China signs Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement providing 20 million RMB to Namibia in January 2012

¥20M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Namibia
Country	Namibia
Start Date	Jan 05, 2012
End Date	Sep 01, 2028
Duration	6,084 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`30385`

Grant Description

On 5 January 2012, Chinese and Namibian government officials signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement (ETCA) granting 20 million RMB to the Government of Namibia for unspecified projects. The BBC Monitoring reported that an unknown portion of this ETCA would finance the construction of a secondary school.

📋 Staff Comments

The BBC Monitoring (source ID 16661) and All Africa (16660) describe this as a grant, but the French Press Agency (16659) characterizes it as a loan. For now, this project is coded as a grant.

📚 Sources & References

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Chinese foreign ministers sign technical cooperation agreement 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.