On June 28, 2024, the "Belt and Road" Investment and Financing Seminar of ICBC of China-Eurasia Expo was successfully held in Urumqi. More than 160 guests attended the event, including member institutions of the "Belt and Road" Interbank Cooperation Mechanism (BRBR), domestic and foreign institutions of ICBC, representatives of entrepreneurs, invited experts and scholars. Cheng Binhong, Deputy General Manager of the Investment Banking Department of ICBC Head Office, and Wang Wei, Member of the Party Committee and Vice President of Xinjiang Branch, attended the event and delivered speeches.
At the seminar, Huang Renwei, Executive Vice President of the Institute of Belt and Road and Global Governance of Fudan University, delivered a keynote speech entitled "The Current International Situation and the Investment Prospects of the Belt and Road", which elaborated on the investment prospects of the Belt and Road Initiative from three aspects: the main events of the international situation in 2024, the trend of the world economic situation and China's economic performance.
Xie Jing, deputy director of the research department of Silk Road Fund Co., Ltd., delivered a keynote speech entitled "How Investment Institutions Participate in the Belt and Road Initiative", she said that the Silk Road Fund, as a medium and long-term development investment fund specially established in response to the "Belt and Road" initiative, has investment advantages such as US dollar and RMB dual currency. The Silk Road Fund will always adhere to its original mission, give full play to the advantages of patient capital, accompany the growth of enterprises, help the high-quality development of the "Belt and Road" countries, and jointly welcome the next "golden decade" of the "Belt and Road".
Cheng Binhong, Deputy General Manager of the Investment Banking Department of ICBC Head Office, shared and exchanged views on the development of the Belt and Road Initiative, the difficulties and financial solutions of enterprises in the Belt and Road Initiative, and the value investment banking service system of ICBC on the topic of "Global Service Value Creation".
The participants held thematic discussions on "Industrial Integration and Upgrading under the Dual Circulation Pattern" and "Seizing the Opportunities of the Belt and Road Initiative and Deepening Cooperation and Innovation in Financial Services", sharing in-depth insights, building consensus and exploring cooperation opportunities.
ICBC Xinjiang Branch officially released the Action Plan for the Construction of the China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone, aiming to improve the quality and efficiency of serving the Belt and Road Initiative by building "three platforms, improving four mechanisms, and enabling five measures".
ICBC will take this seminar as an opportunity to fully fulfill the responsibilities and missions entrusted by the Party and the state, continue to give full play to the advantages of group operation at home and abroad, uphold the principles of openness, inclusiveness, mutual benefit and win-win results, actively link up with the financial industry, meet the diversified financial service needs of customers, support the high-quality development of enterprises, and continue to help improve the level of opening up.