Chinese Government cancels $9.38 million of the Government of CAR’s outstanding debt obligations
Commitment amount
$ 23586364.25833684
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 23586364.26
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Central African Republic
Sector
Action relating to debt (Code: 600)
Flow type
Debt forgiveness
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On November 26, 2001, the Chinese Government and the Government of Central African Republic (CAR) signed an agreement, which cancelled $9.38 million of the Government of CAR’s outstanding debt obligations. These obligations resulted from two previously contracted loans that had reached their maturity dates by the time of the 2001 debt forgiveness agreement: an RMB 30 million loan and a loan worth 20 million French Francs (contracted prior to France’s transition from the Franc to the Euro).
Additional details
These canceled debts are not included in the dataset of Chinese debt cancellations and restructurings released by SAIS-CARI in 2020. This project is not marked as umbrella since the loans contracted were before 2000, so there is no risk of double counting.
Number of official sources
4
Number of total sources
6
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of the Central African Republic [Government Agency]