Overview

Chinese Government provides a $4 million grant to pay civil servant salaries

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$6,646,258

Commitment Year•2007Country of Activity•Guinea-BissauDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Guinea-BissauSector•General Budget SupportFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 3, 2007

Start (actual): Jan 3, 2007

End (actual): Jun 14, 2007

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 Guinea-Bissau

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides a $4 million grant to pay civil servant salaries

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On January 3, 2007, the Chinese Government reportedly provided a $4 million grant to the Government of Guinea-Bissau to help pay the delayed salaries of public servants and thus help the Government of Guinea-Bissau overcome its budgetary difficulties. Then, on June 14, 2007, another related agreement was signed by Guinea-Bissau’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral, and by China’s Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, Yan Ban Ghua.

Staff comments

Some sources say that this agreement was signed on January 3, 2007, while others say it was signed on June 14, 2007.