Project ID: 37238

China Offered a 1.5 Million USD Grant to Build a Chinatown in San Jose, Costa Rica

Commitment amount

$ 2286878.8829235765

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 2286878.88

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Costa Rica

Sector

Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Representational (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-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

2008-01-01

Actual start

2012-02-01

Actual complete

2012-12-05

Geography

Description

In June 2008, the project of building a Chinatown in San Jose, Costa Rica was announced at an official ceremony that included Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, Municipalidad de San José mayor, Johnny Araya and the mayor of Beijing, Guo Jinlong. The project was funded by the Costa Rican government, the city of San José, and a US$1.5 million grant from the People's Republic of China. The Chinatown officially opened on 5 December 2012, with a 550-meter pedestrian boulevard and a Tang Dynasty-style archway.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

3

Download the dataset

Details

Cofinanced

Yes

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Costa Rica [Government Agency]