Ministry of Science and Technology and China Development Bank signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation
The two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation on assisting the implementation of major scientific and technological tasks
Science and Technology Daily News (Reporter Liu Yin) On April 18, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the China Development Bank signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation in Beijing to implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on the financial support innovation system and help science and technology become self-reliant and self-reliant.
Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang and China Development Bank Chairman Zhao Huan attended the signing ceremony and delivered speeches.
Li Meng, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, presided over the signing ceremony and introduced the relevant work and the main contents of the memorandum. Zhou Qingyu, Vice President of China Development Bank, attended the signing ceremony.
Wang Zhigang pointed out that in recent years, the Ministry of Science and Technology has thoroughly implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on scientific and technological innovation and the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, accelerated the construction of a diversified scientific and technological investment system, and promoted the cultivation and development of the scientific and technological financial ecosystem, and made positive progress.
The self-reliance of science and technology depends on the injection of strong impetus from finance. The innovation and application of advanced technology can also promote the evolution and upgrading of the financial industry, and realize the benign interaction and "win-win" between science and technology and finance.
Development finance is highly compatible with the needs of scientific and technological innovation in the new era, and has outstanding advantages in supporting major national scientific and technological tasks and major scientific and technological innovation bases. Explore a new path for development finance to support technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and promote a virtuous circle of technology, finance, and industry.
Zhao Huan introduced the main work carried out by the China Development Bank in financial support for technological innovation.
In recent years, China Development Bank has achieved positive results in its scientific and technological finance work. In 2021, nearly 500 billion yuan of loans for advanced manufacturing and strategic emerging industries will be issued, and more than 70 billion yuan of special loans for scientific and technological innovation and basic research will be issued, and the balance of science and technology loans will reach 487 billion yuan Yuan.
Zhao Huan pointed out that the China Development Bank regards supporting scientific and technological innovation as a key strategic task, clarifies its goals, tasks, key areas and policy measures, and strives to serve the innovation-driven development strategy.
In the next step, the China Development Bank will further strengthen cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Technology, and make positive contributions to accelerating the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.
On behalf of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Wang Zhigang and Zhao Huan signed a memorandum of cooperation with China Development Bank.
According to the memorandum, the two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation on assisting the implementation of major scientific and technological tasks, supporting the construction of national strategic scientific and technological forces, and enhancing the technological innovation capabilities of enterprises.
On April 19, China Development Bank successfully issued the first 10 billion yuan special financial bond on "Industrialization of Major Scientific and Technological Achievements". , including the major scientific and technological achievements industrialization demonstration projects jointly promoted by the China Development Bank and the Ministry of Science and Technology, the "Hundred Cities and Hundred Parks" campaign, and the construction of major national capacity platforms and other related credit projects.