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Chinese Government provides $9.3 million grant for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office Building Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#38192)

$9.32M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Timor-Leste
Country	Timor-Leste
Start Date	Apr 01, 2003
End Date	Jul 05, 2032
Duration	10,688 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`37996`

Grant Description

On April 1, 2003, China’s Ministry of Commerce and the Government of Timor-Leste signed a grant agreement worth $6,033,430.03 for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office Building Construction Project.

The purpose of the project was to construct a 6700 square meter office building in the capital city of Dili for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste (exact locational coordinates: -8.54842, 125.55639).

Shandong International Economic & Technical Cooperation Corporation and the Yanjian Group were the contractors responsible for implementation. Project implementation commenced in August 2006. The project was officially completed and handed over to the local authorities on March 24, 2008.

According to the Government of Timor-Leste’s Aid Transparency Portal (ATP), the Chinese Government ultimately disbursed $9,316,613.12 of grant funding for the project. The ATP Record IDentification Number is 87292531894.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office Building (2) Project. The Chinese project title is 援东帝汶外交部大楼项目.

📚 Sources & References

Chinese assistance to Timor-Leste
Speech by H.E. Mr. Fu Yuancong
Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, at the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for the Office Building Project under China Aid of the Ministry of Defence and the F-FDTL
中东经贸合作概况 [China-East Timor Economic and Trade Cooperation]
我援东帝汶外交部大楼项目顺利移交
China's Inroads into East Timor
China showers gifts on resources-rich Timor
Dili
Timor-Leste: Ministry of Internal and Foreign Affairs Building constructed by China as a gift to Timor-Leste
A Promising New Trend? Factors Driving China’s Growing Trilateral Aid Cooperation
Flat Export from Timor Leste AMP in April 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office Building (2)
Chinese Aid In the Pacific (Map)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Díli
Timor-Leste
Introduction of the Bilateral Economic and Trade Relationship
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office Building (2) 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.