Chinese Government provides RMB 200 million grant for Cote D'Or National Sports Complex Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#55636, #73057, and #85147)

Project narrative

In 2012, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Government of Mauritius signed an RMB 50,000,000 loan agreement for the Cote D'Or National Sports Complex Construction Project. This loan carried the following terms: 20 year maturity, 10 year grace period, and 0% interest rate. It is repayable via annual installments between January 2023 and January 2033. Record ID#55636 captures the first RMB 50 million interest-free loan supported this project. Then, in 2014, MOFCOM and the Government of Mauritius signed an RMB 50,000,000 loan agreement for the Cote D'Or National Sports Complex Construction Project. This loan carried the following terms: 20 year maturity, 10 year grace period, and 0% interest rate. It is repayable via annual installments between January 2025 and January 2035. Record ID#85147 captures the second RMB 50 million interest-free loan that supported this project. Then, in 2015, MOFCOM and the Government of Mauritius signed an RMB 50,000,000 loan agreement for the Cote D'Or National Sports Complex Construction Project. This loan carried the following terms: 20 year maturity, 10 year grace period, and 0% interest rate. It is repayable via annual installments between January 2026 and January 2036. Record ID#73057 captures the third RMB 50 million interest-free loan that supported this project. Finally, in 2016, MOFCOM provided a RMB 200,000,000 grant to the and the Government of Mauritius for the Cote D'Or National Sports Complex Construction Project. The Chinese Government and the Government of Mauritius also signed an exchange of notes in December 2017 on the Cote D'Or National Sports Complex Construction Project in the run-up to the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games. This project involved the construction of the Côte d’Or Multisports Complex in Saint Pierre, which included an Olympic stadium with a seating capacity of 15,000, a modern football pitch in compliance with FIFA standards, an athletics track with covered stands and a capacity of 3,600 spectators, an aquatic centre that can accommodate 1,500 people, a swimming pool to Olympic standards, and a multi-sports gym that can host basketball, volleyball, karate, taekwondo, judo and handball competitions. The total cost of the project was Rs 4.7 billion, and in addition to the Rs 1.8 billion (RMB 350 million) that the Government of Mauritius secured from the Chinese Government, it secured a loan worth Rs 875 million from the Government of Saudi Arabia. China State Construction Engineering Corporation was the contractor responsible for implementation. Construction began in October 2018 and was ended on July 15, 2019. Then, one inauguration ceremony was held on July 16, 2019, and the sport complex was handed over to the local authorities on July 19, 2019. The 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games were held in Mauritius from July 19 – 28, 2019.