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Overview

China Eximbank offers loan for Digital Television Project

Commitment Year2010Country of ActivityUgandaDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationUgandaSectorCommunicationsFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Cancelled

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2010

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Ultimate beneficial owners

At least 25% host country ownership

Funding agencies

State-owned Policy Banks

  • Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Uganda

Implementing agencies

Private Sector

  • Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Loan desecription

China Eximbank offers loan for Digital Television Project

Interest typeUnknown

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2010, Uganda offered Chinese firm Huawei technologies without competitive bidding the right to spearhead digital migration after securing a loan for the project from the China Exim Bank. In 2011, due to the lack of competitive bidding, which is required by the constitution, and the cost of the project, which was speculated to be higher than it should be, the Ugandan government cancelled the loan and Huawei's participation in the project.