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Chinese Government provides $9 million for Presidential Residence Extension Project (Linked to Record ID#57547)

$9M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Rwanda
Country	Rwanda
Start Date	Dec 14, 2006
End Date	Jan 02, 2030
Duration	8,420 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`56980`

Grant Description

On December 10, 2005, Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Dr.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountagreement (with a 30 year maturity) and a a 30 million RWF grant agreement for the Rwandan State House Construction Project (also known as the Presidential Residence Expansion Project)

📅 Maturity30 years

Then, on December 14, 2006, the Chinese Government committed a grant for an unspecified amount to the Government of Rwanda -- through the signing of an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (captured in #57547) -- and part of this grant was committed to financing the expansion of the presidential residence.

Then, during a July 2009 summit in Beijing, Rwanda submitted a new project proposal for the State House with a 'replacement site' and an increased level of construction.

According to a November 2006 Chinese Ministry of Commerce source, the State House Project was ultimately expected to cost between $9 and $10 million. Construction was expected to begin in early 2007. It was eventually completed and handed over around 2011, but the exact date of project completion is unclear.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 卢旺达总统官邸扩建项目.
For the time being, AidData relies on the more conservative financial commitment estimate of $9 million.
AidData does not yet know precisely how much funding was provided as a grant and how much was provided through an interest-free loan. This issue merits further investigation.
The flow_class field is set to ODA-Like because the project has development intent and grants and interest-free loans from MOFCOM always exceed the OECD concessionality threshold of 25%.

📚 Sources & References

China and Rwanda: 35 Years of Economic Cooperation, http://www.minaffet.gov.rw/fileadmin/templates/minaffet/doc/minutes_and_agreement_6th_sessionjpc_china-rwanda.pdf
Rwanda: Country Gets U.S.$37 Million From China
State House, http://global.factiva.com/aa/?ref=BBCAP00020051210e1ca0008e&pp=1&fcpil=en&napc=S&sa_from=
Rwanda gets $37m from China
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中卢双方就总统官邸项目换文确认, http://rw.mofcom.gov.cn/sys/print.shtml?/jmxw/200612/20061204073808 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.