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Chinese Government donates mobile container scanner equipment to Guyana worth $4.3 million USD

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$4,446,077
Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•GuyanaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GuyanaSector•Trade Policies And RegulationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 20, 2013
Start (actual)
Nov 20, 2013
End (actual)
Nov 20, 2013

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The Chinese government granted scanner equipment to be used to check shipping containers entering Georgetown. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11210397

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 Guyana

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Guyana Revenue Authority

Loan desecription

Chinese Government donates mobile container scanner equipment to Guyana worth $4.3 million USD

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2013, the Government of China donated mobile container scanner equipment worth $4.3 million USD to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). The purpose of the project was to provide the GRA with equipment to more efficiently scan cargo imports to Guyana and prevent drug smuggling at the wharves of Georgetown. The Guyana Government Information Agency also noted that the grant now allows Guyana to abide by international standards for universal scanning of incoming containers. The scanner used an electronic linear accelerator as its X-ray source. The equipment arrived in Guyana on November 20, 2013, and was used beginning January 6, 2014. Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh and Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, H.E Zhang Limin signed an agreement on December 6, 2013 to certify the acceptance of the equipment.