Narrative
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Project narrative
In 2018, Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) and Tan Dem LLC (ТАН-ДЕМ)— a special purpose vehicle and wholly owned subsidiary of Tmai Investment Holding (a Chinese company) — signed a foreign currency loan facility agreement for an Aluminum Alloy Radiator Production Line Equipment Project. The borrowing terms of the loan are unknown. The purpose of the $40 million project was to construct a factory for the production of bimetallic aluminum radiators in the free economic zone (FEZ) of Bishkek. The project was originally expected to reach completion by September 2018. However, it was postponed several times. The factory was ultimately launched and put into production in May 2019.
Staff comments
1. The precise monetary value of the foreign currency loan facility from Agricultural Bank of China is unknown. For the time being, AidData adopts the conservative assumption that the loan financed 70% ($28 million) of the $40 million project cost. This issue warrants further investigation.