Project ID: 30649

Chinese Government pledges food aid donation to Zimbabwe

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Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Zimbabwe

Sector

Developmental food aid/food security assistance (Code: 520)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

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

2013-02-22

Planned start

2013-02-22

Description

On 22 February, 2013, visiting Chinese Commerce Minister, Chen Deming, signed an agreement for the provision of food aid to the Zimbabwean Government. The current state of this project is unknown. This was one of four agreements signed on this day with the Zimbabwean Government in a move to further cement bilateral relations. The other three agreements include: Project #30650: A $2 million grant for agricultural equipment. Project #30648: A RMB 60 million interest-free loan for rural road upgrades and acquisition of equipment for rural district councils. Project #30639: A RMB 31.5 million grant to Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation for the provision of a broadcasting van.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Zimbabwe [Government Agency]