2018 Data on Chinese Official MLT Export and Trade‐related Programs EXIM’s Charter instructs EXIM to estimate foreign ECA activity and include it in the annual Competitiveness Report. Therefore, EXIM gathers data and then estimates the 1 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 For more information, refer to the CY 2018 China Methodology note. 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, 2019. 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. 12 U.S.C. 635g-1(a)(1) 1 Special type of Estimated Included* as Project Chinese Official Borrower/ support (if Amount USD an official** Country description Financing Entity Buyer applicable (millions) Export Credit Source http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Acti on=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=102574&Em= 1&topicId=158550017&docId=l:2895093414&start= 1&md5=b0e6639c9551f990583b94211ea37bd7&se ndDate=20181009 ; http://www.angop.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/econo Bom Jesus Industrial and mia/2018/4/20/Angola-negotiates-new-financing- International Commercial Bank of Angolan and-loans,6c763f6b-c97a-49f8-aead- Angola Airport China government 1,280 No edb8e0102b99.html Daily Star (https://www.thedailystar.net/business/chinas-26b- loan-may-get-approval-today-1554910); The Daily Padma Bridge Export-Import Bank of Bangladesh Preferential Star http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/padma- Bangladesh railway link project China Railway (BR) Buyer's Credit 3,140 Yes rail-deal-china-year-1441765 A new 660MW unit of a 1,320MW power plant in Kalapara near Daily Star Payra Sea Port in Export-Import Bank of (https://www.thedailystar.net/business/chinas-26b- Bangladesh Patuakhali. China 1,280 Yes loan-may-get-approval-today-1554910) Modernisation of Telecommunicatio Daily Star n Network for Export-Import Bank of (https://www.thedailystar.net/business/chinas-26b- Bangladesh Digital Connectivity China 231 Yes loan-may-get-approval-today-1554910) The Daily Star Rajshahi Wasa (https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/n water treatment Export-Import Bank of ews/ecnecs-flurry-project-approval-continues- Bangladesh plant China ECNEC 276 Yes 1646014) Belarus News (http://eng.belta.by/economics/view/china-to-grant- belarus-25-billion-yuan-concessional-loan-for- project-in-agribusiness-112481-2018/); High tech (https://eng.belta.by/economics/view/belarusian- investment in Export-Import Bank of Belarus Ministry Concessional biotechnology-corporation-starts-building-high-tech- Belarus agribusiness China of Finance Loan 364 No agricultural-company-113625-2018/) Special type of Estimated Included* as Project Chinese Official Borrower/ support (if Amount USD an official** Country description Financing Entity Buyer applicable (millions) Export Credit Source Belarus News Minsk District http://eng.belta.by/economics/view/belarus-china- special-purpose Export-Import Bank of Preferential to-discuss-loan-for-plant-construction-in-minsk- Belarus machinery plant China Buyer's Credit 193 No district-101347-2017/ Energy Report (Translated) (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s &source=web&cd=11&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUK EwiU2oe_qLHeAhVCqlkKHRhjByYQFjAKegQIARAB&u rl=http%3A%2F%2Freporteenergia.com%2Fv2%2F% 3Fp%3D9410&usg=AOvVaw28z8MOWBlp9N_dLUcc mCXI); (Translated) https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es El Mutun Steel Export-Import Bank of Preferential &u=http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2018- Bolivia Plant China Buyer's Credit 369 No 01/30/c_136934687.htm&prev=search) Bloomberg First Word; JP https://www.reuters.com/article/bosnia-china- Bosnia and Export-Import Bank of Elektroprivreda Preferential loans/bosnia-secures-895-mln-energy-loan-from- Herzegovina Tuzla Power Plant China BiH (EPBiH) Buyer's Credit 732 No chinas-exim-bank-idUSL8N1NX3CF Inside International Industrials (IIICorp) Export-Import Bank of https://www.iiicorp.com/?opportunities/opportunity China, China Vamtec Vitoria /54179?Auth=93917648-813b-4a22-94d8- Brazil Biodiesel project Development Bank SA 460 No 758d50439414 See News Finance (https://seenews.com/news/bulgarias-navibulgar- construction of 6 Export-Import Bank of signs-94-mln-loan-deal-with-exim-bank-of-china- Bulgaria bulk carriers China Navibulgar 94 Yes 619584) Sydney Morning Herald Ouagadougou to (https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/china- Bobo-Dioulasso Export-Import Bank of Concessional cements-fresh-burkina-faso-ties-with-hospital-and- Burkina Faso Highway China Loan 1,300 No highway-20180808-p4zw4e.html) Cambodia's Reuters Ministry of (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cambodia- Phnom Penh Ring Export-Import Bank of Economy and Concessional china/china-lends-cambodia-259-million-to-build- Cambodia Road No 3 China Finance Loan 259 No new-road-idUSKBN1KA0G6) Special type of Estimated Included* as Project Chinese Official Borrower/ support (if Amount USD an official** Country description Financing Entity Buyer applicable (millions) Export Credit Source Khmer Times http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24197/chines e-firm-seeks-funding-for-sihanoukville-expressway/; (http://www.infrapppworld.com/news/megaproject- Sihanoukville Export-Import Bank of 1095-us-1-8-billion-expressway-ppp-in-cambodia- Cambodia Expressway China 1,800 No reaches-commercial-close) Business in Cameroon (https://www.businessincameroon.com/public- Phase II of Sanaga Cameroon management/2103-7894-cameroon-eximbank- Water Supply Export-Import Bank of Economic china-to-fund-the-second-phase-of-the-water- Cameroon Project China Ministry 77 Yes supply-project) Dominican Today (https://dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2018/11/ Dominican Energy Distribution Export-Import Bank of 06/dominican-republic-gets-a-us600-0m-loan-from- Republic System China 600 Yes china/) Help Cocobod to overhaul the cocoa sector and protect Reuters against global price Export-Import Bank of Export Buyer's https://af.reuters.com/article/africaTech/idAFL8N1 Ghana volatility China Cocobod Credit 500 Yes MT55P Technical universities and Business Ghana institutes upgrades (https://www.businessghana.com/site/news/genera and teaching Export-Import Bank of l/177170/Government-secures-100-million-dollars- Ghana materials China 100 Yes to-upgrade-technical-universities-infrastructure) Ghanaian government Two major waste (Ministery of sorting or transfer Sanitation and News Ghana stations in each of Export-Import Bank of Water https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-consults- Ghana the 10 regions China Resources) 2,000 No with-investors-in-recycling-waste/ CNBC Africa https://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/west- africa/2018/03/14/chinas-eximbank-approves-1-3- 450 megawatt billion-guinea-hydro-plant/; Guinea: Request For A Souapiti Export-Import Bank of Three-Year Arrangement Under The Extended Guinea hydroelectric plant China 1,300 Yes Credit … (book) Special type of Estimated Included* as Project Chinese Official Borrower/ support (if Amount USD an official** Country description Financing Entity Buyer applicable (millions) Export Credit Source Kaieteur News https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2017/12/28/g ovt-awaits-us37-6m-loan-from-china/; https://www.stabroeknews.com/2018/news/guyana Guyana National Export-Import Bank of Guyana Concessional /09/23/guyana-gets-us36-5m-china-loan-for- Guyana Broadband Project China government Loan 37 No broadband-boost/ 152-km The Diplomat construction and https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/who-benefits- upgrade for the from-the-chinese-built-hungary-serbia-railway/; See Hungarian section