2ChinaBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)InvestmentReport2023February2024ChristophNedopil3ChinaBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)InvestmentReport2023ChristophNedopil4AboutthisPublicationThisbriefisproducedbytheGriffithAsiaInstitute(GAI)atGriffithUniversity,Brisbane,AustraliaincollaborationwiththeGreenFinance&DevelopmentCenter(GFDC)oftheFanhaiInternationalSchoolofFinanceatFudanUniversity,Shanghai,P.R.China.ThebriefaimstoprovideavehicleforpublishingpreliminaryresultsontopicsrelatedtotheBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)toencouragediscussionanddebate.Thefindings,interpretations,andconclusionsexpressedinthispaperareentirelythoseoftheauthor(s)andshouldnotbeattributedinanymannertoGriffithUniversity,FISForFudanUniversity,toitsaffiliatedorganisations,ortomembersofitsBoardofExecutiveDirectors.Citationandtheuseofmaterialpresentedinthisbriefshouldtakeintoaccountthisprovisionalcharacter.Pleaseciteas:Nedopil,Christoph,2024,ChinaBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)InvestmentReport2023,GriffithAsiaInstitute,GriffithUniversity(Brisbane)andGreenFinance&DevelopmentCenter,FISFFudanUniversity(Shanghai)©2024GriffithUniversityandGreenFinance&DevelopmentCenter,FISFCoverpicture:ImagebyusertrmkonFreepik5AcronymsandabbreviationsAEIAmericanEnterpriseInstituteAIIBAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBankASEANAssociationofSoutheastAsianNationsAVICAviationIndustryCorporationBRIBeltandRoadInitiativeBRIGCBeltandRoadInitiativeInternationalGreenDevelopmentCoalitionCATLContemporaryAmperexTechnologyCo.,LimitedCGITChinaGlobalInvestmentTrackerCNCECChinaNationalChemicalEngineeringCorporationCNCECChinaNationalChemicalEngineeringCorporationCNOOCChinaNationalOffshoreOilCorporationCNPCChinaNationalPetroleumCorpCPECChinaPakistanEconomicCorridorCRRCChinaRailwayRollingStockCorporationEBRDEuropeanBankforReconstructionandDevelopmentEIAEnvironmentalImpactAssessmentsESMSEnvironmentalandsocialriskmanagementEUEuropeanUnionEVElectronicvehiclesFDIForeigndirectinvestmentsFISFFanhaiInternationalSchoolofFinanceGAIGriffithAsiaInstituteGCFGreenClimateFundGFDCGreenFinance&DevelopmentCenterGIPGreenInvestmentPrinciplesGWGigawattICBCIndustrialandCommercialBankofChinaICTInformationCommunicationTechnologyMEEMinistryofEcologyandEnvironmentMOFCOMMinistryofCommerceMoUMemorandumofUnderstandingMWMegawattOBOROneBeltOneRoadPGIPartnershipforGlobalInfrastructureSDGSustainableDevelopmentGoalsSINOPECChinaPetroleumandChemicalSMUSingaporeManagementUniversitySOEState-ownedenterprisesUAEUnitedArabEmiratesUNUnitedNationsUNCTADUnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopmentUNDPUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammeUSDUnitedStatesDollar6ContentsChina’sfinanceandinvestmentsintheBRI8ShareofinvestmentsinChina’sBRIhighestonrecord9Dealsizesaregettingbiggeragain,particularlyforinvestments10RegionalandcountryanalysisofChineseBRIengagement10SectortrendsofBRIengagement12Energy-relatedengagementintheBRIatlowlevelsbutwithgreengrowthincludingtransmission14TransportengagementintheBRI17MajorplayersinBRIinvestments18China’sBRIinvestmentsinaglobalcomparison19OutlookforBRIfinanceandinvestments20Recommendations21Appendix1:AbouttheBRI23Appendix2:CountriesoftheBRI24Abouttheauthor25AboutGriffithAsiaInstitute26AbouttheGreenFinance&DevelopmentCenter26Notesandreferences27ListoffiguresFigure1:China'sBRIconstructionengagementandinvestments2013-20239Figure2:ShareofconstructionandinvestmentengagementintheBRI2013-20239Figure3...