Japanese companies will upgrade telecommunications infrastructure in Myanmar with the low-interest loan from the Japanese government

Trading house Sojitz Corp and three other Japanese companies will upgrade telecommunications infrastructure in Myanmar in a 7-billion-yen project financed by a low-interest loan from the Japanese government, nippon.com reported.

The companies received an order for the project from Myanma Posts & Telecommunications, the country's largest telecom operator, according to a statement released Wednesday.

It will be the first official Japanese development assistance loan project for a Myanmar telecom operator.

(Mizzima: http://www.mizzima.com/article/japanese-companies-upgrade-telecommunications-infrastructure )

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