China government grants RMB 700,000 for the feasibility study of Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcasting (Linked to project #53726)
Commitment amount
$ 124987.75898506849
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 124987.76
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Pakistan
Sector
Communications (Code: 220)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
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 project #53726).
Additional details
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.
Number of official sources
4
Number of total sources
6
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Pakistan [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Government of Pakistan [Government Agency]