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Chinese ZTE corporation donates $1.5 million in GSM and CDMA telecommunications equipment to Benin

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$3,155,604
Commitment Year•2004Country of Activity•BeninSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jun 24, 2004
Start (actual)
Jun 24, 2004
End (actual)
Jun 24, 2004

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The purpose of this project was for the Chinese ZTE corporation to donate $1.5 million in GSM and CDMA telecommunications equipment to Benin More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2851879

Stakeholders

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

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • ZTE Corporation (formerly Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Benin

Loan desecription

Chinese ZTE corporation donates $1.5 million in GSM and CDMA telecommunications equipment to Benin

Narrative

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Project narrative

As part of the framework agreement for cooperation between Benin state-owned Office des Postes et Télécommunications (OPT) and the Chinese company, ZTE signed in Cotonou on June 24, 2004 during the Chinese Vice-President's stay in Benin, ZTE signed a contract to donate $1.5 million worth of CDMA and GSM telecommunications equipment to Benin. The equipment was delivered to Cotonou, Benin. The framework agreement outlined projects committed between ZTE and OPT (which was split into Bénin Télécoms SA and La Poste du Bénin S.A): the creation of a mobile and fixed-telephone network for La Poste du Bénin S.A backed by a China Exim Bank loan (see Record ID#58866) and a separate loan from ICBC to Bénin Télécoms SA for the construction of a GSM network and CDMA network in Benin (see Record ID#72932).