Completed Mixed AidData Chinese Aid

China Eximbank provides loan to build 13,500-line exchanges in twelve Myanmar towns in 2002

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications
Country	Myanmar
Start Date	Jan 01, 2002
End Date	Aug 22, 2031
Duration	10,825 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`62978`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides loan to build 13,500-line exchanges in twelve Myanmar towns in 2002 In 2002, China Eximbank reportedly provided a loan to Myanmar Posts and Telecommunication (MPT) — a state-owned enterprise in Myanmar — for a project to build 13,500-line-capacity digital auto-telephone exchange in 12 towns.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountare unknown

The proceeds of the loan were to be used by MPT to finance a $6.5 million commercial contract with China National Electronics Import and Export Shenzhen Company (CEIEC). This project was completed on March 20, 2002.

📋 Staff Comments

1. 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

Sino-Myanmar Economic Relations Since 1988
MYANMAR (BURMA) 1 (Complete 240407)
Building the Burmese Junta’s Telecom Infrastructure
Chinese Company to Build Auto-Telephone Exchanges for Myanmar
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.

All Grantees

Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications

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