Overview

China donates laptops and equipment worth $293,000 to Sri Lankan Parliamentarians

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$311,789

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•Sri LankaSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2017

Start (actual): Aug 4, 2017

End (actual): Aug 4, 2017

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On August 4, 2017, on behalf of Chinese government, Chinese ambassador Yi Xianliang handed over $293,000 worth office materials an laptops to Karu Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker who initiated the project. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/330906531

Stakeholders

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

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

China National Corporation for Overseas Economic Cooperation (CCOEC)

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China donates laptops and equipment worth $293,000 to Sri Lankan Parliamentarians

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On August 4, 2017, on behalf of Chinese government, Chinese ambassador Yi Xianliang handed over $293,000 worth office materials an laptops to Karu Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker who initiated the project. The 265 laptops will be distributed to all members of the parliament to help them prepare for the debtes in the main Chamber of Parliament. According to Xinhua News Agency, the donations were provided by Chinese state-owned China National Corporation For Overseas Economic Cooperation.