Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with Myanmar: Contributing to COVID-19 crisis response in Myanmar through providing budget support
2020.09.01
On Sept. 1, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in Nay Pyi Taw to provide a Japanese ODA loan of up to 30 billion yen for the COVID-19 Crisis Response Emergency Support Loan(Investment Promotion and Financial Sector Development Program Loan).
The objective of the program loan is to support recovery from economic downturn caused by COVID-19 through budget support for the implementation of the COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan and related policies for promoting investment, trade, and the financial sector. This program loan will contribute to the achievement of SDGs Goals 8 and 9.
Details for the program loan are provided below.
signer (Director General Daw Si Si Pyone, Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry, Myanmar)
Project title | Amount (million yen) |
Annual interest rate (%) | Repayment period (years) |
Grace period (years) |
Procurement | |
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Project | Consulting services |
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COVID-19 Crisis Response Emergency Support Loan(Investment Promotion and Financial Sector Development Program Loan) | 30,000 | 0.01 | - | 40 | 10 | General untied |
2. Executing Agency
Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry
Address: Building No. 34, Nay Pyi Taw, MYANMAR
3. Planned Implementation Schedule
(1)Completion of program loan: October 2020 – when the loan is executed
(2)Issuing of letters of invitation for consulting services (including detailed design work):
No hiring of consultants is planned for this program loan.
(3)Tender announcement of initial procurement package for international competitive bidding on project construction:
No work in conjunction with bidding is planned for this program loan.
signer (Cheif Representative Sakakura, JICA Myanmar Office)
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