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China Eximbank provides a RMB 140 million government concessional loan for the National Transmission Trunk Line Project

¥140M RMB

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Société Nationale des Telecommunications (Tunisie Télécom)
Country	Tunisia
Start Date	Jun 13, 2005
End Date	Jul 20, 2026
Duration	7,707 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`85262`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides a RMB 140 million government concessional loan for the National Transmission Trunk Line Project On June 13, 2005, China Eximbank and Société Nationale des Telecommunications (Tunisie Télécom) — a Tunisian state-owned telecommunications company — signed an RMB 140 million government concessional loan (GCL) agreement for the National Transmission Trunk Line Project.

The Government of Tunisia issued a sovereign guarantee in support of the loan.

The proceeds of the loan were to be used by the borrower to finance an $18 million USD commercial contract (No. 99/2003 or 99/2003号) that Tunisie Télécom signed with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. on August 4, 2004.

The purpose of the project was to build a national transmission trunk line with 42 stations and 12 transmission rings (loops) in Tunisia’s major cities.

There is some evidence in the December 2010 individual and consolidated financial statements of Tunisie Télécom that this project was implemented. However, precise implementation start and end dates are unknown.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 华为公司在99/2003号国家传输干线项目 or 号国家传输干线项目 or 电信项目. In 2006, Tunisia’s telecommunication sector went through a privatization process and a 35% ownership stake in Tunisie Télécom was sold to Dubai Investment Group (DIG) and a consortium known as TECOM [previously known as EIT or Emirates International Telecommunications (Tunisia) FZ - LLC].

📚 Sources & References

RAPPORT SUR LA DETTE PUBLIQUE ANNEE 2005
Chinese Loans to Africa Database
Aiding Transparency: What We Can Learn About China ExIm Bank’s Concessional Loans
Document de référence de Tunisie Telecom
RAPPORT SUR LA DETTE PUBLIQUE ANNEE 2005
华为在突尼斯再次中标电信项目 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.