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China’s economic crisis has flipped its relationship with Africa upside down

December 10, 2015

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Over the last decade, one of the biggest economic stories has been China’s increasing involvement in Africa.

Both the government in Beijing and businesses from around the country have looked for opportunities in the world’s least developed continent. For some time, that was driven by insatiable Chinese demand for commodities, which were desperately needed for a national boom in building.

But there’s been a major change to the China-Africa trading link, and far fewer people have noticed. In a note emailed to clients this week, Fathom Consulting looks at the new relationship.

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