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Chinese Government provides a RMB 15 million grant — via a January 2010 ETCA — to acquire equipment for people with special needs (Linked to Record ID#65644)

¥15M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Lebanese Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR)
Country	Lebanon
Start Date	Jan 14, 2010
End Date	Jun 28, 2030
Duration	7,470 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`65643`

Grant Description

On January 14, 2010, the Chinese Government and the Lebanese Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), in which the Chinese Government committed RMB 15 million ($2.2 million USD) in grant funding to Lebanon for unspecified purposes (captured by this project).

The same day, the Chinese Government and CDR signed another, separate ETCA, in which the Chinese Government committed RMB 20 million ($3.1 million USD) in grant funding to Lebanon for unspecified purposes (captured by linked Record ID#65644). The use of the grant proceeds was to be mutually agreed upon by both governments.

The Council of Ministers of Lebanon approved the grants via Resolution No. 51 dated December 21, 2009 and Resolution No. 27 dated January 5, 2010. Ultimately, the RMB 15 million grant was used to acquire equipment for Lebanese people with special needs. According to CDR, this project has been completed.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is known as 'Economic and Technical Cooperation, 2010 - Equipments for People with Special Needs' in the Lebanese Council for Development and Reconstruction's (CDR) database. The agreement number is 6872 (see 'CDR Funding - Economic and Technical Cooperation, 2010 - Equipments for People with Special Needs').CDR claims that the USD equivalent of this RMB 15 million grant was $2,350,448 USD, but official sources at the time (such as pg.1 of 'Aid Coordination Newsletter Issue 27 February 2010') report a $2.2 million USD figure.As this is an ETCA, which is a financing mechanism specific to China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), AidData has coded MOFCOM as the specific Chinese Government institution responsible for providing this grant.

📚 Sources & References

Signature of two grant agreements with the People's Republic of China
China Loans and Grants
China Loans and grants (1).xlsx
Aid Coordination Newsletter Issue 27 February 2010
Progress Report October 2011 Financing the Reconstruction, اتفاق بين حكومة جمهورية الصين الشعبية وحكومة جمهورية لبنان حول التعاون الاقتصادي والتقني, لبنان والصين يوقعان اتفاقيتي هبة بقيمة 35 مليون يوان
CDR Funding - Economic and Technical Cooperation, 2010 - Equipments for People with Special Needs
CDR Funding - Economic and Technical Cooperation, 2010 - CT Scan devices for Governmental Hospitals, فهرس الاتفاقيات المعقودة بين لبنان ودول العالم والمجموعات والصناديق الدولية 2020 - 1948
AidData Mail - FW_Letter of Request for Information from AidData - Lebanon 2018 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.