Project ID: 21518

China pledges 300 million USD to construct new government building in Zimbabwe in 2010

Pledged amount

$ 362589946.6

Constant 2017 USD

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Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Zimbabwe

Sector

Government and civil society (Code: 150)

Flow type

Grant

Concessional

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Pipeline: Pledge (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment year

2010

2010-09-14

Planned implementation start

Description

On 14 September, 2010, it was announced that the Chinese government had made a USD$300 million pledge to the Government of Zimbabwe to help fund the construction of a new government complex in Harare (See: Chinese bank acquires stake in Zimbabwean financial institution). However, the same media report indicated that this project had yet to proceed beyond the planning stages and that construction had not yet begun. The project is distinct from project #62934.

Number of official sources

0

Number of unofficial sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Zimbabwe [Government Agency]