Zhongxin Finance, June 18 (Reporter Xia Bin) The People's Bank of China announced on the 18th that on June 17, the China Society for Finance and Banking held a member congress and the first meeting of the 8th Council via video, which was successfully completed. General election work.

296 representatives from member units, academia and industry attended the meeting.

  The meeting heard and reviewed the work report of the 7th Council of China Society for Finance and Banking, and elected the 8th Council.

The new council has 166 directors and 49 executive directors. Yi Gang, governor of the People's Bank of China, was elected as the chairman of the eighth council of the China Society for Finance and Banking.

  Zhou Xiaochuan, president of the 7th Council of the Society, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

He said that in recent years, China's financial industry has undergone many major changes and achieved a series of achievements in reform and development. These achievements come from the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee on financial work, and fully reflect the mission and intelligence of contemporary financiers. wisdom.

  "The current international and domestic economic and financial situation is complex and severe, and the task of financial reform, development and stability is arduous and arduous, which puts forward higher requirements for the work of the Society. I believe that under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council , we will be able to take the road of financial development with Chinese characteristics!" Zhou Xiaochuan said, looking forward to the China Society for Finance and Banking, under the leadership of the new council, will work hard, carry forward the past and forge ahead, and make greater contributions to the reform and development of China's financial industry.

  Yi Gang delivered a speech on behalf of the 8th Council of the Society.

He pointed out that in the glorious history of more than 70 years since its establishment, the China Society for Finance and Banking has always served the overall situation of China's economic and financial reform and development in accordance with the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and has achieved a series of important results in theoretical and policy research.

  Yi Gang said that in the future, the China Society for Finance and Banking will adhere to and strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee on financial work, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, based on the new development stage, implement new development concepts, and solidly carry out high-level academic activities , strive to build a new type of think tank with Chinese characteristics, and make due contributions to help accelerate the construction of a new development pattern and promote high-quality development!

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