On the afternoon of November 7th, the Exchange Seminar on "Optimizing the Business Environment - Shanghai Practice and Silk Road International Cooperation", sponsored by our school, was successfully held at the Hongqiao Greenland Platinum Hotel. Leaders and experts from Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, and our school, as well as 39 international business officials from 9 countries including Mongolia, Rwanda, Armenia, El Salvador, Nauru, Ethiopia, Nepal, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania, attended the seminar. Chen Wei, Deputy Director of MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai) of Shanghai Business School and Executive Director of the Institute of Sustainable Development of the "Belt and Road", presided over the meeting.
Luo Zhisong, Chief Economist of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, delivered the opening speech. He briefly reviewed the fruitful achievements of the CIIE since its inception, and emphasized the core themes and eight topics of the Shanghai conference activities of this year's expo. Luo said that all parties can rely on this exchange seminar to open up broader areas and spaces for cooperation, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
Zhang Shaohua, Vice President of our school, delivered a speech on behalf of the sponsors. He introduced the basic development of our school in recent years and the achievements of foreign aid training. He emphasized the sustained efforts made by Shanghai as a central city in optimizing the business environment, and hoped that relying on this exchange platform, it could further facilitate economic and trade cooperation and promote the common development of all countries.
During the speeches by Chinese experts, Wang Bo, Director of the MIB Education Center at Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, first delivered a speech titled "Practice and Experience of Shanghai's Business Environment". She elaborated on the performance of China in the Global Business Environment Report, the iterative path of Shanghai's business environment, experiences and inspirations.
Ran Qiying, Professor from the College of Business and Economics at Shanghai Business School, gave a speech on the topic of "Opportunities and Challenges of China's Comprehensive Abolition of Foreign Investment Access Restrictions in the Manufacturing Industry". She outlined the background, revision process, and content of the "Special Management Measures for Foreign Investment Access", as well as the opportunities, challenges, and in-depth thinking brought about by the cancellation of access.
During the speeches by foreign experts, Alba Gresier Sanchez Aguilar, Director of the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, delivered a speech on "Business Environment and Investment Opportunities in Latin America and El Salvador". She introduced the overall situation in Latin America and then focused on the development and cooperation opportunities of El Salvador in natural resources, renewable energy, social security, business environment, investment, and manufacturing industries.
In his speech titled "Business Environment and Investment Opportunities in Africa", Marvin Chingoro, Investment Analyst from the Zimbabwe Investment Development Authority, analyzed the development and investment opportunities in areas such as agriculture, mining, tourism, renewable energy, and infrastructure, taking his country as an example.
This exchange seminar takes advantage of the 7th China International Import Expo to gather government officials, experts, scholars, and business representatives from Silk Road countries to jointly explore new opportunities for optimizing the business environment and international cooperation. In recent years, as an international metropolis, Shanghai has not just attracted a large amount of foreign investment, but provided a more dynamic and open business atmosphere for international enterprises through deepening reforms, improving service quality, and optimizing policy environment. Shanghai’s experience has not merely contributes to the high-quality development of the local economy, but also provided a significant demonstration of cooperation for Silk Road countries.
In the future, our school will continue to serve the country's opening-up and Shanghai's development strategy, rely on the international human resources development cooperation projects organized, build a platform for external exchange and cooperation, carry out academic exchanges on international development cooperation, and promote common development.
Written by: Liang Bo
Photos by: Liang Bo
Reviewed by: Chen Wei
