resources Flashcards
china in africa
copper mining in Congo $2.7bn
oil refinery in nigeria, $6.4bn
Belt and road initiative
3000 infrastructure porjects
since 207, 400,000 jobs created anually
development of smart agriculture in Mozambique, SA, ghana
evidence of neo-colonialism
85% of exports are raw materials
chinese loans are 40% of kampalas debt
$40bn decrease in investment over 5 years
south china sea
11bn barrels of oil
30% of global trade flows
5 countries have claims
china building artificial islands to extend radius
international court ruled against china
emissions
china, usa and eu emit same amount of CO2 as rest of world comined
middle class
over 20 years, middle class predicted to grow by 3bn people
energy demand will increase by 35%
global freshwater demand increase
price is likelhy to increase
climate change
superpowers disproportinaltely contribute
US and china reluctant to set targets, withdrew from agreements
concern about cc, high in afica, low emissions but see consequences, 18% in china, economic dev is priority
counterfit goods
intellectual property rights increased since 90’s, global shift
5-10% world trade is counterfit
trademarks
ban sales and imports
world intellectual property organisation
EU and threats
debt in eurozone in 2016 was $10tn, 90% of GDP
frag on economic growth
unemployment due to global shift, 22% in youth
AID commitments
ageing pop
migration and managment
workforce will decline 14% by 2030, economically dependent
2008 debt crisis
stock market crash and series of bank failures
2010 - years of overspending, debt is $350bn, EU and IMF loan dependent on cuts
2011 - protests about measures, gov collapses
2012 - second bailout by |EY and IMF
2015 - defaults on 1.5bn repayment to IMF, referendum, rejact IMF conditions, EU 3rd bailout
2016 - Greec e resist further reforms
2017- reach provisional deal with creditors offering new forms of debt releif
