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CY2020 China Database Online Chapter Final.Xlsx 2020 Data on Chinese Official MLT Export and Trade-related Programs EXIM’s Charter1 instructs EXIM to estimate foreign ECA activity and include it in the annual Competitiveness Report. Therefore, EXIM gathers data and then estimates the size and scope of China’s official MLT export credit and trade-related programs. Since China EXIM and Sinosure publish their annual reports under a 2-year time -lag with data that is not detailed enough, often difficult to decipher, and missing information, the true scope, scale, and details of the Chinese government’s official export and trade-related activity is unknown. For example, the reporting from China EXIM had been on exposure basis by sector then their reporting excluded sectoral information the next year. Therefore, each year EXIM utilizes multiple open sources and research techniques to gather information on China’s official activity. EXIM generates a list of potential projects for inclusion in the Competitiveness Report based on online tools. EXIM’s research pulls information from English and certain Mandarin sources when possible, including newspapers, press releases, official websites, academic papers, and government reports from across the globe. EXIM uses the web search tools below, among others, to compile a database of potential Chinese export and trade-related projects: • Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) Intelligence • Google Alerts • Bloomberg • EBSCO Information Services • Lexis Nexis (Lexis Advance) • TXF Although EXIM found specific Sinosure transactions, Sinosure’s official export credit numbers were estimated using their 2019 annual report. For more details on the methodology EXIM used for the CY 2020 China database, visit the Methodological Note in the Introduction section (pages 22-23) of the Competitiveness Report. To encourage other researchers and experts in the field to further expand or clarify any relevant research, any interested parties that wish to provide feedback or recommendations on the process and findings can make further inquiries to [email protected]. Note: All data is as of June 30, 2021. This database is a living document, which EXIM modifies on a continuous basis as further research is conducted and new information is received. The information contained in this database, and the methodology used, is subject to change based on further research and available resources. EXIM attempts to verify the validity of the financial terms and conditions of the transactions within the database, refines its methodology, and compares its findings with intragovernmental and external sources. While EXIM makes every effort to find and verify data from official sources, the data in this database should be taken as estimates, and it has not been verified or confirmed by the Chinese government, or any other foreign government entity mentioned in the data. 1 12 U.S.C. 635g-1(a)(1) Included* as an Chinese Official Borrower/ Support Type (If Estimated Amount Country Project description official** Export Source**** Financing Entity Buyer Applicable) USD (millions) Credit Argentina*** Unknown Unknown 100 SEC Report Filing https://sec.report/Document/0001104659-20-136471/ Credit Line No Not Applied Bangladesh Bangladesh National Power China EXIM Bangladesh Government 690 Yes Financial Express Export Credit (Preferential Grid Expansion Project https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/bd-gets-10b-china-loan-to-improve-power-grid- Export Buyers Credit or 1596857911 PEBC) http://oecnc.ic-ceca.org.cn/news_xx.php?id=2391 Bangladesh Bangladesh National Power China EXIM Bangladesh Government 280 Yes Financial Express Grid Expansion Project https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/bd-gets-10b-china-loan-to-improve-power- grid-1596857911 Export Credit (Concessional) http://oecnc.ic-ceca.org.cn/news_xx.php?id=2391 Belarus*** 15 Electric Locomotives China EXIM Belarussian Railways 79 No Belta Article https://eng.belta.by/economics/view/belarusian-railways-to-acquire-15-modern-electric- locomotives-from-china-136262-2020/ Not Applied Belgium Release from Debt Service Sinosure EXMAR 40 No Nexis Alert April 1, 2020 - Sinosure Reserve Account https://lngjournal.com/index.php/latest-news-mainmenu-47/item/99387-exmar-of- belgium-says-coronavirus-has-stopped-bank-of-china-paying-flng-loan-facility COVID Assistance Brazil Funding for Development China Development Bank Canadian Solar 30 No Canadian Solar Investor Relations Release and Construction of Solar https://investors.canadiansolar.com/news-releases/news-release-details/canadian- Projects Macau Industrial and solar-raises-us30-million-china-portuguese-speaking Commerical Development Fund Untied Cambodia Expansion of rural power China EXIM Cambodian government 78 Yes Khmer Times grids https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50749640/chinese-loan-to-light-up-133-villages-in- cambodia/ Export Credit (PEBC) Cote D'Ivoire Water Projects Across 12 China EXIM Government of Cote D'Ivoire 314 Yes TXF News Towns https://www.txfnews.com/Tracker/Details/dc912910-f896-437c-9550-fcba38b2f862/Cote- dIvoire-agrees-570m-of-loans-from-Chexim Export Credit (Concessional) Cote D'Ivoire 112MW Gribo Popoli China EXIM Government of Cote D'Ivoire 320 Yes TXF News hydroelectric project on https://www.txfnews.com/Tracker/Details/dc912910-f896-437c-9550-fcba38b2f862/Cote- Sassandra river dIvoire-agrees-570m-of-loans-from-Chexim Export Credit (PEBC) Demoratic Republic of Information and China EXIM Ministry of Finance 150 Yes Republic of Congo National Development Plan pg. 149 Congo Communications https://pnd.plan.gouv.cg/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PPAP_Final.pdf Modernization Export Credit Djibouti*** Shekou-Style Port of Djibouti Unknown Great Horn Investment 350 No EMIS Search Revamp Holdings https://www.emis.com/php/search/doc?pc=HK&doc_dtyp=1&lang=en&dcid=702951343&ran ge=range&indu_local_class=naicsbyid&similar=hide&show_translated_articles=1&coverage= Not Applied all&title=0&rpp=100&sort_by=relevance&query_entry=quick&abstract=1&change_selected_ Egypt Central Business District Sinosure China State Construction 2,200 Yes Enterpise project HSBC Egypt Engineering Corporation https://enterprise.press/stories/2020/11/03/hsbc-egypt-provides-usd-2-2-bn-loan-for- new-capital-business-district-24119/ Export Credit Ghana Rural Communication and China EXIM Ghana Ministry of Finance 177 Yes Nexis Alert Digital Network Project https://advance.lexis.com/document/index?crid=ba8fdc8a-ae89-413f-b258- 4c263221e0df&pdpermalink=9b74685e-c7d3-42b8-896c- Export Credit d8da67416694&pdmfid=1519360&pdisurlapi=true Ghana 100-bed Shama District Sinosure Ghana 45 Yes The Herald (Ghana) Hospital https://advance.lexis.com/document/index?crid=4f0a5d21-7777-47d2-a168- 962051ea3892&pdpermalink=1cb8c14d-bd75-4290-9bcf- Export Credit 6a2a548691a3&pdmfid=1519360&pdisurlapi=true Included* as an Chinese Official Borrower/ Support Type (If Estimated Amount Country Project description official** Export Source**** Financing Entity Buyer Applicable) USD (millions) Credit Ghana Procurement for Standard Sinosure Ghanian government 244 Yes ModernGhana report Gauge railway vehicles https://www.modernghana.com/news/1034243/parliament-approves-us2436-million- Industrial and Commercial suppliers.html Bank of China Export Credit China Construction Bank Hungary Hungarian section (159.4 China EXIM Hungarian government 1,855 Yes Nexis Alert - EXIM km) of the Budapest- https://advance.lexis.com/document/index?crid=cc76f755-6755-49a2-b5fb- Belgrade railway project bb7ff05879d1&pdpermalink=0d4077ab-9121-47c9-af81- Export Credit (PEBC) a3be5ef34e1e&pdmfid=1000516&pdisurlapi=true Indonesia Support exporters' working China EXIM Indonesian Export Financing 200 Yes Tempo.co capital Agency (LPEI) https://en.tempo.co/read/1391197/indonesia-eximbank-gets-us580mn-foreign-loans- from-two-financial-institutions Export Credit Indonesia Support exporters' working Industrial and Commercial Indonesian Export Financing 380 No Tempo.co capital Bank of China Agency (LPEI) https://en.tempo.co/read/1391197/indonesia-eximbank-gets-us580mn-foreign-loans- from-two-financial-institutions Export Credit (Unofficial) Lesotho Mafeteng Solar Project China EXIM Lesotho Government 70 Yes Construction Review Online Phase I https://constructionreviewonline.com/news/construction-of-mafeteng-solar-power- plant-in-lesotho-to-begin-soon/ Zawya https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/project/140420012516/70-mw-mafeteng-solar-pv- Export Credit (Concessional) power-plant-project/ Madagascar Telecommunications China EXIM Ministry of Finance 43 Yes RWR Advisory post Network Modernization https://www.rwradvisory.com/huawei-to-build-madagascars-public-sector- Project Industrial and Commercial telecommunications-infrastructure/ Export Credit Bank of China Mexico Credit Line to Mexican Sinosure Banorte 200 Yes TXF Alert Sinosure businesses for purchase https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-banorte-idUSKBN1ZC03F Chinese goods Export Credit Mongolia New Central Waste Water China EXIM Ministry of Finance 1,000 Yes Mongolia News Agency: Montsame Treatment Plant in https://www.montsame.mn/en/read/213345 Ulaanbaatar City Export Credit (PEBC) Myanmar 90MW gas-fired power Sinosure China National Technical 43 No Asian-Power.com project in Mandalay Import & Export Corporation https://asian-power.com/project/news/deutsche-bank-china-provide-43m-trade- Deutsche Bank (China) (CNTIC) finance-facility-cntic Investment Nigeria AKK Pipeline loan Sinosure Nigerian government 2,500 No Enerdata https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/china-lends-us25bn-nigeria-
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