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Chinese Government provides a RMB 50 million grant — via a June 2007 ETCA — for health and education projects

¥50M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Iraq
Country	Iraq
Start Date	Jun 21, 2007
End Date	Nov 19, 2029
Duration	8,187 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`41363`

Grant Description

On May 3, 2007, the United Nations and the Government of Iraq hosted the Iraqi International Compact Conference — in coordination with the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and regional agencies — to discuss the reconstruction of Iraq.

At the conference, held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister Yang Jiechi announced that the Chinese Government would provide a RMB 50 million ($6.5 million USD) grant to Iraq that year for the provision of health and educational supplies.

Then, on June 21, 2007, during President of Iraq Jalal Talabani's visit to China (the first visit to China by an Iraqi president since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1958) and in the presence of Chinese President Hu Jintao, the governments of China and Iraq signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) (Chinese agreement name: 《中华人民共和国政府和伊拉克共和国政府经济技术合作协定》), which officially committed RMB 50,000,000 for health and education projects in Iraq.

📋 Staff Comments

The source '中国和伊拉克签署关于免除债务的合作文件' does not explicitly state that the ETCA officially committed RMB 50,000,000 for health and education projects in Iraq. However, AidData, knowing that the Chinese Government pledged to provide it, this ETCA would be a viable way to do so, and that at the Iraqi International Compact Conference (where the pledge of RMB 50 million was made), Yang Jiechi also announced China was considering cancelling debt to Iraq (which was officially confirmed on June 21, 2007, at the same signing ceremony as the ETCA), AidData is confident that the ETCA signed in June 2007 committed RMB 50 million and has coded it accordingly.AidData, based on experience, has assumed the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) was the source of funds for this ETCA.

📚 Sources & References

China Means Business in Iraq
China to substantially forgive Iraq debt
中华人民共和国外交部长杨洁篪在“伊拉克国际契约”会议上的发言
伊拉克与我国的友好关系
中国和伊拉克签署关于免除债务的合作文件, لرئيس هو جينتاو يجري مباحثات مع الرئيس العراقي جلال الطالباني
五、伊拉克与中国的经贸关系, “伊拉克国际契约”会议在埃及沙姆沙伊赫召开
Iraqi president visiting China, the Chinese promises to cut Iraqi debt
China agrees to cut iraqi debt 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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