By Kevin P. Gallagher & Rebecca Ray
With the release of the new interactive Chinaâs Overseas Development Finance (CODF) Database this past week, a number of analyses and takes have been offered on the data. In this post, we make three clarifying points on the scope and findings of our data:
1. What does it track? – The CODF Database tracks all overseas loan commitments to governments and state-owned entities from Chinaâs two main policy banks operating abroad â the China Development Bank (CDB) and the Export-Import Bank of China (ExImBank) â to governments, government owned banks and funds, and state-owned enterprises, from 2008 through 2019.