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Chinese Government provides RMB 28 million grant for Three Simple Stadiums Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$6,849,346
Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•MaliDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MaliSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Aug 18, 2005
Start (actual)
Dec 5, 2005
End (actual)
Aug 23, 2007

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the construction of three stadiums in the towns of San, Bougouni and Koutiala. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3054759276 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1703668713 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/188838893

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

  • Government of Mali

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Mali

Loan description

Chinese Government provides RMB 28 million grant for Three Simple Stadiums Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

On August 18, 2005, the Chinese Government and the Government of Mali signed an agreement for the Three Simple Stadiums Project. China’s Ministry of Commerce reportedly committed RMB 28 million of grant funding for this project. The stadiums were to be built in the towns of San, Bougouni and Koutiala. Shandong High Speed Qilu Construction, a Chinese state-owned enterprise, was responsible for implementation. Groundbreaking ceremonies for this project were held on September 23 and 24, 2005, with construction officially beginning on December 5, 2005. Final inspection checks for the stadiums was held between June 14 and 25, 2007, with the official handover ceremony of the stadiums being held on August 23, 2007.

Staff comments

The Chinese project title is 简易体育场项目. The French project title is la construction de trois stades respectivement à San, Koutiala et Bougouni.”