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WhatsApp: +86 182217550731. Introduction. As national development finance institutions (DFIs), 1 China's policy banks have played an important role in development finance, and their activities have a strong policy orientation. China has become a global infrastructure powerhouse, reflecting the goals of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) [1].China Development Bank (CDB) and …
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