Chinese Government $24.5 million of debt owed by Zanzibar

$24.5M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Tanzania Ministry of Finance and Planning
Country	Tanzania
Start Date	Jan 01, 2002
End Date	Aug 04, 2026
Duration	8,981 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`61011`

Grant Description

In early 2002, Zanzibar's Ministry of Finance finalized a deal with China to forgive $24.5 million USD of debt that was owed by the semi-autonomous island. It is unclear which Chinese agency was responsible for the loan initially.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is not marked as umbrella because the original debt is not captured in our dataset, so there is no risk of double counting.

📚 Sources & References

Zanzibar Public Expenditure Review 2003 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.