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Xi's Islamabad visit: 51 agreements, about $45-46bn portfolio
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All events2013 · Pakistan and China sign CPEC memorandum in Beijing2013 · Xi proposes Silk Road Economic Belt in Kazakhstan2015 · Xi's Islamabad visit: 51 agreements, about $45-46bn portfolio2016 · First CPEC trade convoy cargo ships out from Gwadar2017 · 1,320 MW Sahiwal coal plant completed as early harvest2017 · CPEC Long-Term Plan 2017-2030 launched2020 · ECNEC approves $6.8bn ML-1 railway upgrade; financing still pending51 deals and a ~$45-46bn portfolio ($28bn fast-track) turned CPEC from an idea into a funded programme.
Source: Dawn, 2015
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