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Chinese Government provides RMB 12.4 million grant for National Theater Renovation Project (linked to Record ID#s #85373 and #64998)

¥12.4M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Myanmar (Burma)
Country	Myanmar
Start Date	Mar 24, 2004
End Date	Mar 28, 2033
Duration	10,596 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`49941`

Grant Description

On March 24, 2004, the Chinese Government and the Government of Myanmar signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), which committed RMB 50 million of grant funding for multiple projects (recorded in Record ID#85373).

The projects supported by this grant commitment were the Rice Milling Machine Installation Project (recorded in Record ID#64998) and the National Theater Renovation Project (recorded in this project), which cost RMB 12.4 million and provided for the renovation of Yangon National Cultural Theatre. An official handover ceremony took place on December 27. 2022.

📋 Staff Comments

The National Theater in Yangon was originally constructed in the 1980s with financial support from the Chinese Government. It was subsequently renovated in 2016 with a grant from the Chinese Government (captured in Project ID#64498).

📚 Sources & References

Sino-Myanmar Economic Relations Since 1988
Myanmar National Theater
National Theatre of Yangon
中国援缅甸国家艺术剧院维修改造项目移交仪式举行 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.