China News Agency, Ningbo, December 6th (Linbo) On December 6th, the first group of Ningbo's "hundreds of groups, thousands of enterprises and thousands of people" market expansion and promotion campaign set off, departed from Shanghai, and flew to Abu Dhabi.
In the following time, the first delegation will visit industry exhibitions and business associations.
From being the first to launch "business charter flights" to provide convenience for companies to go overseas, to "going overseas" with "hundreds of groups of thousands of companies and thousands of people", Ningbo, Zhejiang, a "big foreign trade city", has continuously innovated service models to help companies expand the global market.
The reporter learned that due to unexpected factors such as repeated epidemics, global inflation, and energy crises, the global industrial and supply chains are under pressure, international demand has shrunk as a whole, and the impact of foreign trade orders has become increasingly apparent.
Most foreign economic and trade enterprises in Ningbo have not been able to participate in overseas exhibitions, visit customers offline, or carry out normal economic and trade exchanges for nearly three years.
Chen Yuan, general manager of Ningbo Kangda Electronics Co., Ltd., said in an interview that he plans to visit customers and discuss cooperation matters face-to-face during this visit. "Especially some details can only be communicated clearly when we sit down and talk."
As a "foreign trader" who has been working for many years, Chen Yuan said that the company has cooperated with customers in Dubai for more than 10 years, but exports accounted for less than 5%, and there is a lot of room for cooperation.
Since 2022, many foreign trade companies in Ningbo have reported that overseas demand has declined, orders have fallen significantly, and the risk of order transfer has intensified. Foreign trade companies have become increasingly urgent to stabilize orders and expand markets.
According to Zhang Shuiqing, head of the "hundreds of regiments, thousands of enterprises and thousands of people" working group, Ningbo's manufacturing and foreign trade are now "flying on both wings", and enterprises have a strong desire to go out and expand the market. "Recently, there are There are many exhibitions and market opportunities, and I hope that enterprises will expand their cooperation space through this action."
According to Fei Jianming, director of the Foreign Trade Promotion Division of the Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Commerce, they will participate in a number of internationally influential exhibitions, hoping that foreign trade companies can seize opportunities from them.
According to Li Feng, the relevant person in charge of Harihi International Exhibition Group's China office, the Chinese brand product Saudi Smart Manufacturing Exhibition will be held in Saudi Arabia from December 14th to 16th. At present, dozens of Ningbo companies have decided to participate in the exhibition. "Saudi companies I very much hope that Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises can bring good products to the exhibition, and the end of the year is also the best time for overseas procurement.” (End)