Completed Development AidData Chinese Aid

Chinese Government provides RMB 183.5 million grant for Julius Nyerere International Convention Center Construction Project

¥183.5M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Tanzania
Country	Tanzania
Start Date	Jan 01, 2008
End Date	Apr 16, 2030
Duration	8,141 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`30437`

Grant Description

In 2008, the President of Tanzania signed an RMB 183,500,000 grant agreement with the Chinese Government for the Julius Nyerere International Convention Center (JNICC or 坦桑尼亚尼雷尔国际会议中心) Construction Project.

On November 20, 2009, Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation entered into contract with Fujian Engineering (Group) Company to construct the Julius Nyerere Convention Center. Construction officially began on January 15, 2010 and ended in September 2012.

On March 25, 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping handed over the key to the convention center to his Tanzanian counterpart.

📋 Staff Comments

This link is broken but includes the National Audit Office report confirming the transaction amount and Chinese financing: http://www.tanzania.go.tz/egov_uploads/documents/nao_go_default_22_sw.pdf

📚 Sources & References

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