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China Eximbank provides $18.95 million preferential buyer’s credit for E-Health Project (Linked to Record ID#40435)

$18.95M USD

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Mongolia
Country	Mongolia
Start Date	Aug 21, 2014
End Date	Oct 07, 2027
Duration	4,795 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`47032`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides $18.95 million preferential buyer’s credit for E-Health Project On August 21, 2014, China Eximbank and the Government of Mongolia signed a preferential buyer’s credit (PBC) agreement [CHINA EXIMBANK PBC 2014 (19) TOTAL (313)] for the E-Health Project.

The PBC was approved pursuant to a general loan agreement (captured via Record ID#40435) for the utilization of a $500 million preferential buyer’s credit for various projects that was signed by the two governments on June 16, 2011.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

📅 Maturity20 years

⏳ Grace Period7 years

💹 Interest Rate2%

The borrower was responsible for making 26 equal, semi-annual repayments (worth $728,846.15) after the expiration of the loan’s grace period. The proceeds of the PBC were to be used by the borrower to finance 100% of a $18,950,000 commercial contract (No. EH-1) between Mongolia’s Ministry of Health and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., which was signed on August 29, 2012.

The purpose of the project was to provide 7,000 computers, e-medical software, and 48 generators to 15 public hospitals, 9 districts and 48 aimag hospitals. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. was the general contractor responsible for implementation.

However, it hired a local Mongolian sub-contractor called Metronetworks, which reportedly had no experience in e-medical software development. The project officially commenced on January 6, 2016. However, it was plagued by various problems and delays and it is unclear if it ever reached completion.

Mongolia’s Minister of Health and Sports, G.Shiilegdamba, was arrested by the Independent Authority Against Corruption of Mongolia in early November 2015 on allegations of bribery in the bidding process for the E-Health Project. A young man named E. Gantulga, the Executive Director of Metronetworks, was also investigated alongside Minister G.

Shiilegdamba.

📋 Staff Comments

The Mongolian project title is “Цахим эрүүл мэнд” төсөл. The Chinese project title is 的蒙古国电子医疗项目.
The PBC (loan) agreement can be accessed in its entirety via https://www.dropbox.com/s/31xixpqvhu7k37z/Mongolia%202014%20China%20Eximbank%20Loan%20for%20E-Health%20Project.pdf?dl=0.
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

'Эмнэлгийн үйлчилгээг ил тод болгох нэгэн алхам хийгдлээ'
China Overseas Development Finance
Chinese President visits Mongolia
E-Health Project Mongolia
Offering Memorandum
PREFERENTIAL BUYER'S CREDIT LOAN AGREEMENT: Individual Loan Agreement on E-health Project
The opening ceremony of the project 'e-health' within the framework of soft loan from China to Mongolia is held, Г.ШИЙЛЭГДАМБА САЙД “HUAWEI” КОМПАНИЙН ТӨЛӨӨЛӨГЧТЭЙ ХАМТ ХОРИГДСОН УУ, Г.Шийлэгдамбад холбогдох авлигын хэргийг ирэх сарын 06-нд шүүнэ, Г.Шийлэгдамбын нэр холбогдсон “Цахим эрүүл мэнд” тендерийн луйврыг илчиллээ, ЗАСГИЙН ГАЗРЫН ГАДААДЫН ЗЭЭЛ, ТУСЛАМЖИЙН ХӨРӨНГӨӨР 2018 ОНЫ ТӨСВИЙН ЖИЛД ХЭРЭГЖҮҮЛЭХЭЭРТӨЛӨВЛӨЖ БУЙ ТӨСӨЛ, АРГА ХЭМЖЭЭ, Монгол газар, МАК зэрэг компаниуд гэрээнд гарын үсэг зуржээ, МОНГОЛ УЛСЫН ЗАСГИЙН ГАЗАР, БҮГД НАЙРАМДАХ ХЯТАД АРД УЛСЫН ЗАСГИЙН ГАЗАР ХООРОНДЫН ХАМТЫН АЖИЛЛАГААНЫ ТУХАЙ, Сайд асан М.Сономпил Г.Шийлэгдамбын араас “явах” уу, ЦАХИМ ЭРҮҮЛ МЭНД ТӨСЛИЙН НЭЭЛТЭД ШАДАР САЙД ОРОЛЦЛОО, ЭРҮҮЛ МЭНДИЙН МЭДЭЭЛЛИЙН САН АЛДАГДАЖ БАЙХАД САЙД Д.САРАНГЭРЭЛ ХААНА, ЮУ ХИЙЖ ЯВНА ВЭ?, Өмнөговь аймагт “Цахим эрүүл мэнд” төслийн нээлтийн ёслол боллоо, Г.Шийлэгдамбыг баривчилсан шалтгаан тодорч эхэллээ
中国向蒙古提供的电子医疗设备交接仪式在蒙成功举行
中国政府优买贷款项下实施的蒙古国电子医疗项目设备交接仪式在乌兰巴托成功举行
中蒙两国签署多项合作文件 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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