Project ID: 35316

Chinese Government provides RMB 240 million grant for China-Pakistan Friendship Center Project

Commitment amount

$ 63568124.81659404

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 63568124.82

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Pakistan

Sector

Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

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

2005-01-01

Actual complete

2010-09-01

Geography

Description

The China-Pakistan Friendship Center was built in Islamabad through a grant offered by the Chinese government. The Government of Pakistan provided land for the Center, while the Chinese government constructed, equipped and provided human resources for it. The expected utilization by June 2008 was Rs 275.0 million, although the cost increased up to 3 billion rupees. According to the website of Chinese embassy in Pakistan, China granted 240 million RMB for the project. The Pakistan-China Friendship Center was designed by China Zhongyuan International Engineering Corporation and constructed by Shanghai Construction Group Corporation. It officially started in 2008 and was completed in September 2010. The center is 125 meters long and 94 meters wide, with a total construction area of more than 20,000 square meters and a real total area of more than 50,000 square meters. It is a comprehensive building with multiple functions such as conferences, exhibitions, theatrical performances, cultural exchanges, catering and accommodation.

Number of official sources

6

Number of total sources

11

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Pakistan [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Shanxi Construction Engineering (Group) Corporation [State-owned Company]

China Zhongyuan International Engineering Co., Ltd. [State-owned Company]