Development Eco | Asia & Pacific | Behavioural Insights | Research Fellow @lowyinstitute | stint @beta_gov_au | Author https://xitter.cf/t.co/lakLYLBuOk
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While Solomon Islands now meets the criteria to exit Least Developed Country (LDC) the @LowyInstitute's @AlexandreDayant argues its economic resilience remains weak and it may struggle to manage a sustainable and shock-proof transition. 👇 lowyinstitute.org/the-interp…
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Good to see @LowyInstitute Pacific Aid Map data cited in the @australian. The 2025 edition of the Map will be out soon! @AlexandreDayant @rjduke
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As global donors pull back, SE Asia risks losing billions in aid. In the @LowyInstitute's latest podcast @RolandMRajah, @AlexandreDayant, @GraceStanhope & @SusannahCPatton unpack the 2025 Southeast Asia Aid Map. Listen here: 👇
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Yesterday my colleagues @AlexandreDayant & @GraceStanhope put out the 2025 @LowyInstitute Southeast Asia Aid Map. Western aid cuts will mean ODF drops by $2 billion in 2026. Projection based on 20% decline in bilateral aid & stable multilateral bank financing (far from assured).
Delighted to speak with Gemma Veness from @abcnews about the latest edition of the @LowyInstitute Southeast Asia Aid Map. Explore the interactive tool here: seamap.lowyinstitute.org/
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Lowy Institute South-East Asia aid map reveals retreat of US and Europe from Australia's region buff.ly/QvgHrgW
Alexandre Dayant retweeted
This morning the @LowyInstitute released the 2025 edition of our Southeast Asia Aid Map.
As foreign aid budgets are cut around the world, @AlexandreDayant, @GraceStanhope and @RolandRajah take stock of development finance in our region.
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🌍 Today at #FfD4 – Join our high-level side event on transparency & #opendata!
Data as Dialogue: Unlocking Interoperability for Financing Sustainable Development
📍 Room 10, FIBES Sevilla
🕒 12:30–2:00PM, 2 July
Come along & join in the discussion 👇
🔗 iatistandard.org/en/events/s…
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The story of China’s development finance in Southeast Asia is shifting, marked not by growing dominance, but by recalibration, caution and quiet resistance, write @AlexandreDayant & @GraceStanhope in the @straits_times.
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NEW RESEARCH: Soaring debt repayments and a sharp reduction in lending have transformed China’s role in developing country finances from capital provider to debt collector, writes @rjduke in a new @LowyInstitute Data Snapshot.
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Good to have Andrew Hauser, Deputy Governor of the @RBAInfo on the Australia–China economic relationship in a time of great uncertainty @lowyinstitute @mcgregorrichard @RolandMRajah and Dr Jenny Gordon
Australia’s Labor gvt just won big, but what does that mean for foreign policy? Expect + aid to Southeast Asia & Pacific, + blended finance & COP31 bid with #Pacific. But no big budget bump, and a narrowing global focus. By @GraceStanhope @LowyInstitute thediplomat.com/2025/05/what…
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Interesting article by @GraceStanhope and @AlexandreDayant, drawing on their important new @LowyInstitute Analysis paper.
The Philippines walks a tightrope with Chinese aid | Alexandre Dayant, Grace Stanhope ift.tt/iH8Nqrd
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Great new paper by @AlexandreDayant & @GraceStanhope. They warn if Western donors continue cutting development budgets, SE Asia’s ability to shape its aid relationship with China could be seriously at risk. Good to see Australia, for one, holding the line. lowyinstitute.org/publicatio…
🚨 New @LowyInstitute research 🚨
How do Southeast Asian countries engage with China’s aid? We identify 3 approaches:
🔴 Constrained: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar
🟡 Restrained: Vietnam, the Philippines
🟢 Opportunistic: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
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🚨 New @LowyInstitute research 🚨
How do Southeast Asian countries engage with China’s aid? We identify 3 approaches:
🔴 Constrained: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar
🟡 Restrained: Vietnam, the Philippines
🟢 Opportunistic: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
1/4
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As demand for Chinese aid weakens, Beijing is shifting toward fewer, smaller, and more targeted projects.
But if Western donors continue cutting development budgets, Southeast Asia’s ability to shape its aid relationship with China could be seriously at risk - 3/4
Big thanks to my co-author @GraceStanhope and to the whole team at the @LowyInstitute, including @RolandMRajah @HerveLemahieu @ClareECaldwell - 4/4
Trump's global tariffs hit Australia too. Despite close ties, we're not exempt. Small direct impact but big risk: global trade disruption, especially with China. Could Australia retaliate? By @LowyInstitute IPDC @RolandMRajah lowyinstitute.org/the-interp…
Climate pledge delays: The world can’t afford more hot air, by @LowyInstitute IPDC @GeorgiaHammersl - Global temps have exceeded 1.5°C, yet major emitters are delaying climate commitments. With the U.S. absent, global ambition is at risk. lowyinstitute.org/the-interp…
