of Economic Research

Abstract

This article introduces a new dataset to understand the emergent trends in Chinese iron ore procurement. The analysis looks the potential benefits Chinese iron ore investors and importers receive from access to state capital; it also assesses whether the provision of Chinese state capital reduces the ability for competitors to access investment opportunities and whether market access has been reduced for foreign iron ore importers.

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