Chinese Government provides RMB 50 million grant - through March 2004 ETCA - to Myanmar for multiple projects (linked to Record ID#49941 and #64998)

¥50M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Myanmar (Burma)
Country	Myanmar
Start Date	Mar 24, 2004
End Date	Oct 16, 2029
Duration	9,337 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`85373`

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.

The grant was for a number of projects which included the renovation of Yangon National Cultural Theatre at the cost of Yuan 12.4 million (recorded in Record ID#49941), and the rice milling machine installation project (recorded in Record ID#64998).

As part of this ETCA, the Chinese government also provided an RMB 200 million interest-free loan, which is recorded in Record ID#64759.

📚 Sources & References

Sino-Myanmar Economic Relations Since 1988
Modern China-Myanmar Relations Dilemma of Mutual Dependence
In the Name of Pauk-Phaw: Myanmar's China Policy Since 1948 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.