On January 27, the Fifth Session of the Fifteenth Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress concluded successfully.
At the subsequent press conference of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng stated that the "13th Five-Year Plan" period is a landmark five years in the history of Shanghai's development.
By the end of 2020, the four centers of International Economic Center, International Financial Center, International Trade Center and International Shipping Center will be basically completed.
Gong Zheng said that Shanghai's economic strength continues to be the forefront of global cities. Under the severe impact of the epidemic, GDP in 2020 will still achieve a positive growth of 1.7%, reaching 3.87 trillion yuan.
In the first half of 2020, the Global Financial Center Index ranked fourth in the world, surpassing Singapore. In the second half of 2020, the 28th ranking surpassed Tokyo, Japan, and ranked third in the world after New York, the United States and London, the United Kingdom. .
In 2020, the total amount of transactions in the city's financial market will reach more than 2,200 trillion yuan.
(Kang Yuzhan and Chen Jing)
Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]