This is counting the cost on aljazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week predatory lender. China loans more money to the world than the richest 32 nations what does the world china and what does beijing get when you dont. Was this man really responsible for a one trillion dollar loss on wall street or was. Taking on big investors. And the story of the world over Migrant Workers stranded in thailand without jobs and no money for rent or food. The worlds 20 largest economies agreed to give 76. 00 of the poorest a Debt Repayment holiday but china has yet to publicly offer any support at a time many nations need the extra financial headroom to tackle the coronavirus pandemic beijing has been rapidly rolling out its belt and road initiatives to build infrastructure and increase its influence in mostly developing nations. Has come a huge cost for many of the 138 nations that have signed up to the program you may remember sri lanka couldnt keep up with payments