China Provides Technical Assistance for Economic Zones in Laos and Myanmar

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Asia, regional
Country	Asia, regional
Start Date	Jan 01, 2013
End Date	Jul 02, 2028
Duration	5,661 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`47190`

Grant Description

In 2013, the Asian Development Bank reported that China would be involved in providing technical assistance for cross-border economic zones (CBEZs) between China and Laos and China and Myanmar. These CBEZs are located at Mohan (PRC)-Botan (Lao PDR) and Ruili (PRC)- Muse (Myanmar).

The technical assistance is intended to provide "training in language capacity, professional qualifications for government officials, as well as training to enhance the ability to utilize the free trade area and preferential agreements to improve the competitiveness." The timeline for the project is between 2014 and 2016 and the value of the project is USD 2 M.

It is unclear if China is providing all the technical assistance or if all countries are educating the others.

📚 Sources & References

in GMS countries THAILAND Border Economic Zones
Greater Tumen Region Trade Facilitation Study
Regional Investment Framework Pipeline of Potential Projects (2013–2022) 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.