On September 10, the Export-import Bank of China held the "350 billion · Export-import Bank in Action" - High-quality Cooperation and Exchange Conference on Jointly Building the "Belt and Road" in Beijing. Wu Fulin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Export-import Bank of China, attended the meeting and delivered a welcome speech. Wang Chunying, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Export-import Bank of China, presided over the meeting. Li Jun, member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Governor of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government, and responsible comrades from the Regional Opening Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Outward Investment and Economic Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Commerce, and the International Economic Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Responsible comrades of relevant government departments, industry associations, universities and more than 50 corporate representatives attended the meeting.
Wu Fulin pointed out that the Export-import Bank is an important participant and practitioner in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road". It has always adhered to its functional positioning, focused on its main responsibilities and businesses, increased its support, and made substantial and heavy contributions to the construction of the "Belt and Road". The establishment of a 350 billion yuan financing window is the glorious mission and major responsibility of the Export-import Bank. Under the guidance and support of relevant competent departments, the Export-import Bank of China has steadily promoted relevant work, built a "1+N" policy support system, and coordinated the combination of key countries and emerging markets, traditional fields and emerging fields, iconic and "small and beautiful", and various financial products, and continued to promote the high-quality development of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" in a larger scope, wider fields, and deeper levels. Wu Fulin said that the Export-import Bank of China will thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, fully implement the eight actions of China to support the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", the ten major partnership actions between China and Africa to promote modernization, give full play to the leading and driving role of policy-based finance, continuously improve the quality of the 350 billion yuan financing window business, and work with all parties to promote the high-quality development of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and achieve new results.
The person in charge of the Department of Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce said that he expects the Export-import Bank of China to further play the guiding role of policy-based finance, focus on supporting the integrated development of trade and investment, innovate and support new forms and models of foreign trade, promote the upgrading of the capacity of overseas economic and trade cooperation zones, help strengthen the cultivation of enterprises in key areas, promote international cooperation in industrial chains and supply chains, and provide strong financial support for the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road". The person in charge of the Department of International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that he hopes that the Export-import Bank of China will practice the cooperation concept of consultation, joint construction and sharing, openness, greenness and integrity, high standards and sustainable benefits to the people, cooperate in the implementation of the eight actions for the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", support the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and provide high-quality and sustainable financial services for enterprises to participate in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road". Representatives of participating enterprises said that they will continue to deepen cooperation with the Export-import Bank of China in the future, and further promote the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" to go deeper and more practical, steady and long-term. It is reported that the meeting aims to deepen the cooperation between banks, governments, enterprises and schools, and jointly serve the high-quality development of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road".
At the exchange meeting, the Export-import Bank of China released a special financial service plan for "ESG performance improvement" to help enterprises enhance their sustainable development capabilities. During the meeting, the Export-import Bank of China also held two parallel forums, namely "Deepening Cooperation in Traditional Fields of Jointly Building the Belt and Road Initiative" and "Cultivating New Growth Points for Jointly Building the Belt and Road Initiative". Representatives from banks, governments, enterprises and academia exchanged views and held discussions on key and hot issues in jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative.
