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Chancay port opens as China’s gateway to South America Peru’s new megaport is poised to transform global trade—but China’s portfolio stretches far beyond the port. Lea Thome
2024-11-14

Chancay port opens as China’s gateway to South America

Peru’s new megaport is poised to transform global trade—but China’s portfolio stretches far beyond the port.

Chancay megaport in Peru while under construction. Photo by rjankovsky via Adobe Stock, used under the Standard license.
Workshop series explores Chinese investments and media in Philippines Researchers from AidData and Asia Society Philippines shared findings, new dashboard with hundreds of participants. Isabel Sofia Santiago, Bryan Burgess
2024-10-28

Workshop series explores Chinese investments and media in Philippines

Researchers from AidData and Asia Society Philippines shared findings, new dashboard with hundreds of participants.

A workshop participant uses the AidData dashboard to track and analyze Chinese development finance and relationships in the Philippines over time, by sector, and geography. Photo by Glimpse, commissioned by Asia Society Philippines, used here with permission.
Innovative research aims to revolutionize deforestation compliance in coffee production A groundbreaking study evaluates digital tools for EUDR compliance in coffee supply chains. Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA)
2024-10-03

Innovative research aims to revolutionize deforestation compliance in coffee production

A groundbreaking study evaluates digital tools for EUDR compliance in coffee supply chains.

Ubaldo Trochez stands in his irrigated coffee field in Honduras. The EU has passed new deforestation regulations that coffee growers, including small-scale producers like Ubaldo, will need to follow to export their coffee to the EU. Photo by USAID via Flickr, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
AidData and Rappler to provide data journalism training in the Philippines Apply by October 5th to reserve a spot Alex Wooley
2024-09-24

AidData and Rappler to provide data journalism training in the Philippines

Apply by October 5th to reserve a spot

Rappler's 3rd cycle of journalism fellowships for community journalists, student/campus journalists, and Southeast Asian journalists
Amidst rising tensions, Beijing bets big in the Philippines New research from AidData tracks the financial flows, major players, and outcomes of China’s state-directed development finance and FDI. Jonathan A. Solis
2024-09-13

Amidst rising tensions, Beijing bets big in the Philippines

New research from AidData tracks the financial flows, major players, and outcomes of China’s state-directed development finance and FDI.

Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet for the first time on the sidelines of APEC 2022. Photo by the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines via Wikimedia Commons, used in the public domain.
Navigating Philippine-China relations: Insights from Beijing's role as a top lender From 2000 to 2022, Beijing’s investments in the Philippines reached a staggering $9.1 billion in state-directed development financing, AidData reports. Marco Antonio Luisito V. Sardillo III, Timothy Joseph G. Henares, Alec Julian A. Templonuevo
2024-08-07

Navigating Philippine-China relations: Insights from Beijing's role as a top lender

From 2000 to 2022, Beijing’s investments in the Philippines reached a staggering $9.1 billion in state-directed development financing, AidData reports.

Ten years of insights: AidData completes its fourth survey of Global South leaders in 148 countries We asked leaders what’s top-of-mind in 2024—and we’re using a decade’s worth of data to understand how the global development landscape has shifted. Sarina Patterson
2024-08-01

Ten years of insights: AidData completes its fourth survey of Global South leaders in 148 countries

We asked leaders what’s top-of-mind in 2024—and we’re using a decade’s worth of data to understand how the global development landscape has shifted.

Photo by UN Women/Pedro Pio, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED.
Understanding the U.S.-Tanzania economic partnership: AidData and REPOA launch report in Tanzania The event brought together attendees from the government, private sector, civil society, and academia for an in-depth exploration of research into U.S.-Tanzania ties. Divya Mathew, Sarina Patterson
2024-07-26

Understanding the U.S.-Tanzania economic partnership: AidData and REPOA launch report in Tanzania

The event brought together attendees from the government, private sector, civil society, and academia for an in-depth exploration of research into U.S.-Tanzania ties.

Attendees at the launch event for “Investing in Tanzania’s People” pose with copies of the report in Dar es Salaam on June 18th, 2024. Photo by Vincent Nalwendela, used with permission.
Empowering women through data-driven insights: AidData’s Gender in Development Research Symposium The symposium builds on AidData’s Gender Equity in Development Initiative, which has mobilized $2.3m in funding for gender-focused research. Wanqi (Angie) Zhu
2024-07-10

Empowering women through data-driven insights: AidData’s Gender in Development Research Symposium

The symposium builds on AidData’s Gender Equity in Development Initiative, which has mobilized $2.3m in funding for gender-focused research.

Participants at AidData’s Gender in Development Symposium at William & Mary pose in the conference room. Photo by Samantha Hughes, used with permission.
Extending AidData’s global reach and impact through a new training initiative Courses will leverage AidData's expertise and resources to empower data-driven professionals. AidData staff
2024-07-08

Extending AidData’s global reach and impact through a new training initiative

Courses will leverage AidData's expertise and resources to empower data-driven professionals.

AidData’s Training and Instructional Design Manager, Sethu Nguna, stands on the right as she leads a hands-on data workshop for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellows Program. Photo by Sethu Nguna, used with permission.
AidData launches new Geospatial Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset The dataset covers 9,000+ projects worth $830 billion and accompanies the publication of an article in one of Nature’s journals, Scientific Data. Alex Wooley
2024-06-11

AidData launches new Geospatial Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset

The dataset covers 9,000+ projects worth $830 billion and accompanies the publication of an article in one of Nature’s journals, Scientific Data.

Image by Sarina Patterson. Map insets of projects produced by AidData from china.aiddata.org. Background satellite imagery from Blue Marble: Next Generation produced by Reto Stöckli, NASA Earth Observatory, accessed at https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/.
U.S. contributions to Tanzania estimated at $2.8 billion annually, according to research by AidData and REPOA The report is the first to provide a whole-of-society perspective on U.S. contributions to Tanzania’s development. Sarina Patterson
2024-05-24

U.S. contributions to Tanzania estimated at $2.8 billion annually, according to research by AidData and REPOA

The report is the first to provide a whole-of-society perspective on U.S. contributions to Tanzania’s development.

U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania in discussion with a business leader at a roundtable event.