China MIIT signs MoU for potential financial participation in Telecommunications Project in Laos
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Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology [Government Agency]
Recipient
Laos
Sector
Communications (Code: 220)
Flow type
Vague TBD
Infrastructure
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
In June 2011, at the GMS information and communications technology (ICT) Ministerial Meeting, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of the PRC and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) of the Lao PDR signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on "Continuing with Demonstration Projects of Applicable Communication Technologies in Rural Areas." The projected total cost was $5 million USD, although it is unknown how much of this value is financed by China.
Additional details
Project was co-financed with the ADB. The type and amount of Chinese financing is unknown.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
2
Details
Cofinanced
Yes
Implementing agencies [Type]
China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology [Government Agency]