Chinese investments in residential development are demonstrating a track record of opportunity and experience in Africa where 46 cities have populations of a million people or more. The Africa-China Urban Initiative hosted a panel on Understanding (and Harnessing) Chinese Investment to Finance African Housing at the African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) 29th Annual Conference on September 11-12, 2013 in Mauritius, which focused on the theme of mobilising capital for housing finance. In addition, two partner institutions of the Africa-China Urban Initiative participated in a panel on the need to have a track record and to make information available for investors to base their investment decisions.    

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