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Chinese Government provides $8 million interest-free loan via ETCA for education and police projects (Linked to Record ID#52348, #57910, #69223)

$8M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Malawi
Country	Malawi
Start Date	Jan 21, 2016
End Date	Jan 10, 2027
Duration	4,007 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`52446`

Grant Description

Chinese Government provides $8 million interest-free loan via ETCA for education and police projects On January 21, 2016, the Chinese Government and the Government of Malawi signed letters of exchange for three separate projects: five community technical colleges (Record ID#57910), Mzuzu Youth Centre (Record ID#69223), and procurement of police vehicles (Record ID#57775).

Through these agreements, the Chinese Government signed letters of exchange for a soft loan of $8 million USD to support the five community technical colleges in Mzimba, Ntcheu, Zomba, Mulanje, and Nsanje districts.

In addition to the loan, Chinese Government provided a $16 million grant to Malawi for the same project (Record ID#52348). The five community technical colleges project entered implementation on November 24, 2018. The contractor responsible for project implementation is China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd.

Around September 9, 2021, the company announced the completion of the project.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 马拉维五所社区技术学院项目.
This loan is not included in the database of Chinese loan commitments that SAIS-CARI released in July 2020.
The construction of the Mzuzu Youth Centre has faced many delays and still not reached the construction phase.

📚 Sources & References

Malawian president holds talks with visiting Chinese foreign minister
China to Implement Feasibility Study On Community Technic
Malawi gets Chinese ‘buffet’
K6.5bn to buy maize: China Foreign Minister meets President Mutharika
马社区技术学院和姆祖祖青年体育中心项目可行性研究换文签字仪式在利隆圭举行
中国向马援助一青年中心
Malawi launches construction of five China-aided community colleges
The Construction of 5 China-aided Community Technical Colleges Officially Launched
CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE CHINA-AIDED COMMUNITY COLLEGES LAUNCHED IN MALAWI
中铁十四局集团马拉维社区职业技术学院项目正式开工建设
Twists, turns in Mzuzu Youth Centre project
刘国玉参赞出席我援马拉维五所社区技术学院项目专业考察工作对接会
驻马拉维使馆临时代办王秀胜赴马南部地区开展安全生产巡视检查
Construction of Mzuzu Youth Centre in limbo
Chinese Loans to Africa Database
The Malawi Community and Technical College project was successfully completed 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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