Chinese Government cancels CFA 20 billion of the Government of Côte d'Ivoire’s outstanding loan repayment obligations
Commitment amount
$ 38593143.962856516
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 38593143.96
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Cote d'Ivoire
Sector
Action relating to debt (Code: 600)
Flow type
Debt forgiveness
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On June 24, 2019, Ivorian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amon Tanoh, and his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, signed a debt cancellation agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, the Chinese Government cancelled loan repayment obligations of the Government of Côte d'Ivoire worth CFA 20 billion ($34.6 million).
Additional details
1. At the same time, the Chinese Government granted a donation of CFA 18 billion to the Government of Cote d'Ivoire (as captured via Project ID#88129).
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) [Government Agency]