TOKYO -- The U.S. is stepping up efforts to counter China's growing role in infrastructure financing in Africa and other emerging markets, according to a new report, highlighting the expanding scope of the rivalry between the world's two largest economies.
Chinese development finance institutions and export credit agencies accounted for 53% of the investment flowing into African power projects in the past 10 years, according to a report released by U.S. law firm Baker McKenzie and U.K. financial data provider IJGlobal on Monday. U.S. peers only contributed 3% of the funding, the research found.
