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Overview

[China-Venezuela Joint Fund] Chinese financing for Mission Barrio Adentro IV (Linked to Record ID#58677)

Commitment Year2011Country of ActivityVenezuelaDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationVenezuelaSectorHealthFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2011

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Ultimate beneficial owners

At least 25% host country ownership

Funding agencies

State-owned Policy Banks

  • China Development Bank (CDB)

Receiving agencies

State-owned Banks

  • Banco de Desarrollo Económico y Social de Venezuela (BANDES)

Implementing agencies

State-owned Funds

  • China-Venezuela Joint Fund

Collateral providers

State-owned companies

  • Pétroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA)

Loan desecription

[China-Venezuela Joint Fund] Chinese financing for Mission Barrio Adentro IV

Interest typeUnknown

Collateral

The borrowing was collateralized with PDVSA income from daily oil sales (in quantities not less than 230,000 barrels per day) to China National United Oil Corporation (ChinaOil), which was deposited in a collection (escrow) account at China Development Bank (CDB). Banco de Desarrollo Económico y Social de Venezuela (BANDES) opened and maintained a USD-denominated collection (escrow) account with CDB into which all proceeds from oil export sales -- under an offtake agreement (petroleum sales and purchase contract) between PDVSA and ChinaOil -- were deposited for the purposes of (a) making regular debt service payments to CDB, and (b) maintaining a minimum cash collateral balance. The borrower was required to maintain a minimum cash balance in the collection (escrow) account equivalent to no less than 1.3 times the aggregate amount of principal, interest, and any other amount due during the next repayment period. If the minimum cash balance was not maintained, then PDVSA would be responsible for increasing the amount of fuel and/or crude oil to be delivered under the petroleum sales and purchase contract to ensure that (a) the actual debt service coverage ratio was maintained at the required level at the required times; and (b) the amount in the New Collection Account was sufficient to meet the required balance requirements set out in the facility agreement. If PDVSA did not do so, then BANDES was responsible for transferring funds to the CDB-controlled bank account to 'remedy any shortfall.' The lender also had the ability to block the debtor from withdrawing the funds.

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

As part of the Barrio Adentro IV program, China donated over 100 million USD worth of medical equipment, surgical equipment, and has taken the first steps in building factories to produce these goods in Venezuela as of March 2011. This donation of equipment went towards 559 Integral Diagnostic Centers with 130 operating rooms. Chinese financing also supported the opening of 8 new hospitals in 2011 under the Barrio Adentro IV program. The eventual goal is 16. However, there are still only 8 due to irregularities in funding. Mision Barrio Adentro IV is is responsible for the most complicated and specialized medical and surgical needs. These are national and referral facilities where teaching and research is carried out. This project is funded by the China-Venezuela Development Joint Fund. The Fund receives contributions from China Development Bank and FONDEN, and it is administered by BANDES. See Record ID#58677 for more information on the fund. The first commitment to this fund was made in 2007.

Staff comments

Value of Chinese financing is unclear. The transaction amounts for all sub-projects are accounted for in the projects for the three tranches and their renewals. Because it is unclear how much funding for each project is from the Chinese side and it is unclear which tranche is funding each sub-project, the transaction amounts should not be recorded until this information is known.