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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Africa's high-speed railway network is on track

jermwarfare.com

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Africa's high-speed railway network is on track

jermwarfare.com

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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    2 years ago

    So… No citation, right?

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      https://time.com/6266658/china-emerges-major-global-lender/#:~:text=China typically offers rescue loans,the IMF%2C the study said.

      First result in Google. You cant even Google so im pretty sure you dont know what the hell you are talking about lol.

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        Rescue loans are not the type of loans being used to build these railway networks lol. It’s pretty funny watching someone not understand the problem they’re talking about.

        Also, the US fed rate is 5% right now… That means loaning money to the safest and most stable economy in the world pays 5% today. Even in your (misguided) context, 5% is a fucking bargain.

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          Rescue loans are not the type of loans being used to build these railway networks lol.

          Do you even know how IMF rescue loans work? Did you try Google buddy?

          I wont even entertain your dumbass ramble about different countries because we arent talking about that.

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            Great, so you neither understand project funding nor interest rates. Good to know.

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              so you neither understand project funding nor interest rates

              You cant even provide facts. Stop arguing in bad faith. Now go schizo post about US loans.

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                A rescue loan is not a loan used to build infrastructure. They’re used to cover for existing debt, not to take on new debt.

                The interest rate of loans is dependent on the international market. A loan with an interest rate of 5% is charity because China could get that exact same return from the US (which is much more stable, etc. etc.)

                A 5% interest rate loan isn’t predatory in this economic environment. It’s a fucking donation. Ever heard of risk-adjusted returns?

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                  A rescue loan is not a loan used to build infrastructure. They’re used to cover for existing debt, not to take on new debt.

                  A loan with an interest rate of 5% is charity

                  [citation needed]

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                    Here’s some reading for you:

                    https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/COVID-Lending-Tracker

                    https://www.adamsstreetpartners.com/insights/covid19-rescue-finance/#:~:text=Rescue Finance Overview,credit and pureplay distressed credit.

                    Rescue loans are used to service existing debt. That’s literally the entire point.

                    https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/riskadjustedreturn.asp

                    A risk-adjusted return is a calculation of the profit or potential profit from an investment that takes into account the degree of risk that must be accepted in order to achieve it. The risk is measured in comparison to that of a virtually risk-free investment—usually U.S. Treasuries.

                    These are BASIC concepts. Come on, man.

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