Guinea-Bissau+Infrastructure

=Chinese Investment in Guinea-Bissau's Infrastructure Will Likely Remain Minimal Over the Next Five Years=

Executive Summary:
Chinese investment into the infrastructure of Guinea-Bissau is likely to remain minimal over the next five years. In the last five years, there were no infrastructure projects funded by Chinese investors in the nation in regards to both miscellaneous infrastructure and infrastructure corresponding to PNGSM. In 2008, a project was proposed to modernize Guinea-Bissau's obsolete telephone network for an amount of USD 53 million. However, this project was put on hold after a major investor, Portugal Telecom, withdrew its funding[|.]

Analytic Confidence:
Analytic confidence is medium. Source reliability ranges from medium to high. There is no conflict between sources. The analyst had low expertise on the subject, did not use a structured analytic method, worked alone, and collaborated with a team. The subject is moderately complex and the deadline was moderately difficult to meet.


 * Analyst****:** Jared DeTal