China's CPEC carries heavy economic risks for Pakistan
As projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor gather pace, concerns are rising about their benefit to Pakistan
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- Route and scale
- Mode of financing
- Capacity constraints
- CPEC concessions
- Tax exemptions
- Special concessions for energy projects
- Additional incentives for energy projects
- Preferential access
- Security costs
- Financial risks to Pakistan
- Balance of payments
- Debt servicing
- External account
- Inflation risk
- Foreign exchange stress?
- Hidden or delayed costs?
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_350.jpg "Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks at the 2016 inauguration of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor port in Gwadar, Pakistan (Reuters/Caren Firouz)")