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Chinese Government provides grant for MA60 Aircraft Acquisition Project (Linked to Record ID#62569)

$22M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Laos
Country	Lao People's Democratic Republic
Start Date	Jan 01, 2012
End Date	Dec 05, 2028
Duration	6,183 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`33807`

Grant Description

In 2012, the Chinese Government and the Government of Laos signed a grant agreement for the MA60 Aircraft Acquisition Project. The purpose of the project was to purchase two MA60 aircraft for Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAC). The aircraft were officially handed over to the local authorities on October 30, 2013.

As of 2020, the two donated MA60s are still in service. China Eximbank provided a loan for the acquisition of two additional MA60 aircraft in 2006 (see Record ID#62569).

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 老挝新舟60飞机. Each MA60 costs approximately $11 million. Therefore, in the absence of the actual grant commitment value, AidData imputes a face value of $22 million. This issue merits further investigation.

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