China reschedules Cuban interest-free ETCA loan
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Cuba
Sector
Action relating to debt (Code: 600)
Flow type
Debt rescheduling
Level of public liability
Central government debt
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On 28 January, 2015, during the XXVII Bilateral Intergovernmental Commission, officials from the China Ministry of Commerce signed an agreement to postpone an interest-free loan to Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment. The original loan was committed via an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) between the Government of Cuba and the Government of the People's Republic of China during President Xi Jinping's visit to Havana on 22 July 2014. The ETCA details the granting of an interest-free loan for the supplies of materials and equipment and execution of projects agreed upon by both governments.
Additional details
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Cuba Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment [Government Agency]
Loan Details
Interest rate
0.0%