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Project narrative
On November 3, 2001, China Eximbank and Pakhtabank OJSC signed a an RMB 100 million loan agreement for the purchase of 2,500 Chinese-made tractors. The loan carried the following terms: 10 year maturity, 3 year grace period, and 4% interest rate. Pakhtabank OJSC is a commercial agricultural bank that primarily lends to farmers. The Government of Uzbekistan provided a sovereign guarantee for this loan. The tractors will were to be produced by from Zhongce Tractor and Motor Vehicle Co. Ltd and delivered by Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Corporation to Tashkent Tractor Plant Joint Stock Company.
Staff comments
The Russian project title is "проекта сборочного производства мини-тракторов". Pakhtabank OJSC may have on-lent the proceeds of the China Eximbank loan to Tashkent Tractor Plant Joint Stock Company (or ГАО “Ташкентский тракторный завод”).