Chinese Government provides RMB 30 million for budget support as part of September 2018 ETCA (Linked to Record ID#67266)

¥30M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Burkina Faso
Country	Burkina Faso
Start Date	Sep 01, 2018
End Date	Jul 08, 2032
Duration	5,059 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`60142`

Grant Description

In September 2018, an RMB 30 million agreement was signed between the Government of Burkina Faso and the Government Government for budget support, although the exact purpose was not specified.

The agreement was part of a 3-year Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) signed September 2019, totaling RMB 1.2 billion (see Record ID#67266).

📋 Staff Comments

1. AidData assumes that this project was financed with a Chinese Government grant for the time being. This issue warrants further investigation.

📚 Sources & References

Afrique de l'Ouest: Lutte contre le terrorisme - La Chine populaire accompagne le Burkina et le G5 Sahel
Coopération bilatérale: La Chine et le Burkina Faso sur de bons rails
China signs cooperation agreement with Burkina Faso
Lutte contre le terrorisme : la Chine populaire accompagne le Burkina et le G5 Sahel 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.