Project ID: 24920

China provides $6 million grant for Two Container Scanners (linked to #1822)

Commitment amount

$ 6408055.969

Constant 2017 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Liberia

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

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment year

2011

Completion

2011

2011-07-20

Actual

Geography

Description

On September 27, 2011, the Chinese and Liberian governments signed an exchange of notes for the supply of two sets of Nuctech Mobile Container/Vehicle Inspection Systems (#1822).On July 20, 2012, Chinese Ambassador to Liberia Zhao Jianhua delivered two container scanners to Liberia’s Minister of Finance, Amara M. Konneh. The scanners will be used by the Bureau of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance to generate government revenues. The cost of the scanners was covered through a US$6 million grant agreement as part of the September 2011 ETCA.The scanners will be utilized at two of the country’s major ports of entry-the Freeport of Monrovia and the Roberts International Airport (RIA). An official handover ceremony was held on July 19, 2012. The mobile scanners are equipped with technology that allows it users to check containers without opening them. The grant money came from an agreement made in September 2011 (Linked to project #1822).

Number of official sources

1

Number of unofficial sources

5

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Liberia [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Liberian Bureau of Customs and Excise [Government Agency]; Nuctech Company Limited (Tongfang Vision Technology Co., Ltd.) [State-owned Company]