First Belt and Road CEO Conference yields fruitful outcomes
By Meng Xianglin from People’s
Daily
The
Belt and Road CEO Conference, which was held for the first time during the
second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing on
April 25, has yielded a bunch of positive outcomes.
About
900 business leaders from 80 countries and regions gathered at the event to
discuss cooperation opportunities and signed contracts. They have reached wide
consensus and delivered a series of pragmatic outcomes.
90
of the Fortune Global 500 companies, 78 of China’s top-500 enterprises, over 100
Chinese central enterprises and over 200 private companies sent deputies to the
conference.
“The
number of companies registering for the conference was far more than we
expected. Some foreign companies were still asking for a seat even a day before
the meeting,” said Gao Yan, chairwoman of China Council for the Promotion of
International Trade (CCPIT).
About
100 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from more than 20 countries were
invited to attend in the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) held last
year. So far, the enterprises have all traded with their Chinese counterparts,
according to the United Nations International Trade Center (ITC)
Executive Director Arancha Gonzalez.
Some
foreign companies sold their farm products to Chinese supermarkets, and enterprises
from Nepal and Myanmar exported their tourism resources and services to China, she
said, disclosing that the second BRF will witness the signing of agreements
between Chinese companies and Ethiopian and Mozambican SMEs.
Co-construction
of the Belt and Road has brought opportunities for SMEs in relevant countries.
A
deal signing ceremony of 100 projects covering a wide range of industries and
concerning various countries was held during the conference. The projects, most
of which were about livelihood, are very important and have strong
demonstration effects.
The
signing ceremony represents a concrete fruit of the deepening and consolidating
of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and showcases the enthusiasm of the global
business circle toward the co-construction of the Belt and Road.
Cote
d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Sports reached an agreement with Chinese company CNBM
International Engineering Co., Ltd. on the design and construction of sports
infrastructure of the African Cup of Nations.
The
agreement signed with the Chinese company is a natural outcome of the pleasant and
effective long-term cooperation between China and Cote d’Ivoire, said François Yao Allah, Chief of Staff of the ministry.
Co-construction
of the Belt and Road signifies that China is becoming increasingly integrated into
global economy, according to Martin Glatz, commercial counselor at the Austrian
Embassy in China.
Austrian
enterprises are catching this opportunity to cooperate with Chinese companies,
especially in the third-party markets, he said, adding that the cooperation
agreements signed at the second BRF are bound to write a new chapter for China-
Austria trade relationship.
Egypt
is taking an active part in the joint construction of the Belt and Road, said a representative with the
Egyptian Electricity Holding company when speaking of the company’s agreement
with China’s State Grid on upgrading and renovating Egypt’s electricity grid.
“The
cooperation between our company and its Chinese counterparts on the co-construction
of the Belt and Road has yielded various outcomes and created multiple
opportunities,” he said, adding that the second BRF serves a valuable platform
to promote exchange and cooperation between enterprises of the two countries.
A foreign
representative listens to a speech delivered by a participant at the Belt and
Road CEO Conference. Photo by Meng Xianglin, People’s Daily
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