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Chinese Government trains 20 Jordanian Government Officials on establishing SEZs and managing projects financed by Chinese loans

Commitment Year•2003Country of Activity•JordanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•JordanSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 2, 2003

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 Jordan

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Jordan Free Zones Corporation
  • Jordanian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
  • Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
  • Jordanian Ministry of Health
  • Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation

Private Sector

  • Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation (JIEC)

Loan description

Chinese Government trains 20 Jordanian Government Officials on establishing SEZs and managing projects financed by Chinese loans

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 2nd, 2003, the Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office in the Chinese Embassy to Jordan formally invited 20 Jordanian Government officials to participate in a three week training course in establishing Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and managing projects financed by Chinese loans. The invitation was extended through Jordan's Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation to Jordanian officials from the Ministries of Planning and International Cooperation, Foreign Affairs, Industry and Trade, Heath, Communications and Information Technology, as well as officials from the Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation and the Free Zones Corporation. In the invitation China committed to funding the travel, lodging, and training costs. According to a note attached to the formal invitation, the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation accepted the invitation and requested that interested Jordanian officials from the respective departments nominate themselves by November 30th, 2011.