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Overview

Chinese Government provides a RMB 26 million grant — via a 2015 ETCA — for a combined inspection system

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$4,327,702
Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•GeorgiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GeorgiaSector•Trade Policies And RegulationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 26, 2015
Start (actual)
May 1, 2017
End (planned)
Aug 1, 2017
End (actual)
Jun 14, 2017

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of this project was to facilitate the acquisition of a combined inspection system for the customs crossing point in the municipality of Kazbegi (at the Georgia-Russia border). More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/260261004https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/260261004

Stakeholders

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

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance (Georgia)

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • Nuctech Company Limited (Tongfang Vision Technology Co., Ltd.)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides a RMB 26 million grant — via a 2015 ETCA — for a combined inspection system

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 26, 2015, the Chinese Government and the Government of Georgia signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), in which the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) committed RMB 26 million in grant funding to facilitate the acquisition of a combined inspection system for the customs crossing point in Kazbegi (at the Georgia-Russia border). The project was carried out by Nuctech Company Limited. The mobile container/transport inspection system was designed help to check trucks crossing the border using a roentgen scanner, avoiding the need for an unpacking of goods. It was originally expected to reach completion status on August 1, 2017. However, it was ultimately completed ahead of schedule. The system was installed in May 2017 and the formal agreement on acceptance was signed on June 14, 2017. The primary beneficiary of this project was Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia.

Staff comments

AidData has assumed, based on past experience, that MOFCOM funded this ETCA. No source names Nuctech as the implementer. However, Nuctech has a history of being involved in these types of projects across the world, including in Georgia. AidData has assumed Nuctech was the implementer here in light of this.