# Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank)

Chinese bank that lends for most of the projects agreed without tenders under agreements with China, as a rule covering about 85 percent of their value, while the main contractor is always a Chinese company. Serbia owes it about €2.8 billion under 14 loans, and the National Bank refused to disclose the total debt to China, saying the data are confidential.

## Affairs

- [No-tender deals under intergovernmental agreements](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/medjudrzavni-sporazumi-kina): It lends for Chinese projects, about 85 percent of their value; Serbia is repaying 14 loans, and the debt is about €2.8 billion
- [Stig–Kostolac railway: EPS paid for work that was never done](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/pruga-stig-kostolac)

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Source: Odgovornost, https://odgovornost.rs/en/organizacije/kineska-exim-banka  
As of: 6 Nov 2026  
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)