Chinese Government cancels CFA 18.8 billion francs of Government of Togo’s outstanding debt obligations
Commitment amount
$ 64524346.92848128
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 64524346.93
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Togo
Sector
Action relating to debt (Code: 600)
Flow type
Debt forgiveness
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On June 19, 2001, the Chinese Government and the Government of Togo signed a debt exemption protocol, which cancelled CFA 18,806,573,800 francs of the Government of Togo’s outstanding debt obligations. These obligations resulted from an interest-free loan that the Government of Togo previously contracted. The debt forgiveness reduced Togo's total debt to China by approximate two-thirds.
Additional details
This debt forgiveness project is not marked as an umbrella project since the original loan was contracted before 2000, so there is no risk of double counting.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Togo [Government Agency]