China News Service, Beijing, September 4 (Reporter Wang Enbo) With the continuous expansion of business scale and more diversified development directions, the international influence of China's financial services industry is also increasing day by day.
In the eyes of major financial centers around the world, what are the development prospects of the Chinese market and what opportunities are worth looking forward to?
On the 4th, at the 2021 China International Finance Annual Forum held during the 2021 Service Trade Fair Financial Special Exhibition, a number of diplomats from relevant countries in China gave answers.
Luxembourg is one of the relatively small countries in Europe, but its status as an internationally renowned financial center and Europe's main bond market is very important.
Yu Bosheng, Luxembourg's ambassador to China, pays much attention to the development of China's green finance.
He observed that China attaches great importance to the construction of ecological civilization in the 14th Five-Year Plan, and China’s commitment to carbon peaking and carbon neutrality has also created the necessary impetus for accelerating global green growth. Green finance will continue to contribute to the realization of the economy. Transformation plays an active role.
Yu Bosheng mentioned that there are still huge uncertainties in the current world economy, and joint efforts are needed to achieve development goals.
As long as all parties have mutual trust, confidence, and cooperation, the economy can achieve greater success and the people will lead a better life.
Therefore, it is very important to strengthen the economic ties between Luxembourg and China, especially in the field of financial services.
The UAE Abu Dhabi International Financial Center is an important investment and financing center in the Middle East and North Africa and even the regions along the "Belt and Road".
UAE Ambassador to China Ali Zahiri said that China has proposed to expand the opening up in the field of digital trade, further strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights, and support the development of the digital economy and sharing economy. The UAE government and some relevant financial institutions fully agree with this and are willing to Advance with China.
Ali Zahiri introduced that the UAE has an open and diversified financial system, and related cooperation covers many companies and institutions around the world. "We are willing to cooperate strongly with the relevant parties of the Service and Trade Commission. We also believe that the bilateral cooperation between the UAE and China will continue to expand. The space, the opportunity is huge."
Switzerland has a reputation as an international financial center, especially in the field of private asset management in the world's leading position.
The Minister of the Swiss Embassy in China Shen Heming is very concerned about the cooperation between Zurich and Shanghai and Shenzhen on the exchanges, and is optimistic about the huge potential for cooperation between Switzerland and China in digital currency, bank financial management, insurance and reinsurance in the future.
Shen Heming specifically mentioned that China's economy has made great progress in the past few decades, and the growing middle class hopes to increase consumption and invest in pension plans.
Switzerland's professional financial service capabilities as an international financial center can help and respond to the financial service needs of the Chinese middle class.
The United Kingdom is an established financial power, and London has a long history as an international financial center.
The British Minister-Counselor in China and Director of the Financial and Professional Services Industry at the Department of International Trade of the United Kingdom Lu Rui was delighted to see that China attaches great importance to the opening up of the financial services industry.
He believes that the demand for green financing brought about by the low-carbon transition of the Chinese economy will promote active cooperation between the UK and China.
This British diplomat, who has just arrived in China for 100 days, is full of confidence in the two countries' cooperation to achieve a win-win situation.
"During these 100 days, I have often been amazed by the vitality of China's economy, and I believe that China's financial services industry will continue to develop. I am very much looking forward to seeing the relevant cooperation between Britain and China bloom and bear fruit." (End)