Bank of China finances telecommunications and E-Government Network projects in Angola
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Bank of China (BOC) [State-owned Commercial Bank]
Recipient
Angola
Sector
Communications (Code: 220)
Flow type
Loan
Level of public liability
Central government debt
Infrastructure
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On December 28, 2009, the Council of Ministers of the Government of Angola approved a loan agreement with Bank of China (BOC) for an E-Government Network Project. The face value and borrowing terms of this loan are unknown. The project involved the creation of an e-government network for city and municipal governments in Angola. It also involved the establishment of a fiber optic network in the city of Luanda. Huawei was the contractor responsible for implementation. This project reportedly reached completion, but its precise project implementation start and end dates are not available.
Additional details
The Portuguese project title is Projecto da Rede de Governação Electrónica de Angola (Rede e-Government) or Projecto geral de e-Gov. This loan is not included in the database of Chinese loan commitments that SAIS-CARI released in July 2020.
Number of official sources
3
Number of total sources
7
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Angola [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. [Miscellaneous Agency Type]
Government of Angola [Government Agency]