A study by Grisons Peak, a London-based boutique investment bank, published in June shows that the majority of 67 overseas loan commitments made by China’s largest policy lenders – China Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China – have been in areas interested in the OBOR project since its launch in late 2013. Loans for infrastructure projects contribute to upgrading the Chinese economy at a time of domestic restructuring of various sectors – including heavy industries involved in building and maintenance of transport and energy infrastructure, but also consumer goods. Trade financing serves to maintain existing, as well as find new, markets for Chinese products.
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