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Event Recap - Chongqing Investment Promotion Event for Singapore Businesses


The Chongqing Investment Promotion Event for Singapore Businesses was held in Raffles City Chongqing on October 12. This was the largest foreign investment promotion event held in Chongqing this year, with 37 project contracts signed on the scene, amounting to a total investment of USD $4.166 billion. Zeng Jinghua, the Director-General of China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity Administration Bureau (CCIB), delivered a speech at the event, stating that Chongqing would give full support to promote the development of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor for the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity (CCI). Some measures include optimizing the layout and structure of the Corridor’s network, improving the functionality of key logistics hubs, and expanding China-Singapore cross-border finance channels. These measures will achieve full coverage for western provinces, meet the diversified cross-border financing needs of businesses therein, and strengthen the construction of data channels.

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As one of the representatives of Singaporean businesses in China, Trustana, a cross-border trade B2B platform, was invited to attend the event. Wen Yiwu, the head of Trustana China, was interviewed by the media at the conclusion of the event, in which he shared insights, recapped the results that the CCI has brought to Trustana, and expressed his vision for a promising future.

The event was co-hosted by the Chongqing Municipal People's Government and Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry and co-sponsored by the CCIB, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI), and the People’s Government of Yuzhong, Chongqing. The heads of 6 Singaporean government agencies in China, as well as representatives of 64 Singaporean companies in China, attended the event, for a total of 119 participants. The event was also attended by representatives from 16 municipal departments, 24 districts and counties of Chongqing, and other related open platforms. Activities mainly included CCI alignment meetings, special project promotion, and potential project exploration. Among the 37 signed China-Singapore cooperation initiatives, 29 were commercial cooperation projects with a value of USD $3.206 billion and an additional 8 financing projects with a value of USD $960 million.

In addition, the event witnessed the inauguration ceremony of the CCI operation center. Based in Chongqing Raffles, the center is set to become a China-Singapore business activity and cultural exchange center, a Singaporean enterprise hub, and a Singaporean high-level talent hub.

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''During the media interview, Wen Yiwu said: "Being involved in the CCI, we have seen the great attention that the Chongqing Municipal People's Government gives to the investment of Singaporean enterprises, the great dynamism of Chongqing’s business environment, and the unlimited business potential of Chongqing as the center of western China." When discussing the expectations and future prospects that Trustana holds of the CCI, Wen Yiwu commented: "This year is the first year of the CCI, and it is also the first year that Trustana has seen its market expansion effort in China bear fruit. With the guidance and support of the CCIB, we carried out the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Agricultural Product Export Enablement Project and helped local enterprises in Chongqing export their high-quality products overseas. Judging from this very first year, we expect to see more Singaporean companies like us come to Chongqing and build up cooperation with local companies, creating more opportunities for trade, communication, and exchange between both sides."

Trustana, headquartered in Singapore, is a cross-border B2B trading platform with a focus on the food industry. Trustana aims to build bridges between businesses in China and Southeast Asia to enter one another’s markets, enable seamless cross-border trade and quick access to high-quality buyers in food markets around the world, and help explore and develop global business faster and better. In the past year, Trustana has assisted more than 4,000 buyers and suppliers in the food industry in establishing new cross-border cooperation in Southeast Asia, China, North America, and other areas.

With Chongqing being its first operation center in western China, Trustana has sensed the momentum and support that the CCI has brought to it, as well as Chongqing’s development and business potential. There is good reason to believe that Chongqing, as the center of the New Land-Sea Corridor, will attract more Singaporean companies to invest in the future.

 

 


信达雅受邀参加新加坡在华知名企业重庆行活动并分享感言

10月12日,新加坡在华知名企业重庆行活动在重庆来福士广场举行,这是重庆今年规模最大的一次对外招商引资活动。活动集中签署签约项目37个,总金额达41.66亿美元。重庆市中新项目管理局局长曾菁华在活动发言中表示,重庆将全力推动中新互联互通项目陆海新通道建设,优化通道网络格局、布局,完善关键物流枢纽功能,拓展中新跨境融资通道,实现西部省区全覆盖,基本满足西部企业多样化跨境融资需求,加强中新国际数据通道建设。


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作为新加坡在华企业的代表之一,跨境贸易B2B平台企业信达雅Trustana也受邀参与了此次活动,信达雅Trustana中国区负责人文亦武在活动结束后接受了记者采访,并分享感言,总结了信达雅Trustana从中新互联互通合作中取得的收获和对未来的美好愿景。

本次活动由重庆市人民政府和新加坡贸工部共同主办,重庆市中新项目管理局、新加坡中华总商会、渝中区人民政府承办。6家驻华政府机构负责人及64家在华企业,共119人参加。重庆方面16个市级部门、24个区县及有关开放平台代表参加。活动主要包括中新互联互通项目合作对接会、专场推介会及项目考察等。此次中新双方签署的37个合作项目中,商业合作类项目29个,金额32.06亿美元;融资类项目8个,金额9.6亿美元。

值得一提的是,活动还举行了中新互联互通项目运营中心揭牌仪式。该中心将以重庆来福士为载体,致力打造成为中新商务活动中心、中新人文交流中心、新加坡企业集聚中心、新加坡高层次人才集聚中心。

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在接受记者采访时,信达雅Trustana中国区负责人文亦武表示:“参与中新互联互通项目至今,我们看到了重庆政府对于新加坡企业投资的重视,看到了重庆活跃的商业氛围,也看到重庆作为中国西部中心的无限商业潜力。”当谈及作为企业,对于未来中新互联互通项目有什么期待和展望时,文亦武表示:“今年是中新互联互通项目开新局之年,也是我们信达雅实际开拓中国市场的第一年,在中新项目局的指导和帮助下,我们在重庆开展了‘中新重庆农产品出海帮扶项目’,并成功帮助重庆当地企业将他们的优质产品走出海外。我们希望在这新开局之年,能看到更多与我们相似的新加坡企业来到重庆,与更多当地企业合作,为双方的贸易、沟通、交流带来更多机会。”

作为一家专注于食品行业的跨境贸易B2B平台,总部位于新加坡的信达雅Trustana,一直以来旨在为中国企业和东南亚企业搭建“桥梁”,助力中国企业出海东南亚及东南亚企业进入中国,并快速链接为其找到全世界其他食品市场的高质量买家,从而更快更好地开拓和发展全球业务。在过去的一年里,信达雅Trustana已帮助超过4000名食品行业买家和供应商在东南亚、中国和北美等地建立了新的跨境业务联系。

而重庆作为信达雅在西部地区的首个运营中心,信达雅深切感受到了中新互联互通项目对中新企业合作带来的推动和帮助,也见证了重庆的发展和商业潜力。有理由相信重庆作为陆海新通道的中心,未来可以吸引更多新加坡企业前来投资。


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