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China Eximbank pledges 410 million RMB loan for Independent Secured Mobile Network Project in Tanzania

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$72,079,760
Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•TanzaniaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•TanzaniaSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Loan

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Pledge

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 21, 2011

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

  • Tanzania Ministry of Finance and Planning

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of National Defense

Loan desecription

China Eximbank pledges 410 million RMB loan for Independent Secured Mobile Network Project in Tanzania

Interest type•Unknown

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On November 21, 2011, the Chinese Government and the Government of Tanzania signed 3 framework agreements at the Hyatt Regency Kilimanjaro Hotel. One of these agreements was a concessional loan framework agreement for 410 million RMB ($64 million USD) with China Eximbank to support the Independent Secured Mobile Network Project under the Chinese Ministry of Defence and National Service. The agreement was signed by China's Vice Minister of Commerce Jiang Yaoping and Tanzania's Finance Minister Mustafa Mkulo. The purpose of the project was to provide safe and reliable communications between the defence forces in Tanzania. The project sought to provide the following benefits: lower communication costs within the defence forces across the country; a modern and secured communication network for the defence forces; and the quick access and sharing of available defence information. Beijing’s direct involvement in the establishment of a secured communication network for the the Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) provoked a great deal of speculation within Western diplomatic community in Dar Es Salaam. It is unclear if this project ever resulted in a loan agreement after the framework agreement was signed.