Macao, June 6 (ZXS) -- The 1 "Belt and Road" National Infrastructure Development Index and its report were released at the 2023th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Summit Forum held in Macao on June 6.
The report was researched and formulated by the China International Contractors Association and the China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation, and 143 representative key countries were selected from 76 non-Portuguese-speaking countries under the Belt and Road Initiative for research, covering countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and other international infrastructure hotspots.
Fang Qiuchen, president of the China International Contractors Association, said that the national infrastructure development index of the "Belt and Road" joint construction continued to rise, and the development environment continued to improve, but there was still a certain gap compared with 2019; The development index of most countries has risen, but due to the different pace of economic recovery and market heat, there are regional differences in the range of index recovery. Transportation and energy are still the pillar areas with the greatest infrastructure investment and market potential in various countries, and the demand index scores in the two fields of communication and energy have increased the most, reflecting the huge demand of countries in the digital economy and energy transformation.
In order to better promote the high-quality and sustainable development of national infrastructure construction under the Belt and Road Initiative, the report reminds all parties to pay attention to a variety of risks, including the escalation of geopolitical tensions and their derived political risks, economic risks caused by financial market turbulence and insufficient endogenous momentum, operational risks caused by intensified market competition and compressed profit margins, and security risks caused by regional security conflicts and violent terrorist incidents.
In this regard, the report makes four recommendations: strengthen intergovernmental cooperation and create a sound policy and business environment; Improve the financial cooperation network and balance the income risk; In response to the new trend in the post-epidemic era, seize the opportunities of green and low-carbon development and grasp the business opportunities for sustainable development of international infrastructure; Improve awareness of risk prevention and control, and ensure the compliant, safe and orderly progress of infrastructure investment and construction.
In addition, in order to further highlight the role of the Macao SAR in the construction of the "Belt and Road" and economic and trade co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, the analysis of the relevant content has been presented separately through the "Report on Infrastructure Development Index of Portuguese-speaking Countries and Macao's Participation in the Joint Construction of the Belt and Road", which was also released on the same day. (End)