Project ID: 38986

Chinese Government donates excavators and bulldozers worth RMB 56 million after Cyclone Nargis (Linked to Project ID#34291)

Commitment amount

$ 12312448.83036092

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 12312448.83

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Myanmar

Sector

Emergency response (Code: 720)

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

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2009-01-01

Actual start

2009-03-16

Actual complete

2009-03-16

Geography

Description

On 2 May 2008, Cycone Nargis hit Myanmar leaving thousands missing and towns destroyed. In response, on May 24, 2008, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao announced a $10 million USD donation to the Government Myanmar for disaster relief efforts (see Umbrella #34291). Of this amount, 56 million RMB (about $8.2 million USD) was used to purchase 40 excavators and 18 bulldozers for reconstruction in Yangon. This equipment was delivered on 16 March 2009.

Additional details

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

1

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Myanmar Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Myanmar Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement [Government Agency]