Grant Description
CDB provides RMB 3.5 billion ‘emergency’ loan to Ministry of Finance of Belarus to service existing debts and shore up foreign exchange reserves On December 16, 2019, the Shanghai Branch of the China Development Bank and the Ministry of Finance of Belarus signed an RMB 3.5 billion ($500 million) ‘emergency’ loan agreement (ID № 3110201901100000011).
📋 Loan / Grant Terms
💰 Loan Amounthas a 5-year maturity length and an interest rate of 4
📅 Maturity5 years
The Government of Belarus reportedly approached CDB with this loan request after an unsuccessful negotiation with the Russian Government for a similar ($630 million) balance of payments (BOP) loan. The CDB loan was fully disbursed only four days after its was finalized (on December 20, 2019). Belarus’s Ministry of Finance described the loan as ‘unprecedented’.
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📚 Sources & References
- Belarus
- China Development Bank sign ¥3.5bn loan deal
- Belarus
- China Development Bank sign ¥3.5bn loan deal
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- On the signing of the Agreement between the Republic of Belarus (represented by the Ministry of Finance) and the Shanghai Branch of the China Development Bank
- ABOUT THE CONDITION STATE DEBT OF THE REPUBLIC BELARUS-2019, О подписании Соглашения между Республикой Беларусь (в лице Министерства финансов) и Шанхайским филиалом Банка развития Китая, УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА РЕСПУБЛИКИ БЕЛАРУСЬ, О предоставлении средств кредита Банка развития Китая, Хроника соб, Беларусь рассчитывает до конца года получить китайский кредит на $500 млн
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- Belarus gets $500 million loan from China, Национальный банк Республики Беларусь, https://web.archive.org/web/20230507201322/https://www.nbrb.by/engl/publications/reportifrss/report-ifrss-2019e.pdf 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.