Overview

China government grants RMB 700,000 for the feasibility study of Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcasting (Linked to Record ID#53726)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$116,515

Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•PakistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PakistanSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 20, 2015

End (actual): Apr 3, 2022

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Pakistan

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Pakistan

Loan description

China government grants RMB 700,000 for the feasibility study of Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcasting (Linked to Record ID#53726)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 20, 2015, China government signed a Letter of Exchange with Pakistan government for the feasibility study of Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcasting (DTMB) project. Under the agreement, the Chinese government provided an RMB 700,000 grant for the feasibility study. The DTMB project involves a revamped Pakistani communications network including cross border fiber-optic cable and adoption of Chinese digital communications standards. The feasibility study was successful, and the project will be implemented by ZTE and funded by China Ministry of Commerce (recorded in Record ID#53726).

Staff comments

The grant was recorded in the table Annex-II (Chinese Grant Assistance During 2006-15), in the Pakistan Economic Affairs Division 2014-15 Year Book.