Overview

Chinese Government provides RMB 12.4 million grant for National Theater Renovation Project (linked to Record ID#s #85373 and #64998)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$3,151,693

Commitment Year•2004Country of Activity•MyanmarDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MyanmarSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 24, 2004

Start (planned): Mar 24, 2004

End (actual): Dec 27, 2022

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is to renovate the National Theater (အမျိုးသားဇာတ်ရုံ) in the city of Yangon. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/252656023.

Stakeholders

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

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Myanmar (Burma)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides RMB 12.4 million grant for National Theater Renovation Project (linked to Record ID#s #85373 and #64998)

Narrative

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Project narrative

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 (recorded in Record ID#85373). The projects supported by this grant commitment were the Rice Milling Machine Installation Project (recorded in Record ID#64998) and the National Theater Renovation Project (recorded in this project), which cost RMB 12.4 million and provided for the renovation of Yangon National Cultural Theatre. An official handover ceremony took place on December 27. 2022.

Staff comments

The National Theater in Yangon was originally constructed in the 1980s with financial support from the Chinese Government. It was subsequently renovated in 2016 with a grant from the Chinese Government (captured in Record ID#64498).