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China Eximbank provides RMB 100 million government concessional loan for National Telecommunication Network Upgrade Project

$100M USD

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Myanmar (Burma)
Country	Myanmar
Start Date	Dec 01, 2000
End Date	Dec 22, 2026
Duration	9,517 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`62976`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides RMB 100 million government concessional loan for National Telecommunication Network Upgrade Project On December 1, 2000, Shanghai Bell Co and Myanmar Posts and Telecommunication (MPT) — a state-owned enterprise in Myanmar — signed a $20 million commercial contract for the National Telecommunication Network Upgrade Project.

China Eximbank and the Government of Myanmar subsequently signed a government concessional loan (GCL) agreement for the National Telecommunication Network Upgrade Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountare unknown

The proceeds of the loan were to be used by the borrower to finance the commercial contract that was signed on December 1, 2000.

The project involved the installation of a 55,000-line digital switching system, transmission equipment, external cables, and integrated digital user networks in four cities (Yangon, Mandalay, Taungoo, and Pyay). The project was completed in June 2002. .

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 缅甸国家通信骨干网改造工程项目2. The loan commitment year is unavailable. It is currently estimated based on the year in which the commercial contract was signed.
The China Eximbank loan that supported this project is not included in the Overseas Development Finance Dataset that Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center published in December 2020.

📚 Sources & References

Sino-Myanmar Economic Relations Since 1988
In the Name of Pauk-Phaw: Myanmar's China Policy Since 1948
Building the Burmese Junta’s Telecom Infrastructure
中缅签署缅甸国家通信骨干网改造项目合同
中国工程建设企业在东盟各国打下了各有特色的基础
Major Chinese Company to Help Myanmar Expand Telecom Network
East Day
GSM Network Expansion
China's Overseas Development Finance
China helps build nations, form lasting friendships Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.

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Government of Myanmar (Burma)

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