Chinese bank to review USD 6 bn loan for Pakistan s ML-1 railway project ANI | Updated: Apr 24, 2021 07:31 IST The latest on the USD 6.8 billion ML-1 project is that a finance committee comprising Chinese officials has sent the case related to USD 6 billion loan approval of the project to Exim Bank, Dawn quoted Pakistan Railways Federal Secretary/Railway Board Chairman Dr Habibur Rehman Gillani, as saying.
It further stated that the construction of the ML-1 project in three phases had been approved by Pakistan s Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) in its meeting held in August last year. The actual cost of the project was initially USD 9 billion, including the equity amount of the government of Pakistan. But later, it was reduced gradually to USD 6.8 billion.
China bank to review USD 6 bn loan for Pak railway project
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The construction of ML-1 project in three phases had been approved by the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) in its meeting held in August last year. AFP/File
LAHORE: The Chinese government has sent Pakistan’s first modern railways’ infrastructure project Main Line-1 (ML-1) to the Exim Bank of China for approval of a $6 billion loan after all technical, administrative and other issues have finally been resolved, paving the way for launching civil work on this scheme within this year.
“The latest on the $6.8 billion ML-1 project is that a finance committee comprising Chinese officials has sent the case related to $6 billion loan approval of the project to Exim Bank. Since the remaining $800 million will be provided by the government of Pakistan as equity, the total $6.8 billion will be spent on completion of the entire rail-related infrastructure, mainly the line, fencing, civil works etc,” Pakistan Railways Federal Secretary / Railway Board Chai