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PRC Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund grants $1.3 million USD for 2011 Projects

$1.3M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Finance
Recipient Organization	People's Republic of China Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund
Country	Asia, regional
Start Date	Jan 01, 2011
End Date	Jan 26, 2029
Duration	6,600 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`47132`

Grant Description

On 24 March 2005, the Chinese Government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) jointly established the People's Republic of China (PRC) Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund. The China Ministry of Finance provided financing and ADB implemented the projects.

The purpose of this special fund is to support the process of poverty reduction, regional cooperation and knowledge sharing for ADB developing member countries (DMCs) in the Asia-Pacific as well as Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries.

According to a 2019 Annual Report (p. 33), on 15 April 2011, the Chinese Ministry of Finance approved $500,000 USD from this special fund for one Batch 1 project: 1) $500,000 USD for the "Regional Program for Research and Capacity Development on Water Security." Closed 20 January 2016.

According to a 2019 Annual Report (p. 33), on 20 November 2012, the Chinese Ministry of Finance approved $800,000 USD from this special fund for two different Batch 2 projects: 1) $400,000 USD for the "Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth Network in Asia Pacific (supplementary)." Closed 28 October 2016. 2) $400,000 USD for the "Support for Pan–Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation." Closed 31 March 2016.

📋 Staff Comments

Also called the PRC Fund or 中华人民共和国减贫与区域合作基金.Not marked as umbrella and did not separate batches 1 and 2 because the risk of duplication is very low.

📚 Sources & References

PRC Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund
Annual Report 2019 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA POVERTY REDUCTION AND REGIONAL COOPERATION FUND 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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