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China Eximbank provides RMB 135 million government concessional loan for Cambodia Section of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Information Superhighway (GMS-IS) Project (Linked to Record ID#32113)

¥135M RMB

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Cambodia
Country	Cambodia
Start Date	Jan 22, 2007
End Date	Sep 03, 2033
Duration	9,721 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`32146`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides RMB 135 million government concessional loan for Cambodia Section of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Information Superhighway (GMS-IS) Project In July 2005, China, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia signed an MOU on the Planning and Construction of a Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Information Superhighway Network.

Then, on January 22, 2007, China Eximbank and the Government of Cambodia signed an RMB 135 million government concessional loan (GCL) agreement for the Cambodia Section of the Greater Mekong Sub-region Information Superhighway (GMS-IS) Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

📅 Maturity20 years

⏳ Grace Period7 years

💹 Interest Rate2%

The proceeds of the China Eximbank loan were used to finance a commercial contract with Huawei Technologies, which was signed on August 28, 2006. This $17 million project was co-financed with the Asian Development Bank.

The purpose of the Greater Mekong Sub-region Information Superhighway (GMS-IS) Project was to construct a 651 km fiber optic transmission line in the Greater Mekong Sub-region.

The Cambodia section of the project involved the laying of fiber optic cable from Kampong Cham to Memot and then to the Laos border along National Road 7 (NR 7), and the laying of fiber optic cable from Skun city in Kampong Cham province to Siem Reap along National Road 6 (NR 6). The project was expected to start on January 1, 2006, and reach completion on December 31, 2007.

Construction actually began in August 2007. A completion ceremony was held on July 15, 2009.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 大湄公河次区域信息高速公路缅甸项目.
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.
On January 22, 2007, China Eximbank committed to providing a $207 million loan package for the “two bridges and two roads” project (involving Prek Tamaek Bridge, Prek Kdam Bridge, National Road No. 6, and National Road No. 8; see linked umbrella Record ID#32113). This project is a partial fulfillment of that commitment.

📚 Sources & References

China's Huawei to build optical telecom network in Cambodia
Fibre-optic network online
大湄公河次区域信息高速公路一期工程举行竣工仪式
柬埔寨大湄公河次区域信息高速公路（GMS-IS）项目一期工程进展顺利
Telecommunications
CDC Project of the Construction of Greater Mekong Sub-region Information Superhighway Cambodia Section
China's Economic Aid to CLMV And Its Cooperation With Them
中方拟向柬埔寨提供6亿美元
Project/Program Information and Implementation Arrangements
Premier Wen: Information superhighway to boost GMS connectivity
Mekong Countries Plan Information Superhighway
Fibre-optic cable links region's data networks
SinoCast: China telecom to build information superhighway in GMS
China to Help Laos Become E-Government
Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway Regional Cooperation Framework Document
华为公司已成为柬埔寨最大电信设备供应商
柬埔寨大湄公河次区域信息高速公路（GMS-IS）项目一期工程进展顺利 2008
中国参与大湄公河次区域经济合作国家报告(全文)
Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway Regional Cooperation Framework Document
Regional Investment Framework Pipeline of Potential Projects (2013–2022)
An In-Depth Study of Broadband Infrastructure in the ASEAN Region August 2013
The Increasing Presence of China in Laos Today: A Report on Fixed Point Observation of Local Newspapers from March 2007 to February 2009
Laos: The Chinese Connection
China Overseas Development Finance 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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