| Project Name | Guizhou Qianxinan Rural Roads Improvement Program | |
| Country | The People’s Republic of China | |
| Sector | Transport | |
| Concept Approval Date | 22 February 2022 | |
| Total Project Cost | RMB 1.51 billion (USD 235 million equivalent) | |
| Proposed Loan Amount | USD 200 million | |
| Borrower | The People’s Republic of China | |
| Project Entity | The People’s Government of Guizhou Province (Executing Agency)
The People’s Government of Qianxinan Prefecture (Implementing Agency) |
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| Project Context | Guizhou is a landlocked province in the southwest region of China. Qianxinan is a multi-ethnic autonomous prefecture within Guizhou which is relatively under-developed. Qinglong, Zhenfeng, Ceheng, and Wangmo are four counties in Qianxinan that have been recently removed from the list of national poverty-stricken counties and are striving to consolidate the achievement of overcoming poverty. The key factors contributing to social and economic development constraints for the four counties include: (i) difficult topographic conditions as more than half of the area is mountainous, which makes for arduous and costly road construction; (ii) limited financing at the local level to support road construction and maintenance, and; (iii) low level of urbanization combined with slow secondary and tertiary industrial development. | |
| Project Objective | The Program focuses on connectivity and accessibility of rural roads, which are crucial for improving socioeconomic conditions of the four counties. | |
| Project Description | The Program comprises the following key components:
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