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

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

2013-10-31

Planned start

2013-10-31

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. 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. No further information is available on whether or not the donation took place.

Number of official sources

0

Number of total sources

6

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Zimpapers Group [State-owned Company]