Securities and Exchange Commission Forms 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and Application
for EDGAR Access (Form ID) Confirmation of Authority to Sign



Pursuant to Instruction 7 to Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") "Form 3
- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities", "Form 4 - Statement
of Changes in Beneficial Ownership" and "Form 5 - Annual Statement of Beneficial
Ownership of Securities" the undersigned, being the Global Controller of Barings
LLC, the investment adviser to Barings Corporate Investors Barings Participation
Investors, Barings BDC, Inc., and Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
("the Issuers"), hereby appoints and designates Jessica Restivo, Ann Malloy,
Latavea Cross, Melissa Cliver and Melissa LaGrant each as my true and lawful
attorneys in fact with full power to (a) apply for access to the EDGAR filing
system in my name and (b) sign for me and file with the SEC and the New York
Stock Exchange said SEC Forms 3, 4 and/or 5 with respect to shares of the
Issuers purchased or sold by the undersigned or any other change of beneficial
ownership relating to equity or derivative securities of the Issuers required to
be reported by the undersigned.


This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until I earlier
revoke it in a signed writing delivered to the attorneys-in-fact.




By: Andrea Nitzan
Title: Global Controller, Barings LLC
Date: January 29, 2020