Project ID: 31261

Chinese Government pledges to donate state-of-the art printing press to Zimpapers Group

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Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Zimbabwe

Sector

Communications (Code: 220)

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

2013

2013-10-31

Planned implementation start

Description

On 31 October, 2013 China expressed willingness to donate a state of the art printing press to Zimpapers Group at their Bulawayo headquarters in order to assist Zimbabwe in developing their media sector (See: Zimpapers to get printing press from China). Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Lin Lin, discussed the possibility with Zimbabwe's Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services during a meeting at his Munhumutapa office (See: Zimpapers to get printing press from China). No further information is available on whether or not the donation took place.

Number of official sources

0

Number of unofficial sources

6

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Receiving agencies [Type]

Zimpapers Group [State-owned Company]