A live-streamed video of this talk will be available on the Kellogg Institute website at the appointed time.
Sebastian Horn
Director, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Professor of Economics at the University of Hamburg
Within just two decades, China has become the leading official creditor of the Global South. Through the Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese banks have lent hundreds of billions of dollars to countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Many of the recipients are now facing debt distress and are engaged in debt restructuring negotiations. This lecture explores the lending practices of Chinese state banks and their impact on sovereign debt markets in developing countries as well as the global financial architecture at large.
Sebastian Horn is the director at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and a professor of economics at the University of Hamburg, specializing in international finance, sovereign debt, and financial crises. He joined the Kiel Institute in 2024 to lead the research group on the international financial system and holds a PhD in economics from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
Sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, with the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, both part of the Keough School of Global Affairs.