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China Eximbank provides RMB 41 million loan for Electronics Document and Record Management Systems (EDRMS) Project (Linked to Record ID#1314)

¥41M RMB

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Namibia
Country	Namibia
Start Date	Jan 01, 2007
End Date	Jul 21, 2028
Duration	7,872 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`1242`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides RMB 41 million loan for Electronics Document and Record Management Systems (EDRMS) Project In December 2007, China Eximbank and the Government of Namibia signed an RMB 1 billion concessional loan framework (recorded in the linked Record ID#1314), which identified several projects that would be funded according to a consistent set of terms and conditions.

One of these projects was the Electronics Document and Record Management Systems (EDRMS) Project.

This agreement was signed by China’s Ambassador to Namibia Ren Xiaoping and Nambia’s Minister of Finance Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila.

Then, in 2008, China Eximbank and the Government of Namibia signed an RMB 41 million loan agreement for the Electronics Document and Record Management Systems (EDRMS) Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

📅 Maturity15 years

⏳ Grace Period5 years

💹 Interest Rate2%

The final loan maturity date, according to "Summary Report of the Auditor-General on the Account of the Government of Namibia for the Financial Year Ended 31 March 2014," is February 9, 2032.

This project involved the installation of an electronic government record system called Electronics Document and Record Management Systems (EDRMS).

Beijing Guanqun Information Technology Co., Ltd. (CSSCA) (北京中软冠群软件技术有限公司) was the contractor responsible for implementation. It signed a commercial contract with the Government of Namibia on August 2007. This project was officially completed and handed over to the Namibian authorities on May 27, 2009.

As of March 2018, the EDRMS had been fully implemented within the Namibia’s Mines and Energy, Namibia Correctional Services, and Namibia’s Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare.

The Chinese project title is 纳方政务软件 or 的电子文件和档案管理系统 or 纳米比亚全国电子文件管理系统项目 or 电子政务软件项目.

📋 Staff Comments

Several sources identify the interest rate of the loan as 2%, but one official source (the Auditor General of Namibia) identifies the interest rate of the loan as 4.27%. In the database of Chinese loan commitments that SAIS-CARI released in July 2020, it identifies the EDRMS Project as a project that was never completed. AidData identifies it as a completed project because a formal project handover ceremony took place on May 27, 2009, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce.

📚 Sources & References

China Boosts Country Projects
Namibian
Chinese trade enjoys rapid growth
Country Strategy Paper 2009-2013
The opening ceremony of the MR67 section of the Namibian Northern Highway Project of China Excellent Loan was held
Ambassador ambassador and the Minister of Finance signed a framework agreement for the provision of preferential loans to China
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL ON THE ACCOUNTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NAMIBIA
Vice Minister Jiang Yaoping attended the handover ceremony of the e-government software of the Prime Minister's Office
Chinese Software to Boost Govt's Record Keeping
Annual Report 2016 - 2017
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL ON THE ACCOUNTS OF THE MINISTRY OF REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HOUSING AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2014
Events in 2007
Status - MOF
中软冠群公司与纳米比亚政府签订电子政务软件项目合作协议, “中国造”软件“入主”纳米比亚国家网站
蒋耀平副部长出席纳总理府电子政务软件交接仪式
Ten-Year Anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa
软件企业走出去 5000万美元订单的启示
冠群海外业务介绍
中软冠群公司与纳米比亚政府签订电子政务软件项目合作协议
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SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2011)
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2012)
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2013)
Summary Report of the Auditor-General on the Account of the Government of Namibia for the Financial Year Ended 31 March 2014
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2015)
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2016)
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2017)
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2018)
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2019)
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2020)
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2021)
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2022)
SUMMARY REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (FY ENDED 31 MARCH 2023)
Analysis and Options for Namibia’s Medium-Term Debt Strategy Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.