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China Eximbank provides RMB 240 million government concessional loan for E-Government Project

¥240M RMB

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Country	Cote d'Ivoire
Start Date	Sep 01, 2008
End Date	May 09, 2033
Duration	9,016 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`715`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides RMB 240 million government concessional loan for E-Government Project On January 7, 2008, China Eximbank and the Government of Cote d'Ivoire signed an RMB 240 million (CFA 15 billion) government concessional loan (GCL) agreement for an E-Government Project. The loan was then ratified by the Government of Cote d'Ivoire on September 18, 2008.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountare unknown

According to the Government of Côte d'Ivoire’s Aid Management Platform (AMP), the RMB 240 million (CFA 15 billion) loan was fully disbursed in a single tranche on December 31, 2013.

This project involved the construction of a data center located in Grand-Bassam, as well as fiber optic cable connecting Abidjan and Yamoussoukro. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. was the contractor responsible for implementation. The project encountered multiple delays and was not formally launched until October 3, 2011.

Construction on the data center was was completed on November 9, 2012. The fiber-optic cable from Abidjan and Yamoussoukro was laid. The entire e-government project planned to reach completion and come into use in the first half of 2013. However, its precise completion date is unknown.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the Grand Bassam E-Government Data Center Project. The French project title is Le Projet e-gouvernement or Projet électronique d’e-gouvernement or Projet de réseau électronique gouvernemental. The Chinese project title is 的科特迪瓦国家数据中心 or 科特迪瓦电子政务网 or 科特迪瓦电子政府项目.
In the database of Chinese loan commitments that SAIS-CARI released in July 2020, it identifies this loan as a preferential buyer’s credit (PBC). However, the loan is denominated in RMB and China Eximbank PBCs are denominated in USD, so AidData treats it as a government concessional loan (GCL).
The system identification number for this project in the Government of Côte d'Ivoire’s Aid Management Platform (AMP) is 11200713504. The AMP project code is QSFQSDQSD.
According to the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS), the weighted average grace period of all official sector lending from all Chinese creditors to government and government-guaranteed borrowing institutions in Côte d'Ivoire was 5.5384-years in 2008. AidData estimates the grace period of the Export-Import Bank of China loan that supported the E-Government Project by using this figure. See https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i7f56vi0ix8drznpbaczg/Weighted-average-borrowing-terms-from-Chinese-Lenders-to-Ivory-Coast-April-2024-IDS-Data-Extraction.xlsx?rlkey=0uj6y8don6vdg39v28f1y4nwz&dl=0 5. According to the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS), the weighted average maturity of all official sector lending from all Chinese creditors to government and government-guaranteed borrowing institutions in Côte d'Ivoire was 19.6153-years in 2008. AidData estimates the maturity of the Export-Import Bank of China loan that supported the E-Government Project by using this figure. See https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i7f56vi0ix8drznpbaczg/Weighted-average-borrowing-terms-from-Chinese-Lenders-to-Ivory-Coast-April-2024-IDS-Data-Extraction.xlsx?rlkey=0uj6y8don6vdg39v28f1y4nwz&dl=0 6. According to the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS), the weighted average interest rate of all official sector lending from all Chinese creditors to government and government-guaranteed borrowing institutions in Côte d'Ivoire was 1.8461% in 2008. AidData estimates the interest rate of the Export-Import Bank of China loan that supported the E-Government Project by using this figure. See https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i7f56vi0ix8drznpbaczg/Weighted-average-borrowing-terms-from-Chinese-Lenders-to-Ivory-Coast-April-2024-IDS-Data-Extraction.xlsx?rlkey=0uj6y8don6vdg39v28f1y4nwz&dl=0

📚 Sources & References

Cote d'Ivoire
China sign three economic, technical cooperation agreements
China Exim Bank grants Cote d'Ivoire 30m dollars to boost interconnectivity
China- Huawei inaugurates USD30m data center in Ivory Coast
China's Huawei launches data center in Cote d'Ivoire
Huawei invests 30m USD in data center in Cote D'Ivoire
张大使考察华为公司承建的科政府电子政务网数据中心和中海外公司承建的“协和小区”住房项目
张大使考察华为公司承建的科政府电子政务网数据中心和中海外公司承建的“协和小区”住房项目
CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DU 18-09-2008
Conseil des Ministres du 18-09-2008
TECHNOLOGIES DE L’INFORMATION : LA COTE D’IVOIRE A L’HEURE DE LA GOUVERNANCE ELECTRONIQUE
LE CONSEIL DES MINISTRES DU 09-12-2020
Chinese Loans to Africa Database
G´eopolitique de la Chine en Cˆote d’Ivoire
Projet de réseau électronique Gouvernemental
Government Electronic Network Project 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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Government of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

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