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China Dalian International Cooperation (Group) Holdings Ltd provides $5.797 million loan for 70 km Road Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#55444 and #95966)

$5.8M USD

Funder China Dalian International Cooperation (Group) Holdings Ltd.
Recipient Organization Government of Suriname
Country Suriname
Start Date Mar 30, 2016
End Date Aug 08, 2027
Duration 4,148 days
Number of Grantees 1
Roles Recipient
Data Source AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID 92500
Grant Description

China Dalian International Cooperation (Group) Holdings Ltd provides $5.797 million loan for 70 km Road Construction Project On December 29, 2015, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC) signed a buyer’s credit loan agreement worth $65,297,000 with the Government of Suriname's Ministry of Public Works for a 70 km Road Construction Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms
📅 Maturity14 years
⏳ Grace Period2.5 years

The proceeds of the loan were to be used by the borrower to partially finance of the cost of a commercial contract between the Government of Suriname and Dalian International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group (CDIG). The ICBC loan was also backed by a Sinosure credit insurance policy.

In order pay for 85% of the cost of the Sinosure insurance policy (premium), the Government of Suriname contracted an additional $5.797 million loan on March 30, 2016 from China Dalian International Cooperation (Group) Holdings Ltd (captured via Record ID#92500).

📋 Loan / Grant Terms
💰 Loan Amountcarried a 5 year maturity and an interest rate of 6-month LIBOR plus 350 basis points
📅 Maturity5 years

On the same day (March 30, 2016), the Government of Suriname signed a $3.126 million loan agreement with Zhong Da International Engineering Company (Suriname) N.V. — a wholly owned subsidiary of CDIG — for the 70 km Road Construction Project (captured via Record ID#95966).

📋 Loan / Grant Terms
💰 Loan Amountcarried a 5-month maturity (final maturity date: August 31

The proceeds of the loan from Zhong Da International Engineering Company (Suriname) N.V. were to be used by the borrower to finance the advance/down payment portion of the commercial contract between CDIG and the Government of Suriname.

The purpose of the project was to construct 70 kilometers of roads in Suriname, including a 8 km road to Matta, the Poerwojadieweg (Poerwodadiweg) road in Lelydorp, and Verlengde Jacques Gompertsstraat. CDIG was the contractor responsible for project implementation. Project implementation took place between July 2016 and September 2017.

📋 Staff Comments
  1. For loan and debt rescheduling records with variable interest rates, AidData calculates the all-in interest rate at T0 based on the reference rate (such as LIBOR or EURIBOR) on the loan start date, plus any known margin. Please see the methodology for additional details.
  2. The China-Latin America Commercial Loans Tracker, which is produced by the Inter-American Dialogue, does not capture the loan that supported this project.
  3. The Dutch project title is Dalian 70.
📚 Sources & References
  • Foreign Loan Agreements in 2016
  • Financiële Nota 2016
  • China's Suriname a case study by Jim Koop
  • Foreign Loan Agreements in 2016
  • Dalian IV gestart
  • Dalian 70-project in afrondende fase
  • Dalian 70 project in afrondende fase
  • Government sidelines local contractors
  • Domestic Loan Agreements in 2016 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 Suriname

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