Overview

China grants USD 1.4 million and provides technical assistance to Liberian state media (Linked to Record IDs #1722 and #1822)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,517,345

Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•LiberiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LiberiaSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 19, 2012

Start (actual): Mar 19, 2012

Geospatial footprint

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This project provides a grant for technical assistance to the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS). Liberia Broadcasting System is located in the capital city of Monrovia, Liberia. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3089666358

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

State-owned companies

Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS)

Loan desecription

China grants USD 1.4 million and provides technical assistance to Liberian state media (Linked to Record IDs #1722 and #1822)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 19, 2012, China and Liberia signed a $1.4 million USD agreement to provide technical assistance to the state-run Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS). China planned to dispatch five Chinese technicians for satellite and transmission, antenna and transmitter, mechanics and electric, and broadcasting equipment. This agreement stipulates the amount of money that would be used to fulfill the provision of technical assistance that was pledged in April 2010 (see Record ID #1722), and draws the funding from the September 2011 Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) (captured in Record ID #1822). It was also said that the Chinese government would help Liberia rent the transmitting satellite and pay for the rental of the satellite for two years, from April 15, 2012 to April 14, 2014. Although, it is unclear whether this specific pledge is captured in the agreement.