The Belt and Road in the Kyrgyz Republic: Mapping Economic Risks and Risk Perceptions

Linda Calabrese; Olena Borodyna

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-6700-9_38

The Belt and Road in the Kyrgyz Republic: Mapping Economic Risks and Risk Perceptions

Linda Calabrese, Olena Borodyna

Lau China Institute

Overseas Development Institute

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Abstract

In Kyrgyzstan, the BRI takes the form of a series of infrastructure projects covering transport and energy, which have the potential to increase connectivity and make the country an important node of transport and production in Central Asia. More broadly, Chinese investment and infrastructure projects have the potential to support the transformation of the Kyrgyz economy, but these opportunities come with risks. Our study maps the potential threats and economic risks faced by Kyrgyzstan in the context of the BRI. Based on primary data collected through key informant interviews, our study reviews the main risks posed by the BRI, and more broadly by Chinese economic engagement, to the country’s development process and it assesses how the risk perceptions influence risk management decisions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Palgrave Handbook of Globalization with Chinese Characteristics
Subtitle of host publication	The Case of the Belt and Road Initiative
Pages	639-656
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811967009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6700-9_38
Publication status	Published - 7 Jan 2023

Keywords

Belt and Road Initiative
BRI
Central Asia
Investment risks
risk perceptions

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1007/978-981-19-6700-9_38

Cite this

@inbook{28f27b6fed6f42158b0016c312ab3d19,

title = "The Belt and Road in the Kyrgyz Republic: Mapping Economic Risks and Risk Perceptions",

abstract = "In Kyrgyzstan, the BRI takes the form of a series of infrastructure projects covering transport and energy, which have the potential to increase connectivity and make the country an important node of transport and production in Central Asia. More broadly, Chinese investment and infrastructure projects have the potential to support the transformation of the Kyrgyz economy, but these opportunities come with risks. Our study maps the potential threats and economic risks faced by Kyrgyzstan in the context of the BRI. Based on primary data collected through key informant interviews, our study reviews the main risks posed by the BRI, and more broadly by Chinese economic engagement, to the country{\textquoteright}s development process and it assesses how the risk perceptions influence risk management decisions.",

keywords = "Belt and Road Initiative, BRI, Central Asia, Investment risks, risk perceptions",

author = "Linda Calabrese and Olena Borodyna",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023.",

year = "2023",

month = jan,

day = "7",

doi = "10.1007/978-981-19-6700-9_38",

language = "English",

isbn = "9789811966996",

pages = "639--656",

booktitle = "The Palgrave Handbook of Globalization with Chinese Characteristics",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - The Belt and Road in the Kyrgyz Republic: Mapping Economic Risks and Risk Perceptions

AU - Calabrese, Linda

AU - Borodyna, Olena

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023.

PY - 2023/1/7

Y1 - 2023/1/7

N2 - In Kyrgyzstan, the BRI takes the form of a series of infrastructure projects covering transport and energy, which have the potential to increase connectivity and make the country an important node of transport and production in Central Asia. More broadly, Chinese investment and infrastructure projects have the potential to support the transformation of the Kyrgyz economy, but these opportunities come with risks. Our study maps the potential threats and economic risks faced by Kyrgyzstan in the context of the BRI. Based on primary data collected through key informant interviews, our study reviews the main risks posed by the BRI, and more broadly by Chinese economic engagement, to the country’s development process and it assesses how the risk perceptions influence risk management decisions.

AB - In Kyrgyzstan, the BRI takes the form of a series of infrastructure projects covering transport and energy, which have the potential to increase connectivity and make the country an important node of transport and production in Central Asia. More broadly, Chinese investment and infrastructure projects have the potential to support the transformation of the Kyrgyz economy, but these opportunities come with risks. Our study maps the potential threats and economic risks faced by Kyrgyzstan in the context of the BRI. Based on primary data collected through key informant interviews, our study reviews the main risks posed by the BRI, and more broadly by Chinese economic engagement, to the country’s development process and it assesses how the risk perceptions influence risk management decisions.

KW - Belt and Road Initiative

KW - BRI

KW - Central Asia

KW - Investment risks

KW - risk perceptions

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85161869550&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/978-981-19-6700-9_38

DO - 10.1007/978-981-19-6700-9_38

M3 - Chapter

SN - 9789811966996

SP - 639

EP - 656

BT - The Palgrave Handbook of Globalization with Chinese Characteristics

ER -

The Belt and Road in the Kyrgyz Republic: Mapping Economic Risks and Risk Perceptions

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this