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Chinese government provides RMB 100 million grant via ETCA in March 2020

¥100M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Syria Planning and International Cooperation Commission (PICC)
Country	Syrian Arab Republic
Start Date	Mar 04, 2020
End Date	Oct 14, 2027
Duration	2,780 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`94838`

Grant Description

On March 4, 2020, the head of Syria's Planning and International Cooperation Commission (PICC), Imad Sabouni, and China’s Ambassador to Syria, Feng Biao, signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) in Damascus, Syria.

Under this agreement, the Chinese government will provide an RMB 100 million grant (USD $14 million) that will be used to fund a series of humanitarian projects throughout Syria. Specific details on the humanitarian projects ultimately being funded by this agreement are unknown.

📋 Staff Comments

1. In Chinese, the agreement was referred to as the 中华人民共和国政府和阿拉伯叙利亚共和国政府经济技术合作协定 in a statement released by the Chinese Embassy.

📚 Sources & References

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Syria sign economic cooperation agreement
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Syria sign economic cooperation agreement
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Syria sign economic cooperation agreement
Syria
China sign economic and technical cooperation agreement
China
Syria sign economic cooperation agreement
China’s financial support for Syria, الصين وسوريا توقعان اتفاقية تعاون اقتصادي وفني, الصين وسوريا توقعان اتفاقية تعاون اقتصادي وفني, الصين وسوريا توقعان اتفاقية تعاون اقتصادي وفني
中叙签署经济技术合作协定
驻叙利亚大使冯飚签署中叙经济技术合作协定 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.