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Chinese Government cancels RMB 180 million of Government of Niger’s outstanding debt obligations

¥180M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Niger
Country	Niger
Start Date	Jun 05, 2001
End Date	Dec 18, 2027
Duration	9,692 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`2380`

Grant Description

In June 2001, President of Niger Tandja and Prime Minster Hama Amadou attended talks in Beijing, after which the two leaders signed a debt exemption protocol. According to a leaked U.S.

Embassy cable, under the terms of the protocol, the Chinese Government agreed to cancel some but not all of the Government of Niger’s outstanding debt obligations. The monetary value of the debts that were cancelled in 2001 are unknown. Then, on March 29, 2007, the Chinese Government and the Government of Niger signed a second debt exemption protocol.

The monetary value of the debts that were cancelled in 2007 are also unknown.

However, the Government of Niger later reported after the signing of these two debt exemption protocols that the Chinese Government had cancelled approximately RMB 180 million of its outstanding debt obligations.

📋 Staff Comments

For the time being, AidData captures the total debt cancellation of RMB 180 million in a single record; however, if and when it is able to disaggregate the amount of debt that was forgiven in 2001 and 2007, it will create two separate records to capture these two acts of debt forgiveness.
This debt forgiveness project is not marked as an umbrella project since our dataset does not capture any loans prior to 2008, so there is no risk of double counting.

📚 Sources & References

Chinese
Niger Presidents Hail Bilateral Ties (3).
SAIS-CARI China's Debt Cancellation In Africa Database
Niger-Chine : Une coopération économique et commerciale en plein essor
La présence chinoise au Sahel : les cas du Niger et du Tchad, 3月29日，王超部长助理在京与尼日尔外交、合作和非洲一体化部部长艾莎图·明达乌杜女士举行会谈
Le Niger
CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN NIGER, http://leaks.hohesc.us/?view=07NIAMEY1359
African Economic Outlook: Niger
Niger-Chine : Une coopération économique et commerciale en plein essor
Niger-Chine : Une coopération économique et commerciale en plein essor
Niger: 2001 Article IV Consultation, the Second Review and Second Annual Program Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Arrangement, and Request for Additional Interim Assistance Under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted - ISCR/02/35
Debt Relief with Chinese Characteristics 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.

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Government of Niger

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