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Chinese Government provides grant for provision of two container scanners (Linked to Record ID#62869)

Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sierra LeoneSector•Trade Policies And RegulationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Dec 22, 2011
Start (actual)
Dec 22, 2011
End (actual)
Jun 7, 2012

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sierra Leone

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sierra Leone

State-owned companies

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

Loan description

Chinese Government provides grant for provision of two container scanners (Linked to Record ID#62869)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On December 22, 2011, the Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Kuang Weilin, and Sierra Leone's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Joseph Bandabla Dauda, signed a grant agreement for the Chinese Government to provide two container scanners to Sierra Leone, which will help the National Revenue Authority (NRA) improve its goods inspection capability. The monetary value of this grant commitment is unknown. On June 7, 2012, Fan Xiaodong, Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone, and Samura Kamara, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, signed a handover certificate for the container inspection equipment project in Freetown. The project was carried out by Nuctech Co., Ltd. It provided two vehicle-mounted mobile container scanners. It was also responsible for installation, commissioning and personnel training. The scanners were installed at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay and Jendema Customs Posts. Although Nuctech was contractually obligated to train NRA staff on how to operate these scanners and carry out routine maintenance for the period between 2013 and 2014, these timelines were not met due to the Ebola outbreak.